Jack Wilkshire Explained

Jack Wilkshire
Fullname:John W. Wilkshire
Birth Date:1931 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Liverpool, England
Death Date:2022 (aged 91)
Yearpro:1949
Extour:European Senior Tour
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:33rd: 1958
Pga:DNP

John W. Wilkshire (20 July 1931 – 2022) was an English professional golfer. He won the Northern Professional Championship in 1961 and 1965 and was runner-up in the 1969 Portuguese Open. He played in the Open Championship 11 times, making the cut four times.

Golf career

Wilkshire never won a major tournament, although he was runner-up in the 1969 Portuguese Open behind Ramón Sota.[1] He won the Northern Professional Championship in 1961 and 1965 and was a runner-up in 1955 and 1957.[2] [3] [4] [5] He was runner-up in the 1965 Leeds Cup.[6] He also won the Nottinghamshire Professional Strokeplay Championship in 1978 and the Nottinghamshire Professional Matchplay Championship in 1978 and 1979.[7]

Wilkshire played in the Open Championship 11 times between 1955 and 1971, making the cut four times, with a best finish of 33rd in 1958. He was tied for second place after an opening round of 69 in the 1967 Open Championship. However he had a second round of 78 and eventually finished in a tie for 47th place.

Wilkshire finished fifth in the inaugural PGA Professional Championship at Calcot Park in August 1973.[8] This gave him a place in the British and Irish team for the Diamondhead Cup match at Pinehurst, North Carolina, later in the year. The match was the forerunner of the PGA Cup.[9]

Despite being over 60 when the tour started in 1992, Wilkshire played on the European Senior Tour from 1992 to 1996.[10]

Wilkshire turned professional in 1949. He was an assistant at West Derby and Carlisle City and later was the professional at a number of clubs, including Crompton & Royton, St Anne’s Old Links, Sherwood Forest, Arrowe Park, Stone Golf Club, Warren Heath and Bicester Golf Club.

Personal life

Wilkshire died in late 2022 at the age of 91.[11]

Jack Wilkshire was the oldest of five children. With 3 younger sisters and one younger brother.

Results in major championships

Note: Wilkshire only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Source:[12]

Team appearances

Notes and References

  1. News: Portugal setback for Jim Rhodes . The Birmingham Post . David . Davies . 25 November 1969 . 15 . 17 January 2023 . Newspapers.com.
  2. News: J. Wilkshire . The Guardian . 13 . 2 September 1961.
  3. News: Wilkshire wins 'Northern' . The Birmingham Post . 13 . 7 August 1965.
  4. News: Northern professional title for Lewis . The Guardian . 14 . 29 April 1955.
  5. News: Bullock takes Northern title . The Guardian . 12 . 18 April 1957.
  6. News: Coop keeps going to victory . The Guardian . 6 . 20 August 1965.
  7. Web site: History & Championship Winners . Nottinghamshire PGA . 17 January 2023.
  8. News: Sewell putts to victory . The Glasgow Herald . 11 August 1973 . 2.
  9. Web site: Individual Playing Records.
  10. Web site: Jack Wilkshire Career Record Details . 25 September 2022 . European Tour.
  11. Web site: Jack Wilkshire (1931 - 2022) . The PGA . 16 January 2023 . 17 January 2023.
  12. Book: Brenner, Morgan G. . The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 . 1 . 2009 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-3360-5.

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