Robert Harris (golfer)

Robert Harris (10 October 1882 – 17 March 1959)[1] was a Scottish amateur golfer. He won the 1925 the Amateur Championship and was the low amateur in the Open Championship the same year. He was the British Walker Cup captain on three occasions.

Robert Harris
Personal information
Born(1882-10-10)10 October 1882
Dundee, Scotland
Died17 March 1959(1959-03-17) (aged 76)
London, England
Nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT11: 1925
British AmateurWon: 1925

Harris was the son of William Harris, one of the founders of a stationery company, Burns & Harris, in Dundee, Scotland. Harris moved to London and was a member of the Stock Exchange.[2][3]

As well as winning the Amateur Championship in 1925, he was also twice runner-up, losing 6&5 to Harold Hilton in 1913 and 7&6 to Roger Wethered in 1923. His 1925 win over Kenneth Fradgley by 13&12 was a record win in the Amateur Championship at the time. Harris was 6 up after 7 holes and 9 up after 18. He then won 4 of the first 6 of the second round to complete his victory.[4]

He wrote a book "Sixty Years of Golf" published in 1953.[2]

Amateur wins

this list is incomplete

Major championships

Wins (1)
YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up
1925Amateur Championship13 & 12 Kenneth Fradgley

Results timeline
Tournament 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927
The Open Championship T27 NT NT NT NT NT T35 T63 T38 T11 LA T36

Note: Harris only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
NT = No tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances
  • Walker Cup (representing Great Britain): 1922 (playing captain), 1923 (playing captain), 1926 (playing captain), 1930
  • England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing Scotland): 1905 (winners), 1908 (winners), 1910, 1911 (winners), 1912 (winners), 1922 (winners), 1923 (winners), 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 (tie), 1928
  • Coronation Match (representing the Amateurs): 1911

References
  1. "Find a will". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. "Mr. Robert Harris". The Times. 19 March 1959. p. 16.
  3. "Former Walker Cup captain – Mr Robert Harris". The Glasgow Herald. 19 March 1959. p. 9.
  4. "The Amateur Golf Championship". The Times. 30 May 1925. p. 5.
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