Alf Perry
Summary
- First major 1935 The Open
- Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 0-3-1 · 0.5 points (12.5%)
Wins
- 1935 The Open Muirfield · 283 · by 4 strokes from Alf Padgham
Near misses
Ryder Cup
3 Cups, 4 matches: 0 won, 3 lost, 1 halved, 0.5 points. Foursomes 0-2-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-1-1.
Rivals
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Alf Padgham's rivals →
Moments
Results by championship
Best day
1935 The Open
Muirfield · 283 · by 4 strokes from Alf Padgham
Perry's third-round 67 equalled Hagen's Muirfield course record and gave him the lead.
His 283 equalled the Open record and stood at Muirfield until Jack Nicklaus in 1966.
Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1935.
Career line, 1933–1939
5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Alf Perry was born on October 8, 1904, in Coulsdon, England. Perry won one major championship: the 1935 Open. Perry played in 3 Ryder Cups for GB (1933, 1935, 1937), winning 0, losing 3 and halving 1 of 4 matches for 0.5 points.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
- 1935 The Open Muirfield · 283 · by 4 strokes from Alf Padgham
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
Ryder Cup
Perry played 3 Ryder Cups for GB: 4 matches, 0 won, 3 lost, 1 halved, 0.5 points (12.5% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-2-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-1-1 (won-lost-halved).
- 1933 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · GB won 6.5–5.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points
- 1935 Ridgewood Country Club GB · USA won 9–3 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points
- 1937 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · USA won 8–4 · 0-1-0, 0 points
Partners, with matches played together: Alf Padgham (1), Jack Busson (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.