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Charlie Ward

England · born , Birmingham, England · died

1Ryder Cup points from 6 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 1-5-0 · 1 points (16.7%)
  • Singles 0-3-0 · Foursomes 1-2-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0
  • Open top 10s 1946 (T4), 1947 (T6), 1948 (T3), 1949 (T4), 1951 (3)

Near misses

  1. 1946 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T4 · 295
  2. 1947 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T6 · 297
  3. 1948 The Open Muirfield · finished T3 · 290
  4. 1949 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 286
  5. 1951 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club · finished 3 · 290

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 6 matches: 1 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 1 points. Foursomes 1-2-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-3-0.

  1. 1947 Portland Golf Club GB · USA won 11–1 · 0-2-0, 0 points
  2. 1949 Ganton Golf Club GB · USA won 7–5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
  3. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Fred Daly's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1951 Ryder Cup

    Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 1-1-0, 1 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1951.

    Career line, 1946–1951

    The Open
    1946 The Open: finished T41947 The Open: finished T61948 The Open: finished T31949 The Open: finished T41951 The Open: finished 3
    Ryder Cup
    1947 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-01949 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-01951 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-0
    1946194819501952

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

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Charlie Ward was born in 1911 in Birmingham, England. Ward played in 3 Ryder Cups for GB (1947, 1949, 1951), winning 1, losing 5 and halving 0 of 6 matches for 1 point.

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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. 1946 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T4 · 295
    2. 1947 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T6 · 297
    3. 1948 The Open Muirfield · finished T3 · 290
    4. 1949 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 286
    5. 1951 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club · finished 3 · 290

    Ryder Cup

    Ward played 3 Ryder Cups for GB: 6 matches, 1 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 1 points (16.7% of those available). By format: foursomes 1-2-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-3-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1947 Portland Golf Club GB · USA won 11–1 · 0-2-0, 0 points
    2. 1949 Ganton Golf Club GB · USA won 7–5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
    3. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point

    Partners, with matches played together: Fred Daly (1), Sam King (1), Arthur Lees (1).

    Sources

    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. Wikipedia: Charlie Ward (golfer)
    3. R&A 1946
    4. R&A 1947
    5. R&A 1948
    6. R&A 1949
    7. R&A 1951
    8. GC: 1947 ryder cup
    9. Wikipedia: 1947 Ryder Cup
    10. GC: 1949 ryder cup
    11. Wikipedia: 1949 Ryder Cup
    12. GC: 1951 ryder cup
    13. Wikipedia: 1951 Ryder Cup