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Roger Wethered

England · born , New Malden, England · died

1championship win

Summary

  • Best major finish runner-up, 1921 Open
  • Titles 1923 The Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1928 The Amateur and 1930 The Amateur

Wins

  1. 1923 The Amateur Championship Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · 7 & 6

Near misses

  1. 1921 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Jock Hutchison · 296 · lost playoff
  2. 1928 The Amateur Championship Prestwick Golf Club · runner-up to Philip Perkins · 6 & 4
  3. 1930 The Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · runner-up to Bobby Jones · 7 & 6

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Jock Hutchison's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1921 The Open

    Runner-up to Jock Hutchison · 296.

    Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1921.

    Career line, 1921–1930

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

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Roger Wethered was born on January 3, 1899, in New Malden, England. Wethered's best major finish was second, at the 1921 Open. Wethered won the 1923 The Amateur. Wethered was runner-up at the 1928 The Amateur and the 1930 The Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1923 The Amateur Championship Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · 7 & 6

    Near misses

    1. 1921 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Jock Hutchison · 296 · lost playoff
    2. 1928 The Amateur Championship Prestwick Golf Club · runner-up to Philip Perkins · 6 & 4
    3. 1930 The Amateur Championship St Andrews Links · runner-up to Bobby Jones · 7 & 6

    Profile

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

    Full name

    Status

    Died in

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1922 Walker Cup team (Great Britain & Ireland)
    • 1923 Walker Cup team (Great Britain & Ireland)
    • 1926 Walker Cup team (Great Britain & Ireland)
    • 1930 Walker Cup team (Great Britain & Ireland)
    • 1934 Walker Cup team (Great Britain & Ireland)
    • 1921 Great Britain vs USA team (Great Britain)
    • 1922 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
    • 1923 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
    • 1924 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
    • 1925 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
    • 1926 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
    • 1927 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
    • 1928 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
    • 1929 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
    • 1930 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)

    Source: Wikipedia: Roger Wethered

    Known for

    • Roger Henry Wethered (3 January 1899 – 12 March 1983) was an English amateur golfer, and the brother of female golfer Joyce Wethered. 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. Wikipedia: Roger Wethered
    2. Wikidata: Q7359100
    3. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    4. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    5. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners
    6. Wikipedia: John Ball (golfer)