Arthur Havers
Summary
- First major 1923 The Open
- Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 3-3-0 · 3 points (50.0%)
Wins
- 1923 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 295 · by 1 stroke from Walter Hagen
Near misses
- 1920 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · finished T7 · 313
- 1921 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 4 · 299
- 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T7 · 297
- 1931 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T10 · 302
- 1932 The Open Prince's Golf Club · finished 3 · 289
Ryder Cup
3 Cups, 6 matches: 3 won, 3 lost, 0 halved, 3 points. Foursomes 1-2-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-1-0.
Rivals
Ryder Cup partners
Ryder Cup opponents
Next in the chain: Herbert Jolly's rivals →
Moments
- 1923 Open Havers holed his bunker shot at the 72nd hole; Hagen found the same bunker and narrowly missed holing out to tie.
- 1923 Open Several Americans' deep-punched iron faces were ruled illegal and filed down overnight with files from the Glasgow shipyards; Sarazen then failed to qualify.
- 1931 Ryder Cup Walter Hagen and Denny Shute beat George Duncan and Arthur Havers 10 & 9 in foursomes, a record foursomes margin.
Results by championship
Best day
1923 The Open
Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 295 · by 1 stroke from Walter Hagen
Havers holed his bunker shot at the 72nd hole; Hagen found the same bunker and narrowly missed holing out to tie.
Several Americans' deep-punched iron faces were ruled illegal and filed down overnight with files from the Glasgow shipyards; Sarazen then failed to qualify.
Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1923.
Career line, 1920–1933
9 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Major win
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Arthur Havers was born on June 10, 1898, in Norwich, England. Havers won one major championship: the 1923 Open. Havers played in 3 Ryder Cups for GB (1927, 1931, 1933), winning 3, losing 3 and halving 0 of 6 matches for 3 points.
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The record
Wins in the majors (1)
- 1923 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · 295 · by 1 stroke from Walter Hagen
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1920 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · finished T7 · 313
- 1921 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 4 · 299
- 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T7 · 297
- 1931 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T10 · 302
- 1932 The Open Prince's Golf Club · finished 3 · 289
Ryder Cup
Havers played 3 Ryder Cups for GB: 6 matches, 3 won, 3 lost, 0 halved, 3 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-2-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 2-1-0 (won-lost-halved).
- 1927 Worcester Country Club GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
- 1931 Scioto Country Club GB · USA won 9–3 · 1-1-0, 1 point
- 1933 Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club GB · GB won 6.5–5.5 · 2-0-0, 2 points
Partners, with matches played together: Herbert Jolly (1), George Duncan (1), Abe Mitchell (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.