Colin Aylmer Explained

Colin Aylmer
Fullname:Collinson Charleton Aylmer
Birth Date:6 February 1884
Birth Place:Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Death Place:Exeter, Devon, England
Status:Amateur
Britamateur:2nd: 1910

Collinson Charleton Aylmer (6 February 1884 – 12 July 1964)[1] was an English amateur golfer. He was runner-up in the 1910 Amateur Championship and was in the British team in the 1921 international match against America and in the first Walker Cup match in 1922.[2]

Aylmer reached the final of the Amateur Championship in 1910, beating Harold Hilton 4&3 in the semi-final.[3] However he lost heavily to John Ball in the final. 7 down after 18 holes, he eventually lost 10&9.<ref>News: The Times . 4 June 1910 . 19 . Golf – The Amateur Championship. He met Hilton again in a 1913 semi-final, losing by 1 hole. Aylmer was two up with four holes to play but lost the next three and could only halve the final hole.[4]

Aylmer was secretary to a number of golf clubs. He was at Strathpeffer Golf Club before World War I and was at Ranelagh Golf Club from 1920 to 1929.[5] He then took a similar position at the Roehampton Club.

Amateur wins

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Find a will . probatesearch.service.gov.uk . 1 June 2017.
  2. News: The Times . 15 July 1964 . 14 . Mr. C. C. Aylmer.
  3. News: The Times . 3 June 1910 . 18 . Golf – The Amateur Championship.
  4. News: The Times . 30 May 1913 . 15 . Golf – The Amateur Championship.
  5. Web site: Ranelagh Golf Club, Barnes . golfsmissinglinks.co.uk. 1 June 2017.