Fred Robson
Summary
Near misses
- 1910 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 308
- 1911 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T10 · 309
- 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Bobby Jones · 291
- 1928 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 298
- 1930 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T4 · 296
- 1932 The Open Prince's Golf Club · finished 9 · 294
Ryder Cup
3 Cups, 6 matches: 2 won, 4 lost, 0 halved, 2 points. Foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-3-0.
Rivals
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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, 1910–1932
9 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Runner-up
- Top 10
- Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Fred Robson was born in 1885 in Shotton, Flintshire, Wales. Robson's best major finish was second, at the 1927 Open. Robson played in 3 Ryder Cups for GB (1927, 1929, 1931), winning 2, losing 4 and halving 0 of 6 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.
- 1910 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 308
- 1911 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T10 · 309
- 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Bobby Jones · 291
- 1928 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T4 · 298
- 1930 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T4 · 296
- 1932 The Open Prince's Golf Club · finished 9 · 294
Ryder Cup
Robson played 3 Ryder Cups for GB: 6 matches, 2 won, 4 lost, 0 halved, 2 points (33.3% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-1-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-3-0 (won-lost-halved).
- 1927 Worcester Country Club GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
- 1929 Moortown Golf Club GB · GB won 7–5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
- 1931 Scioto Country Club GB · USA won 9–3 · 1-1-0, 1 point
Partners, with matches played together: Abe Mitchell (2), Ted Ray (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.