Ward Wettlaufer
H. Ward Wettlaufer (October 31, 1935 – March 31, 2016) was an American amateur golfer with numerous titles to his name, including the Eastern Amateur, two Porter Cup championships, North and South Amateur, and the Walker Cup as a member of the "unbeatable" 1959 U.S. team.[1]
A native of Buffalo, New York, Wettlaufer served for 50 years since graduation from Hamilton College as an executive and CEO of a family business manufacturing and distributing commercial printing supplies.[2]
Tournament wins
[edit]- 1953 International Junior Masters[3]
- 1956 Tam O'Shanter World Amateur, Bermuda Amateur
- 1958 Eastern Amateur
- 1959 Eastern Amateur
- 1960 Porter Cup[4]
- 1965 Porter Cup[5]
- 1966 North and South Amateur, Georgia State Amateur, Atlanta Open
- 1990 Wild Dunes Senior Champion
- 1991 Wild Dunes Senior Champion
- 1995 Society of Seniors Medal Play
Other career highlights
[edit]- Canadian Open, low amateur, 1956
- NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, runner-up, 1956
- Western Amateur, quarterfinalist, 1956
- Tam O'Shanter World Amateur Championship, runner-up, 1957
- U.S. Amateur, semifinalist, 1958
- Carling Cup team member, 1958, 1960
- NCAA First Team All-American, 1958, 1959
- Masters Tournament, contestant, 1959–61
- Insurance City Open, low amateur, 1960
- U.S. Open, contestant, 1960, 1965
- Walker Cup, alternate, 1966
- Southern Amateur, runner-up, 1966
- Country Club of Buffalo, Club Champion 22 times in five decades from the 1950s to 1990s
- U.S. Senior Open, contestant, 1991
- Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, 1995[6]
- Member of U.S. Senior Team Medal Play, 1996, winners
- U.S. Senior Amateur Man of the Year, 1996
- Top-10 ranked National Senior Amateur, four years
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1959 (winners)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Unbeatable 1959 USA Walker Cup Team". USGA. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Northrop, Milt (April 6, 2016). "Amateur golfing great H. Ward Wettlaufer dies at age 80". The Buffalo News.
- ^ "The Rich History of the International Junior Masters". Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "Wettlaufer Wins NFCC Tourney" (PDF). Porter Cup. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "Wettlaufer Wins Porter Cup, Breaks Record" (PDF). Porter Cup. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "Ward Wettlaufer". Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 22, 2015.