Arthur Gladstone Havers (10 June 1898 – 27 December 1980)"Mr A.G. Havers. ''The Times'', 29 December 1980; p. 12; Issue 60812."Deaths – Havers. ''The Times'', 31 December 1980; p. 22; Issue 60814. was an English

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. Havers won the 1923

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and the

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the following week at Gleneagles, the two big successes of his career. He played in the

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in 1927, 1931 and 1933. Havers was born in

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, England. He had first qualified for the Open in 1914 at the age of sixteen. Havers was professional at Moor Park, West Lancashire, Coombe Hill, Sandy Lodge and Frinton.

Tournament wins

*1921 Northern Professional Championship *1922 Northern Professional Championship *1923

, Heath and Heather Tournament

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

''Note: Havers only played in

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and the U.S. Open.''
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

* Great Britain vs USA (representing Great Britain): 1921 (winners), 1926 (winners) *

(representing Great Britain): 1927,

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, 1933 (winners) *France–Great Britain Professional Match (representing Great Britain): 1929 (winners) *

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(representing England): 1932 (winners), 1933 (winners), 1934 (winners) *

England–Ireland Professional Match The England–Ireland Professional Match was an annual men's professional golf competition between teams representing England and Ireland. It was played in 1932 and 1933 before the Irish Open (golf), Irish Open. The matches followed the same form ...

(representing England): 1932 (winners), 1933 (winners)

References

English male golfers Winners of men's major golf championships Ryder Cup competitors for Europe 1898 births 1980 deaths {{England-golf-bio-stub