Jack Westland
Summary
Wins
- 1952 U.S. Amateur Seattle Golf Club · 3 & 2
Near misses
- 1931 U.S. Amateur Beverly Country Club · runner-up to Francis Ouimet · 6 & 5
Results by championship
Best day
1952 U.S. Amateur
Seattle Golf Club · won 3 & 2
Jack Westland, 47, became the oldest champion, beating Al Mengert 3 & 2 at Seattle, and was elected to Congress later that year.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1952.
Career line, 1931–1952
2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Runner-up
Jack Westland was born on December 14, 1904, in Everett. Westland won the 1952 U.S. Amateur. Westland was runner-up at the 1931 U.S. Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1952 U.S. Amateur Seattle Golf Club · 3 & 2
Near misses
- 1931 U.S. Amateur Beverly Country Club · runner-up to Francis Ouimet · 6 & 5
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Died in
- Pebble Beach Wikidata
Beyond our rooms
- 1932 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1934 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1953 Walker Cup team (winners)
- 1961 Walker Cup team (winners, non-playing captain)
- 1924 Washington State Amateur won
- 1927 Chicago District Amateur won
- 1929 French Amateur won
- 1929 Chicago District Amateur won
- 1933 Western Amateur won
- 1934 Chicago District Amateur won
- 1938 Pacific Northwest Amateur won
- 1939 Pacific Northwest Amateur won
- 1940 Pacific Northwest Amateur won
- 1947 Washington State Amateur won
Source: Wikipedia: Jack Westland
Known for
- Alfred John "Jack" Westland was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965. 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.