Harry Bradshaw (golfer)
Harry Bradshaw | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Harry Bradshaw |
Born | (1913-10-09)9 October 1913 Delgany, County Wicklow, Ireland |
Died | December 1990 (aged 77) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 21 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | 2nd: 1949 |
Harry Bradshaw (9 October 1913 – 22 December 1990) was a leading Irish professional golfer of the 1940s and 1950s.
Bradshaw was born in Delgany, County Wicklow. He was the son of the Delgany professional golfer Ned Bradshaw and he and his three brothers Jimmy, Eddie and Hughie all became professional golfers. He represented Ireland in the Triangular Professional Tournament in 1937 and Llandudno International Golf Trophy in 1938. He won the Irish PGA Championship 10 times between 1941 and 1957, tied with Christy O'Connor Snr for most wins in that event. He was also the Irish Open champion in 1947 and 1949. He teamed with Christy O'Connor to win the Canada Cup for Ireland in Mexico in 1958, finishing second in the individual section of the event despite suffering nosebleeds due to the altitude. Bradshaw played in the Ryder Cup in 1953, 1955 and 1957. He was twice Dunlop Masters champion, in 1953 and 1955.
Bradshaw lost the 1949 The Open Championship following a playoff against Bobby Locke at Royal St George's, after an extraordinary incident in the second round when his drive at the 5th hole came to rest against broken glass from a beer bottle on the fairway. Rather than taking a drop (to which he would probably have been entitled) Bradshaw elected to play the ball as it lay, but was only able to move it slightly forward, dropping the shot. The setback resulted in his tying with Locke with an aggregate of 283, thereby equaling the championship record. However he lost the playoff to Locke. Arguably the incident with the bottle cost Bradshaw the tournament. He died in December 1990.[1]
Tournament wins (21)
European Circuit wins (5)
Date | Tournament | Venue | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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10 Jul 1947 | Irish Open | Royal Portrush Golf Club | 73-74-73-70=290 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
29 Jul 1949 | Irish Open | Belvoir Park Golf Club | 70-71-72-73=286 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
8 Oct 1953 | Dunlop Masters | Sunningdale Golf Club | 69-68-69-66=272 | 3 strokes | ![]() |
21 Sep 1955 | Dunlop Masters | Little Aston Golf Club | 69-70-71-67=277 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
11 Apr 1958 | PGA Close Championship | Maesdu Golf Club | 72-71-73-71=287 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Other wins (16)
- 1941 Irish PGA Championship
- 1942 Irish PGA Championship
- 1943 Irish PGA Championship
- 1944 Irish PGA Championship
- 1947 Irish PGA Championship
- 1950 Irish PGA Championship, Irish Dunlop Tournament
- 1951 Irish PGA Championship, Irish Dunlop Tournament
- 1952 Dunbar Open Tournament
- 1953 Irish PGA Championship
- 1954 Irish PGA Championship
- 1955 Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes Tournament (with Joe Carr)
- 1957 Irish PGA Championship
- 1958 Irish Dunlop Tournament (tie with Norman Drew), Canada Cup (with Christy O'Connor Snr)
Playoff record
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1949 | The Open Championship | ![]() | Lost 36-hole playoff; Locke: −9 (67-68=135), Bradshaw: +3 (74-73=147) |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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The Open Championship | 11 | CUT | CUT | 2 |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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The Open Championship | 16 | 15 | T9 | CUT | T12 | T22 | T43 | T19 | T24 | T16 |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
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The Open Championship | T20 | T30 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Bradshaw only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1953, 1955, 1957 (winners)
- Canada Cup (representing Ireland): 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 (winners), 1959
- Triangular Professional Tournament (representing Ireland): 1937
- Llandudno International Golf Trophy (representing Ireland): 1938
- Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1954 (winners), 1955 (winners), 1956 (winners), 1958 (winners)
- Slazenger Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1956 (winners)
- Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1956 (winners), 1957 (winners), 1958
References
- ^ "Harry Bradshaw" The Times, 24 December 1990; pg. 10; Issue 63897.
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- 1955 Ken Bousfield
- 1956 Charlie Ward†
- 1957 Peter Alliss
- 1958 Harry Bradshaw
- 1959 Dai Rees
- 1960 Arnold Stickley
- 1961 Brian Bamford
- 1962 Peter Alliss
- 1963 Peter Butler
- 1964 Tony Grubb
- 1965 Peter Alliss†
- 1966 Guy Wolstenholme
- 1967 Brian Huggett
- 1968 Peter Townsend
- 1967 Malcolm Gregson
- 1968 David Talbot
- 1969 Bernard Gallacher
- 1972 Tony Jacklin
- 1973 Peter Oosterhuis
- 1974 Maurice Bembridge
- 1975 Arnold Palmer
- 1976 Neil Coles†
- 1977 Manuel Piñero
- 1978 Nick Faldo
- 1979 Vicente Fernández
- 1980 Nick Faldo
- 1981 Nick Faldo
- 1982 Tony Jacklin†
- 1983 Seve Ballesteros
- 1984 Howard Clark
- 1985 Paul Way†
- 1986 Rodger Davis†
- 1987 Bernhard Langer
- 1988 Ian Woosnam
- 1989 Nick Faldo
- 1990 Mike Harwood
- 1991 Seve Ballesteros†
- 1992 Tony Johnstone
- 1993 Bernhard Langer
- 1994 José María Olazábal
- 1995 Bernhard Langer
- 1996 Costantino Rocca
- 1997 Ian Woosnam
- 1998 Colin Montgomerie
- 1999 Colin Montgomerie
- 2000 Colin Montgomerie
- 2001 Andrew Oldcorn
- 2002 Anders Hansen
- 2003 Ignacio Garrido†
- 2004 Scott Drummond
- 2005 Ángel Cabrera
- 2006 David Howell
- 2007 Anders Hansen†
- 2008 Miguel Ángel Jiménez†
- 2009 Paul Casey
- 2010 Simon Khan
- 2011 Luke Donald†
- 2012 Luke Donald
- 2013 Matteo Manassero†
- 2014 Rory McIlroy
- 2015 An Byeong-hun
- 2016 Chris Wood
- 2017 Alex Norén
- 2018 Francesco Molinari
- 2019 Danny Willett
- 2020 Tyrrell Hatton
- 2021 Billy Horschel
- 2022 Shane Lowry