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William Tweddell

England · born , Whickham, County Durham, England · died

1championship win

Summary

  • Titles 1927 The Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1935 The Amateur

Wins

  1. 1927 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 7 & 6

Near misses

  1. 1935 The Amateur Championship Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Lawson Little · 1 up

Results by championship

    Best day

    1927 The Amateur

    Royal Liverpool Golf Club · won 7 & 6

    William Tweddell beat Eustace Landale 7 & 6 in the final at Hoylake.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1927.

    Career line, 1927–1935

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

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    William Tweddell was born on March 21, 1897, in Whickham, County Durham, England. Tweddell won the 1927 The Amateur. Tweddell was runner-up at the 1935 The Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1927 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 7 & 6

    Near misses

    1. 1935 The Amateur Championship Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Lawson Little · 1 up

    Profile

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

    Status

    Died in

    • Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England Wikipedia

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1928 Walker Cup team (Great Britain)
    • 1936 Walker Cup team (Great Britain)
    • 1928 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
    • 1929 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
    • 1930 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
    • 1927 Midland Open winner

    Source: Wikipedia: William Tweddell

    Known for

    • William Tweddell (21 March 1897 – 5 November 1985) was an English amateur golfer. 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: William Tweddell
    2. Wikidata: Q30059893
    3. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    4. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    5. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners
    6. Wikipedia: Lawson Little