Jack Westland

Jack Westland


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	Scoop Jackson
Succeeded by	Lloyd Meeds
Personal details
Born	(1904-12-14)December 14, 1904 Everett, Washington
Died	November 3, 1982(1982-11-03) (aged 77) Pebble Beach, California
Political party	Republican

Jack Westland
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Alfred John Westland
Born	(1904-12-14)December 14, 1904 Everett, Washington
Died	November 3, 1982(1982-11-03) (aged 77) Pebble Beach, California
Nationality	United States
Career
Status	Amateur
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T53: 1953
U.S. Open	T41: 1934
The Open Championship	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Amateur	Won: 1952
British Amateur	T33: 1934

Alfred John "Jack" Westland (December 14, 1904 – November 3, 1982) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Republican. He was also an accomplished amateur golfer.

Westland was born in Everett, Washington.^[1] He was elected to the House in 1952, taking the seat previously held by Democrat Scoop Jackson who had won election to the United States Senate. Westland was re-elected in 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962. He was defeated in 1964 by Democrat Lloyd Meeds. Westland subsequently moved to California, where he lived until his death in 1982.^[2]

Golf career

Westland was an accomplished amateur golfer for over 25 years. He won the 1929 French Amateur.^[3]^[4] He finished runner-up to Francis Ouimet in the 1931 U.S. Amateur.^[5] He won the 1933 Western Amateur and played on three Walker Cup teams (1932,^[6] 1934,^[7] 1953^[8]). He was also non-playing captain of the 1961 team.^[1]^[3] In 1952, at the age of 47, Westland won the U.S. Amateur over Al Mengert.^[9] He is the oldest golfer ever to win the Amateur.

Westland also won the Pacific Northwest Amateur four times (1938, 1939, 1940, 1951), the Washington State Amateur three times (1924, 1947, 1948) and the Chicago District Amateur three times (1927, 1929, 1934).^[3]

In 1978, Westland was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Association's Hall of Fame.^[3]

Tournament wins (13)

1924 Washington State Amateur
1927 Chicago District Amateur
1929 French Amateur, Chicago District Amateur
1933 Western Amateur
1934 Chicago District Amateur
1938 Pacific Northwest Amateur
1939 Pacific Northwest Amateur
1940 Pacific Northwest Amateur
1947 Washington State Amateur
1948 Washington State Amateur
1951 Pacific Northwest Amateur
1952 U.S. Amateur

Amateur majors shown in bold.

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Runner-up
1952	U.S. Amateur	3 & 2	Al Mengert

Results timeline

Note: As an amateur, Westland could not play in the PGA Championship. He did not play in The Open Championship.

Tournament	1926	1927	1928	1929
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF
U.S. Open	T43	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Amateur	R32	DNP	DNQ	DNP
The Amateur Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	DNP	63	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T41	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP
U.S. Amateur	DNQ	2	R16	QF	R64	R32	DNP	R64	DNP	DNP
The Amateur Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R64	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Amateur	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	R256	DNP	DNP
The Amateur Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	T53	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Amateur	DNP	DNP	1	R64	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R64
The Amateur Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP
U.S. Amateur	DNP	R128
The Amateur Championship	DNP	DNP

LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,^[10] The Masters,^[11] 1934 British Amateur^[12]

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1953 (winners), 1955 (winners), 1959 (winners), 1961 (winners, non-playing captain)

References

1 2 Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 199. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
↑ "Ex-congressman Westland dies". Lewiston Morning Tribune (Lewiston, Idaho). November 6, 1982. p. A-2. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
1 2 3 4 PNGA Hall of Fame profile
↑ "Amateur Golf Kings Of Four Nations To Compete In National Tourney". The Evening Independent (St. Petersburg, Florida). July 24, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
↑ 1931 U.S. Amateur
↑ 1932 Walker Cup
↑ 1934 Walker Cup
↑ 1953 Walker Cup
↑ 1952 U.S. Amateur
↑ USGA Championship Database
↑ www.masters.com
↑ "Our Yanks Left In British Amateur". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). AP. May 24, 1934. p. 19. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

External links

Jack Westland at Find a Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Henry M. Jackson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 2nd congressional district 1953–1965	Succeeded by Lloyd Meeds

U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris, Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick 2014 Gunn Yang 2015 Bryson DeChambeau

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 63027607 LCCN: n86071567 US Congress: W000310

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