Harry Bannerman
| Harry Bannerman | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 5 March 1942 Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1965 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T33: 1972 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T11: 1971 |
Harry Bannerman (born 5 March 1942) is a Scottish retired professional golfer. He is best known for playing in the 1971 Ryder Cup.
Professional career
Bannerman turned professional in late 1965, at the age of 23, and became an assistant at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club. Later he was the tournament professional at Banchory and Murcar Links Golf Club and professional at Cruden Bay and at Schloss Mainsondheim in Germany.[1][2] A back injury curtailed his playing career.[3]
Six members of the Great Britain team for the 1971 Ryder Cup were selected from a points list based on a player's best 10 performances in 15 events during the 1971 season, ending with the Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf on 21 August. Bannerman finished fourth in the points list to get a place in the team.[4] In the match he won two and a half points out of five.[3]
Bannerman was twice runner-up on the European Tour, being second behind Jack Newton in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf and to Christy O'Connor Jnr in the 1975 Carroll's Irish Open. He was also joint runner-up in the 1969 Algarve Open, behind Bernard Hunt.[5] He played in a number of tournaments on the European Senior Tour from 1992.
Professional wins (11)
- 1965 Scottish Alliance Championship (as an amateur)[6]
- 1967 Northern Open, Scottish Professional Championship
- 1969 Northern Open
- 1970 Cutty Sark Tournament
- 1971 Skol Tournament
- 1972 Northern Open, Scottish Coca-Cola Tournament, Scottish Professional Championship
- 1974 Scottish Uniroyal Tournament (tied with John McTear)
- 1976 Scottish Coca-Cola Tournament
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T33 | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T36 | T31 | CUT | T11 | T19 | T46 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Bannerman never played in the U.S. Open or PGA Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1976 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1971
- World Cup (representing Scotland): 1967, 1972
- R.T.V. International Trophy (representing Scotland): 1967
- Double Diamond International (representing Scotland): 1972, 1974
- Marlboro Nations' Cup (representing Scotland): 1972
References
- ^ "Harry Bannerman's 1971 Ryder Cup replica fetches £11,250 at auction". Scottish Golf View. 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Harry Bannerman". Scottish Golf Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Harry Bannerman retires from work at Paul Larwie Golf Centre". Scottish Golf View. 14 October 2013.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (23 August 1971). "Bannerman in Ryder Cup team by being fourth in points table". The Glasgow Herald. p. 5.
- ^ "Hunt finishes three ahead of Garner and Bannerman". The Herald. Glasgow. 24 March 1969. p. 6.
- ^ "Murcar amateur win Alliance title at Aberdeen". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1965. p. 6.
External links
- Harry Bannerman at the European Tour official site
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