Warren Humphreys (born 1 April 1952) is an

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professional golfer. Humphreys was born in Kingston. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1971

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, and playing on that year's winning Great Britain & Ireland

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team. He turned professional towards the end of 1971. Humphreys made the top one hundred on the

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Order of Merit thirteen times, with a best ranking of twentieth in 1973. His sole European Tour tournament victory came at the 1985

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Golf Broadcasting

Since retiring from tournament golf he has worked as a golf broadcaster, for ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Amateur wins

*1971

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, Duncan Putter

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: Humphreys only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969, 1973, 1982, 1983 and 1984 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur *

(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1971 (winners) *

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1970 (winners) *

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(representing England): 1971 (winners)

References

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* English male golfers European Tour golfers Golf writers and broadcasters People from Kingston upon Thames People from Binfield 1952 births Living people {{England-golf-bio-stub