Ernest Holderness

Sir Ernest William Elsmie Holderness, 2nd Baronet CBE (13 March 1890 – 23 August 1968)[1] was an English amateur golfer and one of the Holderness baronets. He won The Amateur Championship in 1922 and 1924 and the Golf Illustrated Gold Vase in 1925. He played in the Walker Cup in 1923, 1926, and 1930.[2]

Tournament wins

Major championships

Amateur wins (2)
YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up
1922The Amateur Championship1 up John Caven
1924The Amateur Championship3 & 2 Eustace Storey

Results timeline
Tournament 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
The Amateur Championship R128 NT NT NT NT NT
Tournament 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931
The Amateur Championship R16 QF 1 R64 1 R128 R128 R64 R128

Note: Holderness only played in the Amateur Championship.

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play

Sources: The Glasgow Herald, May 20, 1914, pg. 12., The Glasgow Herald, June 10, 1920, pg. 9., The American Golfer, June 4, 1921, pg. 24., The Glasgow Herald, May 10, 1923, pg. 15., The Glasgow Herald, May 26, 1925, pg. 15., The Glasgow Herald, May 27, 1926, pg. 7., The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1928, pg. 3.

Team appearances

References
  1. "Sir Ernest William Elsmie Holderness, 2nd Bt". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. "Clubhouse". Walton Heath Golf Club. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Thomas Holderness		 Baronet
(of Tadworth)
1920–1968		 Succeeded by
Richard Holderness


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