Reg Whitcombe
1 Major Championship • 90th All-Time
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Major Championship Wins
About Reg Whitcombe
Reg Whitcombe won 1 major championship during their career.
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Career Highlights
- 1938 Open Championship — Won in brutal wind at Royal St George's, with closing rounds of 75-78 still winning by 10 strokes over the halfway leaders
- 1937 Runner-Up — Finished second to Henry Cotton at the 1937 Open Championship at Carnoustie
- 30-Year Professional Career — Served as professional at Parkstone Golf Club from 1928 until his death in 1957
- 1939 Vardon Trophy — Won the prestigious Harry Vardon Trophy for lowest scoring average
- WWI Veteran — Served in British armed forces during World War I before beginning his golf career
- 1935 Ryder Cup — All three Whitcombe brothers (Reg, Ernest, and Charles) played together on Great Britain's 1935 Ryder Cup team
Did You Know?
- Famous Golfing Family: All three Whitcombe brothers became professional golfers, with Ernest and Charles also having successful careers on tour
- Weather Warrior: His 1938 Open victory came in such ferocious wind conditions that his final rounds of 75-78 were still dominant — he won by 2 strokes with a total of 295
- Started at Came Down: Reg began his professional career at Came Down Golf Club in Dorset, the same club where his brothers learned the game