Noel Ratcliffe

Noel Anthony Ratcliffe (born 17 January 1945) is an Australian professional golfer.

Noel Ratcliffe
At the Dutch Senior Open, 2010
Personal information
Full nameNoel Anthony Ratcliffe
Born (1945-01-17) 17 January 1945
Sydney, Australia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nationality Australia
ResidenceSydney, Australia
Career
Turned professional1974
Current tour(s)European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins16
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia1
European Senior Tour8 (Tied 7th all time)
Other2 (regular)
3 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT38: 1988
Achievements and awards
European Seniors Tour
Order of Merit winner		2000

Ratcliffe turned to golf exceptionally late for a future professional, and didn't own a set of clubs until he was twenty-one. He studied pharmacy and worked for an insurance company and in public service before turning professional in 1974. Like many Australian golfers of his era, he divided his time between the PGA Tour of Australia and the European Tour. In his regular career he won three titles in Australasia and two in Europe, where his best year was 1978 when he finished 11th on the Order of Merit.

Since turning fifty he has been successful on the European Seniors Tour, where he topped the Order of Merit in 2000, made the top five on four other occasions, and won eight tournaments. He was the second man to win over one million Euro on the tour.

Professional wins (16)

European Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 11 Jun 1978 Belgian Open −12 (72-70-72-66=280) 1 stroke Chris Tickner
2 16 Aug 1987 Benson & Hedges International Open −13 (69-70-70-66=275) 2 strokes Ove Sellberg

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1978 Benson & Hedges International Open Neil Coles, Lee Trevino Trevino won with par on fourth extra hole
Ratcliffe eliminated by par on first hole

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 6 Feb 1977 South Australian Open −5 (69-68-77-73=287) Playoff David Galloway

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1977 South Australian Open David Galloway Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other Australasian wins (2)
  • 1974 Australian PGA Assistants Championship
  • 1976 Huon Open (Papua New Guinea)

European Senior Tour wins (8)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 28 Jun 1997 Manadens Affarer Seniors Open −9 (69-67-68=204) 7 strokes Steve Wild
2 13 Jul 1997 Senior German Open −12 (66-69-69=204) 2 strokes David Creamer
3 3 Sep 2000 The Scotsman Scottish Seniors Open −11 (68-72-65=205) 1 stroke Trevor Downing
4 24 Sep 2000 TEMES Seniors Open −5 (71-69-71=211) 2 strokes Maurice Bembridge, Denis O'Sullivan
5 5 May 2001 Beko Classic −7 (69-73-67=209) 1 stroke Terry Gale
6 5 Aug 2001 De Vere Hotels Seniors Classic −11 (67-71-67=205) 1 stroke Jerry Bruner, Simon Owen
7 18 May 2003 AIB Irish Seniors Open −5 (69-69-73=211) 1 stroke Delroy Cambridge, Martin Gray,
Bob Lendzion
8 5 Jun 2005 AIB Irish Seniors Open (2) −6 (71-68-71=210) 2 strokes Luis Carbonetti

European Senior Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1996 Ryder Collingtree Seniors Classic Malcolm Gregson, David Huish
2 1998 AIB Irish Seniors Open Terry Gale, Joe McDermott McDermott won with birdie on fifth extra hole
Ratcliffe eliminated by par on first hole

Other senior wins (3)
  • 1995 Australian Senior Open
  • 2001 Australian PGA Seniors Championship
  • 2008 Polygiene Australian PGA Seniors Championship

Results in major championships
Tournament 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988
The Open Championship CUT T41 CUT CUT T38

Note: Ratcliffe only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1978 and 1981 Open Championships)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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