Sir Ernest William Elsmie Holderness, 2nd Baronet

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(13 March 1890 – 23 August 1968) was an English amateur golfer and one of the

Holderness baronets The Holderness Baronetcy, of Tadworth in the County of Surrey, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 February 1920 for Sir Thomas Holderness, GCB, KCSI, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India from 1912 t ...

. He 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 ...

in 1922 and 1924 and the

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in 1925. He played in the

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 ...

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

, 1926, and 1930.

Tournament wins

*1922

*1924

*1925

Major championships

Amateur wins (2)

Results timeline

''Note: Holderness only played in the Amateur Championship.''
NT = No tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play Sources:
The Glasgow Herald, May 20, 1914, pg. 12.The Glasgow Herald, June 10, 1920, pg. 9.The American Golfer, June 4, 1921, pg. 24.The Glasgow Herald, May 10, 1923, pg. 15.The Glasgow Herald, May 26, 1925, pg. 15.The Glasgow Herald, May 27, 1926, pg. 7.

The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1928, pg. 3.

Team appearances

(representing Great Britain):

, 1926,

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* Great Britain vs USA (representing Great Britain): 1921 *

England–Scotland Amateur Match The England–Scotland Amateur Match was an annual men's amateur golf competition between teams representing England and Scotland. It was played from 1902 to 1931, although the match lapsed between 1913 and 1921. The match continued after 1931 but ...

(representing England): 1922, 1923, 1924 (winners), 1925 (winners), 1926 (winners), 1928 (winners)

References

English male golfers Amateur golfers Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 1890 births 1968 deaths {{England-golf-bio-stub