Pat Fletcher
| Pat Fletcher | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 18, 1916 Clacton-on-Sea, England |
| Died | July 21, 1985 (aged 69) |
| Nationality |
 Canada |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T32: 1955 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Canada's Sports Hall of Fame | 1975 |
| Canadian Golf Hall of Fame | 1976 |
Pat Fletcher (June 18, 1916 – July 21, 1985) was a Canadian professional golfer.
In 1954, at the Point Grey Golf Club in Vancouver, he became the first Canadian since 1914 to win the Canadian Open.[1] He is the last Canadian to win the tournament.[2]
Fletcher moved to Montreal to become the head professional at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, and with his son Allan, started the Fletcher sportswear and equipment company. He also won the 1952 Canadian PGA Championship.
Fletcher was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975 and into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1976.[3]
Tournament wins
this is may be incomplete
- 1946 Alberta Open
- 1947 Saskatchewan Open
- 1948 Saskatchewan Open
- 1951 Saskatchewan Open
- 1952 Canadian PGA Championship
- 1954 Canadian Open
- 1956 Quebec Spring Open
- 1957 Quebec Spring Open
- 1968 Canadian PGA Seniors
Team appearances
- Canada Cup (representing Canada): 1955
References
- ↑ "Pat Fletcher". Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 5, 2006.
- ↑ "Hall of Fame trivia". Royal Canadian Golf Association. Archived from the original on September 30, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2006.
- ↑ "Canada's Sports Hall of Fame entry". Retrieved April 12, 2007.
External links
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