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Professional golfer
Gender:
Male
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Death:
27 December 1980
The details
Biography
Introduction
Arthur Gladstone Havers (10 June 1898 – 27 December 1980) was an English professional golfer who won the 1923 Open Championship at Royal Troon.
Havers was born in Norwich, England. He had first qualified for the Open in 1914 at the age of sixteen. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1927, 1931 and 1933. He was professional at Moor Park, West Lancashire, Coombe Hill, Sandy Lodge and Frinton.
Tournament wins
- 1921 Northern Professional Championship
- 1922 Northern Professional Championship
- 1923 Open Championship, Glasgow Herald Tournament, Heath and Heather Tournament
Major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | The Open Championship | 1 shot lead | 73-73-73-76=295 | 1 stroke |  Walter Hagen |
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 69 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T7 | 4 | T12 | 1 | T29 | T20 | T28 | T7 | CUT | 11 |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | T10 | 3 | T14 | DNP | T41 | 60 | T17 | CUT | DNP |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | T27 | DNP | CUT |
Note: Havers never played in the Masters Tournament (founded in 1934) nor the PGA Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
Team appearances
- Great Britain vs USA (representing Great Britain): 1921 (winners), 1926 (winners)
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1927, 1931, 1933 (winners)
- France–Great Britain Professional Match (representing Great Britain): 1929 (winners)
- England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1932 (winners), 1933 (winners), 1934 (winners)
- England–Ireland Professional Match (representing England): 1932 (winners), 1933 (winners)