Alf Perry Explained

Alf Perry
Fullname:Alfred Perry
Birth Date:1904 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Coulsdon, Surrey, England
Death Place:New Milton, Hampshire, England[1]
Status:Professional
Prowins:8
Majorwins:1
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:Won: 1935
Pga:DNP

Alfred Perry (8 October 1904 – 4 December 1974[2]) was a professional golfer from England, the winner of The Open Championship in 1935.[3] [4]

Born in Coulsdon, Surrey, Perry worked as a club professional at Leatherhead Golf Club in addition to playing in the few organised tournaments that there were at the time. He had moderate success before he claimed an unexpected victory in the 1935 Open Championship at Muirfield.[5] [6] His most prolific year came in 1938 when he won three tournaments on the British circuit.[3] He retired from his post at Leatherhead in 1972,[7] and died two years later.[3]

Perry was a member of the British Ryder Cup team in 1933, 1935, and 1937.[3] He played three matches of which he lost two and halved one.

Professional wins

This list may be incomplete

Major championships

Results timeline

Note: Perry only played in The Open Championship
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Notes and References

  1. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/ Find a will
  2. "Mr Alfred Perry" The Times, 5 December 1974; pg. 20; Issue 59262.
  3. Book: Alliss, Peter . The Who's Who of Golf . Orbis Publishing . 1983 . 0-85613-520-8 . 284.
  4. Web site: 1935 Alf Perry . The Open . 17 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111126022629/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx . 26 November 2011 .
  5. News: Distinguished dozen sired by a links classic . The Daily Telegraph . UK . 18 July 2002 . 28 July 2009 . Norman . Mair.
  6. News: Furgol who? Victors who came from nowhere . The Guardian . UK . 21 July 2003 . 28 July 2009 . David . Davies.
  7. Web site: Welcome to Leatherhead Golf Club . Leatherhead Golf Club . 28 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081225092505/http://www.lgc-golf.co.uk/showpage.asp?p=90 . 25 December 2008.
  8. News: Perry's success . . 27 August 1948 . 6 . Newspapers.com.