Douglas Norman Sewell (19 November 1929 – 9 September 2017) was an

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. Before turning professional he had a successful amateur career, playing in the

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in 1957 and 1959.

Amateur career

Sewell was a useful amateur golfer and played in the

in 1957 and 1959 and the

Eisenhower Trophy The Eisenhower Trophy (World Men's Amateur Team Championships) is the biennial World Amateur Team Championship for men organized by the International Golf Federation. Since the tournament was first played in 1958, it is named after Dwight D. Eisen ...

in 1960. Sewell won the

Brabazon Trophy The English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy is the national amateur stroke play golf championship in England (although entry is open to overseas golfers). It has been played annually since 1947 and is organised ...

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in 1957, finishing 8 strokes ahead of

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. The following year he won the

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beating the Rhodesian David Proctor 8&7 in the final. Proctor qualified because his father was born in England. He came close to winning the

Berkshire Trophy The Berkshire Trophy is the amateur stroke play golf championship played at The Berkshire Golf Club in England. It has been played annually since 1946. The format is 72 hole stroke play contested over two days. Both the Blue and Red courses are us ...

in April 1959, finishing a stroke behind

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after making a bogey at the final hole. In June he won his second Brabazon Trophy after a playoff with

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. They had each scored 300, seven ahead of the rest. In the 18-hole playoff Sewell scored 78 to Bonallack's 79. His aggregate score of 580 in the Berkshire and Brabazon trophies made him the first winner of the

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Jug. He won the English Amateur for the second time in 1960 beating

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in the final on the 41st hole at Hunstanton Golf Club. Sewell only played once in the

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, losing in the 1959 quarter final to the American Bob Magee.

Professional career

He turned professional in March 1961, becoming an assistant professional at

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. In 1967 he became professional at

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in succession to

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. He remained at Ferndown until his retirement in 1994. Sewell's only important professional win was in the 1970

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at Conwy Golf Club where he tied with

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. There was no playoff and the two shared the first and second prize money. He was twice runner-up in the

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. In 1971 he was in a four-way tie for second place, four strokes behind

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. In 1973 he was second again, two behind

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. Sewell won the inaugural

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in 1973 at Calcot Park Golf Club, a stroke ahead of David Melville. The leading nine formed the team for the first

Diamondhead Cup The PGA Cup is a men's golf competition for club professionals played between a Great Britain and Ireland team and a United States team. The winning team is presented with the Llandudno Trophy. The competition is run by the British PGA and the PG ...

, the forerunner of the PGA Cup, played later in that year. He was 9th in the second PGA Club Professionals' Championship, again gaining a place in the British team for the Diamondhead Cup. In 1975 Sewell won the event for the second time, two strokes ahead of

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. He played in the first PGA Cup in October.

Death

Sewell died in Bournemouth in September 2017.

Amateur wins

*1957

*1958

*1959

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(with

*1960

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Professional wins (4)

British PGA Order of Merit wins (1)

Other wins (3)

*1968 Wentworth Foursomes (with

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) *1973 MacGregor PGA Club Professionals' Championship *1975 MacGregor PGA Club Professionals' Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Sewell only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

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1959 Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...

Commonwealth Tournament The Commonwealth Tournament was a men's team golf tournament between teams of amateurs golfers from Great Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. It was played roughly every four years, in 1954, 1959, 1963, 1967, 1971 and 1975. I ...

(representing Great Britain): 1959 *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

Amateurs–Professionals Match The Amateurs–Professionals Match was an annual men's team golf competition between teams of golfers from Great Britain and Ireland representing amateurs and professionals. It was played from 1956 to 1960. The Professionals won four of the five c ...

(representing the Amateurs): 1957, 1958 (winners), 1959, 1960 *

St Andrews Trophy The St Andrews Trophy is a biennial men's team golf tournament contested between teams of amateur golfers representing Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It takes its name from St Andrews in Scotland. It was first played in 1 ...

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1958 (winners), 1960 (winners) Professional *

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/Diamondhead Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1973, 1974, 1975

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sewell, Doug English male golfers Sportspeople from Surrey 1929 births 2017 deaths