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Harvie Ward

United States · born , Tarboro, North Carolina, U.S. · died

3championship wins

Summary

  • Titles 1952 The Amateur, 1955 U.S. Amateur and 1956 U.S. Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1953 The Amateur

Wins

  1. 1952 The Amateur Championship Prestwick Golf Club · 6 & 5
  2. 1955 U.S. Amateur Country Club of Virginia · 9 & 8
  3. 1956 U.S. Amateur Knollwood Club · 5 & 4

Near misses

  1. 1953 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Joe Carr · 2 up

Results by championship

    Best day

    1952 The Amateur

    Prestwick Golf Club · won 6 & 5

    Harvie Ward beat two-time champion Frank Stranahan 6 & 5 in an all-American final at Prestwick.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1952.

    Career line, 1952–1956

    U.S. Amateur
    1955 U.S. Amateur: won1956 U.S. Amateur: won
    The Amateur
    1952 The Amateur: won1953 The Amateur: runner-up
    195219541956

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

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Harvie Ward was born on December 8, 1925, in Tarboro, North Carolina, U.S. Ward won the 1952 The Amateur, the 1955 U.S. Amateur and the 1956 U.S. Amateur. Ward was runner-up at the 1953 The Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (3)

    1. 1952 The Amateur Championship Prestwick Golf Club · 6 & 5
    2. 1955 U.S. Amateur Country Club of Virginia · 9 & 8
    3. 1956 U.S. Amateur Knollwood Club · 5 & 4

    Near misses

    1. 1953 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Joe Carr · 2 up

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Status

    • professional, turned professional in 1974 Wikipedia

    College or club

    Died in

    • Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S. Wikidata

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1953 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1955 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1959 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1952 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1954 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1956 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1958 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1948 North and South Amateur won
    • 1949 NCAA Championship won
    • 1949 Carolinas Amateur won
    • 1949 Tournament of Golf Champions won
    • 1952 Dogwood Invitational won
    • 1953 Dogwood Invitational won
    • 1954 Canadian Amateur won

    Source: Wikipedia: Harvie Ward

    Known for

    • Edward Harvie Ward, Jr. was an American golfer best known for his amateur career. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    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. Wikidata: Q2687450
    2. Wikipedia: Harvie Ward
    3. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    4. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    5. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners
    6. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    7. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    8. Wikipedia: Country Club of Virginia
    9. Wikipedia: Joe Carr (golfer)