Golf Network News
Saturday 28 May 1949AmateurYear in Review
McCready wins the Amateur
Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock, Ireland
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
16 h 15 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 58° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
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- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
- The Amateur
1885–2026 in our record, 131 editions.
The ones it got away from
Runners-up and the shots that cost them: not yet researched.
Same week
Men's amateur championship
The Amateur
Portmarnock Golf Club, Portmarnock
2 of 5 researched
Winner
2 & 1 (36-hole final)Final
Runner-up: Willie Turnesa
To par and margin not yet researched.
The golfer
b. 1918-03-08, Belfast, Ireland; Northern Ireland; age 31 at the win (year page)
Top 10
Not yet researched
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
No clipping yet