Alf Padgham
Summary
- First major 1936 The Open
- Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 0-6-0 · 0 points (0.0%)
- Runner-up in majors 1 time
Wins
- 1936 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 287 · by 1 stroke from Jimmy Adams
Near misses
- 1932 The Open Prince's Golf Club · finished T4 · 292
- 1933 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T7 · 295 (+3)
- 1934 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 3 · 290
- 1935 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Alf Perry · 287
- 1937 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T7 · 298
- 1938 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 303
- 1948 The Open Muirfield · finished T7 · 291
Ryder Cup
3 Cups, 6 matches: 0 won, 6 lost, 0 halved, 0 points. Foursomes 0-3-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-3-0.
Rivals
Beat him
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Alf Perry's rivals →
Moments
Results by championship
Best day
1936 The Open
Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 287 · by 1 stroke from Jimmy Adams
Padgham birdied the last from 12 feet to win by one.
Adams needed a birdie at the 18th to tie, but his putt circled the rim and popped out.
Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1936.
Career line, 1932–1948
11 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Runner-up
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Alf Padgham was born on July 2, 1906, in Caterham, England. Padgham won one major championship: the 1936 Open. Padgham played in 3 Ryder Cups for GB (1933, 1935, 1937), winning 0, losing 6 and halving 0 of 6 matches for 0 points.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
- 1936 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 287 · by 1 stroke from Jimmy Adams
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1932 The Open Prince's Golf Club · finished T4 · 292
- 1933 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T7 · 295 (+3)
- 1934 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 3 · 290
- 1935 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Alf Perry · 287
- 1937 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T7 · 298
- 1938 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 303
- 1948 The Open Muirfield · finished T7 · 291
Ryder Cup
Padgham played 3 Ryder Cups for GB: 6 matches, 0 won, 6 lost, 0 halved, 0 points (0.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-3-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-3-0 (won-lost-halved).
- 1933 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · GB won 6.5–5.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
- 1935 Ridgewood Country Club GB · USA won 9–3 · 0-2-0, 0 points
- 1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · USA won 8–4 · 0-2-0, 0 points
Partners, with matches played together: Alf Perry (1), Percy Alliss (1), Henry Cotton (1).
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.