James Hitchcock (1930 – 25 December 2015) was an

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professional

golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

er. Hitchcock was born in Bromley. He won several major professional tournaments including the 1960

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and the 1965

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. He was selected as a member of the Great Britain and Ireland

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team in 1965, losing all three of the matches he played.

Death

Hitchcock died, aged 85, on Christmas Day 2015 in

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where he had lived for many years.

Tournament wins

*1960

*1961 East Rand Open (South Africa) *1965

, Honda Foursomes Tournament (with Bill Large)

Results in major championships

''Note: Hitchcock only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

(representing Great Britain): 1965 *

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(representing the Professionals): 1959 (winners)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hitchcock, Jimmy English male golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe 1930 births 2015 deaths