Jack Wilkshire
| Jack Wilkshire | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | John W. Wilkshire |
| Born | 20 July 1931 Liverpool, England |
| Died | 2022 (aged 91) |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1949 |
| Former tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 33rd: 1958 |
John W. Wilkshire (20 July 1931 – 2022) was an English professional golfer. He won the Northern Professional Championship in 1961 and 1965 and was runner-up in the 1969 Portuguese Open. He played in the Open Championship 11 times, making the cut four times.
Golf career
[edit]Wilkshire never won a major tournament, although he was runner-up in the 1969 Portuguese Open behind Ramón Sota.[1] He won the Northern Professional Championship in 1961 and 1965 and was a runner-up in 1955 and 1957.[2][3][4][5] He was runner-up in the 1965 Leeds Cup.[6] He also won the Nottinghamshire Professional Strokeplay Championship in 1978 and the Nottinghamshire Professional Matchplay Championship in 1978 and 1979.[7]
Wilkshire played in the Open Championship 11 times between 1955 and 1971, making the cut four times, with a best finish of 33rd in 1958. He was tied for second place after an opening round of 69 in the 1967 Open Championship. However he had a second round of 78 and eventually finished in a tie for 47th place.[8]
Wilkshire finished fifth in the inaugural PGA Professional Championship at Calcot Park in August 1973.[9] This gave him a place in the British and Irish team for the Diamondhead Cup match at Pinehurst, North Carolina, later in the year. The match was the forerunner of the PGA Cup.[10]
Despite being over 60 when the tour started in 1992, Wilkshire played on the European Senior Tour from 1992 to 1996.[11]
Wilkshire turned professional in 1949. He was an assistant at West Derby and Carlisle City and later was the professional at a number of clubs, including Crompton & Royton, St Anne’s Old Links, Sherwood Forest, Arrowe Park, Stone Golf Club, Warren Heath and Bicester Golf Club.[12]
Personal life
[edit]Wilkshire died in late 2022 at the age of 91.[12]
Jack Wilkshire was the oldest of five children. With 3 younger sisters and one younger brother.
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | 47 | CUT | 33 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T47 | CUT | T49 |
Note: Wilkshire only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Source:[8]
Team appearances
[edit]- Diamondhead Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1973
References
[edit]- ^ Davies, David (25 November 1969). "Portugal setback for Jim Rhodes". The Birmingham Post. p. 15. Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "J. Wilkshire". The Guardian. 2 September 1961. p. 13.
- ^ "Wilkshire wins 'Northern'". The Birmingham Post. 7 August 1965. p. 13.
- ^ "Northern professional title for Lewis". The Guardian. 29 April 1955. p. 14.
- ^ "Bullock takes Northern title". The Guardian. 18 April 1957. p. 12.
- ^ "Coop keeps going to victory". The Guardian. 20 August 1965. p. 6.
- ^ "History & Championship Winners". Nottinghamshire PGA. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ a b Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- ^ "Sewell putts to victory". The Glasgow Herald. 11 August 1973. p. 2.
- ^ "Individual Playing Records".
- ^ "Jack Wilkshire Career Record Details". European Tour. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Jack Wilkshire (1931 - 2022)". The PGA. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jack Wilkshire at the European Tour official site