Alfred Ricketts
| Alfred Ricketts | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Alfred H. Ricketts |
| Born | February 1870 England |
| Sporting nationality |  England United States |
| Spouse | Nettie Brooks |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T6: 1897 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Alfred H. Ricketts (born February 1870) was an English professional golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Early life
[edit]In 1888, Ricketts emigrated from England to the United States and took a job as a golf instructor at the Country Club of Rochester in Rochester, New York, where he instructed Rochester-born Walter Hagen[1] and others on the finer points of golf.[2][3] In 1900 he married Nettie Brooks and born to them was a son, Albert G. Ricketts, circa 1902.
Golf career
[edit]Ricketts tied for sixth place, with Bernard Nicholls, in the 1897 U.S. Open, held at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. He got off to a poor start with an opening round 91 but with a full 10-shot improvement in round two at 81 he finished high on the leaderboard. He didn't win any prize money; only the top-5 finishers received a prize.[4] Ricketts also had a tenth place finish in the 1896 U.S. Open by carding rounds of 80-83=163.[4][5]
Later life
[edit]By 1910, his wife had died and he was a widower. In 1930, likely as a result of the Great Depression, he was no longer in the golf business but rather was working as a packer and stamper in a metal fabrication factory.
Death
[edit]Ricketts' date of death is unknown.
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | 10 | T6 | ? | 16 |
Note: Ricketts played only in the U.S. Open.
"T" indicates a tie for a place
? = unknown
Yellow background for top-10
References
[edit]- ^ Great Athletes. Vol. 11. Salem Press. 2009.
- ^ "Outing, An Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Sport, Travel and Recreation". Vol. XXXV. 1 October 1899. p. 104. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ Through Half a Century (PDF). 1945. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ a b Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- ^ "Great Golf By Foulis". The New York Sun. 18 July 1896. Retrieved 10 April 2015.