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Harry Weetman

England · born , Oswestry, Shropshire, England · died

3Ryder Cup points from 15 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 7 Cups · 2-11-2 · 3 points (20.0%)
  • Singles 2-6-0 · Foursomes 0-4-2 · Four-ball 0-1-0
  • Ryder Cup captain 1965
  • Open top 10s 1951 (T6), 1955 (T5), 1956 (T10), 1958 (T8), 1960 (T9), 1964 (T6)

Near misses

  1. 1951 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club · finished T6 · 293
  2. 1955 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
  3. 1956 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T10 · 295
  4. 1958 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T8 · 284
  5. 1960 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 286
  6. 1964 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 291 (+3)

Ryder Cup

7 Cups, 15 matches: 2 won, 11 lost, 2 halved, 3 points. Foursomes 0-4-2, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 2-6-0.

  1. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points
  2. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) GB · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
  3. 1955 Thunderbird Ranch & Country Club GB · USA won 8–4 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
  4. 1957 Lindrick Golf Club GB · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points · automatic
  5. 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points · automatic
  6. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
  7. 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  8. 1965 Captain GB · lost 12.5–19.5

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Dave Thomas' rivals →

Moments

  1. 1957 Ryder Cup Captain Dai Rees dropped Max Faulkner and Harry Weetman from the singles; Weetman said he would never play under Rees again and was suspended by the PGA for 12 months (lifted 17 April 1958).

Results by championship

    Best day

    1963 Ryder Cup

    Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) · USA won 23–9 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1963.

    Career line, 1951–1964

    The Open
    1951 The Open: finished T61955 The Open: finished T51956 The Open: finished T101958 The Open: finished T81960 The Open: finished T91964 The Open: finished T6
    Ryder Cup
    1951 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-1-01953 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-1-01955 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-01957 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-1-01959 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-1-11961 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-01963 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-3-1
    195519601965

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

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Harry Weetman was born in 1920 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England. Weetman played in 7 Ryder Cups for GB (1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963), winning 2, losing 11 and halving 2 of 15 matches for 3 points, and captained the side in 1965.

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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. 1951 The Open Royal Portrush Golf Club · finished T6 · 293
    2. 1955 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T5 · 286
    3. 1956 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T10 · 295
    4. 1958 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T8 · 284
    5. 1960 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 286
    6. 1964 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 291 (+3)

    Ryder Cup

    Weetman played 7 Ryder Cups for GB: 15 matches, 2 won, 11 lost, 2 halved, 3 points (20.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-4-2, four-ball 0-1-0, singles 2-6-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points
    2. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) GB · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 1-1-0, 1 point
    3. 1955 Thunderbird Ranch & Country Club GB · USA won 8–4 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
    4. 1957 Lindrick Golf Club GB · GB won 7.5–4.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points · automatic
    5. 1959 Eldorado Country Club GB · USA won 8.5–3.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points · automatic
    6. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic
    7. 1963 Atlanta Athletic Club (East Lake course) GB · USA won 23–9 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    8. 1965 Captain GB · lost 12.5–19.5

    Partners, with matches played together: Dave Thomas (3), Peter Alliss (1), Arthur Lees (1), Max Faulkner (1), George Will (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: Harry Weetman
    3. R&A 1951
    4. R&A 1955
    5. R&A 1956
    6. R&A 1958
    7. R&A 1960
    8. R&A 1964
    9. SI Vault 1964 (par)
    10. GC: 1951 ryder cup
    11. Wikipedia: 1951 Ryder Cup
    12. GC: 1953 ryder cup
    13. Wikipedia: 1953 Ryder Cup
    14. GC: 1955 ryder cup
    15. Wikipedia: 1955 Ryder Cup
    16. GC: 1957 ryder cup
    17. Wikipedia: 1957 Ryder Cup
    18. GC: 1959 ryder cup
    19. Wikipedia: 1959 Ryder Cup
    20. GC: 1961 ryder cup
    21. WP 1961
    22. GC: 1963 ryder cup
    23. WP 1963
    24. WP Ryder Cup