Arthur Havers

Arthur Gladstone Havers
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Gladstone Havers
Born	(1898-06-10)10 June 1898 Norwich, England
Died	27 December 1980(1980-12-27) (aged 82) Haslemere, Surrey, England^[1]
Nationality	England
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	5
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T15: 1927
The Open Championship	Won: 1923
PGA Championship	DNP

Arthur Gladstone Havers (10 June 1898 – 27 December 1980^[2]^[3]) was an English professional golfer who won the 1923 Open Championship at Royal Troon.^[4]

Havers was born in Norwich, England. He had first qualified for the Open in 1914 at the age of sixteen.^[2] 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.^[2]

Tournament wins

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

References

↑ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=havers&yearOfDeath=1981&page=1#calendar
1 2 3 "Mr A.G. Havers. The Times, 29 December 1980; pg. 12; Issue 60812.
↑ "Deaths – Havers. The Times, 31 December 1980; pg. 22; Issue 60814.
↑ "1923 Arthur Havers". The Open. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

The Open Championship champions

1860 Willie Park Sr. 1861 Tom Morris Sr. 1862 Tom Morris Sr. 1863 Willie Park Sr. 1864 Tom Morris Sr. 1865 Andrew Strath 1866 Willie Park Sr. 1867 Tom Morris Sr. 1868 Tom Morris Jr. 1869 Tom Morris Jr. 1870 Tom Morris Jr. 1871 No championship 1872 Tom Morris Jr. 1873 Tom Kidd 1874 Mungo Park 1875 Willie Park Sr. 1876 Bob Martin† 1877 Jamie Anderson 1878 Jamie Anderson 1879 Jamie Anderson 1880 Bob Ferguson 1881 Bob Ferguson 1882 Bob Ferguson 1883 Willie Fernie† 1884 Jack Simpson 1885 Bob Martin 1886 David Brown 1887 Willie Park Jr. 1888 Jack Burns 1889 Willie Park Jr.† 1890 John Ball# 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1892 Harold Hilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 Harold Hilton# 1898 Harry Vardon 1899 Harry Vardon 1900 John Henry Taylor 1901 James Braid 1902 Sandy Herd 1903 Harry Vardon 1904 Jack White 1905 James Braid 1906 James Braid 1907 Arnaud Massy 1908 James Braid 1909 John Henry Taylor 1910 James Braid 1911 Harry Vardon† 1912‡ Edward Ray 1913 John Henry Taylor 1914 Harry Vardon 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I 1920 George Duncan 1921 Jock Hutchison† 1922 Walter Hagen 1923 Arthur Havers 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Jim Barnes 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927‡ Bobby Jones# 1928 Walter Hagen 1929 Walter Hagen 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Tommy Armour 1932‡ Gene Sarazen 1933 Denny Shute† 1934‡ Henry Cotton 1935 Alf Perry 1936 Alf Padgham 1937 Henry Cotton 1938 Reg Whitcombe 1939 Dick Burton 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II 1946 Sam Snead 1947 Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 Max Faulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson 1956 Peter Thomson 1957 Bobby Locke 1958 Peter Thomson† 1959 Gary Player 1960 Kel Nagle 1961 Arnold Palmer 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Bob Charles† 1964 Tony Lema 1965 Peter Thomson 1966 Jack Nicklaus 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo 1968 Gary Player 1969 Tony Jacklin 1970 Jack Nicklaus† 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Lee Trevino 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf 1974 Gary Player 1975 Tom Watson† 1976 Johnny Miller 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Seve Ballesteros 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Tom Watson 1984 Seve Ballesteros 1985 Sandy Lyle 1986 Greg Norman 1987 Nick Faldo 1988 Seve Ballesteros 1989 Mark Calcavecchia† 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Ian Baker-Finch 1992 Nick Faldo 1993 Greg Norman 1994 Nick Price 1995 John Daly† 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Justin Leonard 1998 Mark O'Meara† 1999 Paul Lawrie† 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 David Duval 2002 Ernie Els† 2003 Ben Curtis 2004 Todd Hamilton† 2005‡ Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Pádraig Harrington† 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Stewart Cink† 2010 Louis Oosthuizen 2011 Darren Clarke 2012 Ernie Els 2013 Phil Mickelson 2014‡ Rory McIlroy 2015 Zach Johnson†

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

Arthur Havers in the Ryder Cup

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1927

Aubrey Boomer Archie Compston George Duncan George Gadd Arthur Havers Herbert Jolly Fred Robson Charles Whitcombe Ted Ray (playing captain)

Lost: 2.5 – 9.5

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1931

Archie Compston Bill Davies George Duncan Syd Easterbrook Arthur Havers Bert Hodson Abe Mitchell Fred Robson Ernest Whitcombe Charles Whitcombe (playing captain)

Lost: 3 – 9

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1933

Percy Alliss Allan Dailey Bill Davies Syd Easterbrook Arthur Havers Arthur Lacey Abe Mitchell Alf Padgham Alf Perry Charles Whitcombe J.H. Taylor (non-playing captain)

Won: 6.5 – 5.5

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