Harry Jack Ellis (born 10 September 1995) is an English
professional golfer
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.
In 2012, Ellis became the youngest winner of the
English Amateur
The English Amateur is the national amateur match play golf championship of England. It has been played annually since 1925 (except for war years) and is organised by England Golf.
The English Men's Amateur Championship is contested through t ...
at the age of 16, beating the previous record held by
Nick Faldo
Sir Nicholas Alexander Faldo, (born 18 July 1957) is an English retired professional golfer and television commentator. A top player of his era, renowned for his dedication to the game, he was ranked No. 1 on the Official World Golf Ranking for ...
. As a junior, at
Florida State University
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, Ellis was named a PING honorable mention
All-American.
In 2017, Ellis won
The Amateur Championship
The Amateur Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Amateur or British Amateur Championship outside the UK) is a golf tournament which has been held annually in the United Kingdom since 1885 except during the two World Wars, and in 19 ...
, becoming just the third player to win both the
English Amateur
The English Amateur is the national amateur match play golf championship of England. It has been played annually since 1925 (except for war years) and is organised by England Golf.
The English Men's Amateur Championship is contested through t ...
and The Amateur Championship, joining
Michael Bonallack
Sir Michael Francis Bonallack, OBE (born 31 December 1934) is an English amateur golfer who was one of the leading administrators in world golf in the late 20th century.
Bonallack was born in Chigwell, Essex. He learned the game of golf under ...
and
Michael Lunt
Michael Stanley Randle Lunt (20 May 1935 – 22 May 2007) was an English amateur golfer. He won the Amateur Championship in 1963 and played in the Walker Cup four times.
Lunt was the son of Stanley Lunt who won the English Amateur in 1934. Lunt ...
. The win gained him entry to the
2017 Open Championship, the
2018 Masters Tournament, the 2018
Memorial Tournament
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, and the
2018 U.S. Open.
Following the
2018 U.S. Open, Ellis turned professional on the
Challenge Tour
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History
The ...
.
Amateur wins
*2012
English Amateur
The English Amateur is the national amateur match play golf championship of England. It has been played annually since 1925 (except for war years) and is organised by England Golf.
The English Men's Amateur Championship is contested through t ...
*2016 Lagonda Trophy
*2017
The Amateur Championship
The Amateur Championship (sometimes referred to as the British Amateur or British Amateur Championship outside the UK) is a golf tournament which has been held annually in the United Kingdom since 1885 except during the two World Wars, and in 19 ...
, Marquette Intercollegiate Championship
*2018 Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, Georgia Cup
Source:
Professional wins (1)
*2020
Memorial Olivier Barras
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Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
*
Jacques Léglise Trophy
The Jacques Léglise Trophy is an annual amateur boys' team golf competition between Great Britain & Ireland and the Continent of Europe. It was first played in 1977, as a one-day match before the Boys Amateur Championship, but since 1996 it has b ...
(representing Great Britain and Ireland): 2012
*
European Amateur Team Championship
The European Amateur Team Championship is a European amateur team golf championship for men organised by the European Golf Association which was introduced in 1959.
The championship was played in odd-numbered years from 1959 to 2007 and has been ...
(representing England):
2017
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*
Arnold Palmer Cup
The Arnold Palmer Cup is an annual team golf competition for college/university golfers. From 2018 it has been contested between a United States team and an International team representing the rest of the world. The teams consist of 12 men and 12 ...
(representing Europe):
2017
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*
Walker Cup
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested in odd-numbered years by leading male amateur golfers in two teams: United States, and Great Britain and Ireland. The official name is the Walker Cup Match (not "Matches" as in Ryder Cup Matches). It is ...
(representing Great Britain & Ireland):
2017
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Source:
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References
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English male golfers
Florida State Seminoles men's golfers
1995 births
Living people