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Aubrey Boomer

Jersey · born , Grouville, Jersey · died

2Ryder Cup points from 4 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 2 Cups · 2-2-0 · 2 points (50.0%)
  • Singles 1-1-0 · Foursomes 1-1-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0
  • Best major finish runner-up, 1927 Open
  • Open top 10s 1924 (T6), 1928 (T6)

Near misses

  1. 1924 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T6 · 308
  2. 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Bobby Jones · 291
  3. 1928 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T6 · 301

Ryder Cup

2 Cups, 4 matches: 2 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-1-0.

  1. 1927 Worcester Country Club GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
  2. 1929 Moortown Golf Club GB · GB won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 point

Rivals

Beat him

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Bobby Jones' rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1927 The Open

    Runner-up to Bobby Jones · 291.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1927.

    Career line, 1924–1929

    5 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Aubrey Boomer was born in 1897 in Grouville, Jersey. Boomer's best major finish was second, at the 1927 Open. Boomer played in 2 Ryder Cups for GB (1927, 1929), winning 2, losing 2 and halving 0 of 4 matches for 2 points.

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    The record

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1924 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T6 · 308
    2. 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Bobby Jones · 291
    3. 1928 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T6 · 301

    Ryder Cup

    Boomer played 2 Ryder Cups for GB: 4 matches, 2 won, 2 lost, 0 halved, 2 points (50.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 1-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1927 Worcester Country Club GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
    2. 1929 Moortown Golf Club GB · GB won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 point

    Partners, with matches played together: Charles Whitcombe (1), George Duncan (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.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: Aubrey Boomer
    3. R&A 1924
    4. R&A 1928
    5. GC: 1927 ryder cup
    6. Wikipedia: 1927 Ryder Cup
    7. GC: 1929 ryder cup
    8. Wikipedia: 1929 Ryder Cup