Guy Wolstenholme

Guy Bertram Wolstenholme (8 March 1931 – 9 October 1984) was an English professional golfer. He had a successful career both as an amateur and then as a professional.

Early life and amateur career Wolstenholme was born in Leicester. As an amateur, Wolstenholme won both the English stroke play and match play championships, the latter on two occasions. He also won several other prestigious titles, including the Berkshire Trophy three times, and the German Amateur Championship in 1956. Wolstenholme remains one the few amateur golfers to have won both The Berkshire and Brabazon Trophies in the same calendar year.

Wolstenholme played on the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 1957 and 1959 Walker Cup matches and the 1958 and 1960 Eisenhower Trophy, finishing third both years. The highlight of his amateur career came in 1960, when finishing 6th, and low amateur, in The Open Championship at St Andrews. 1971 South Australian Open, Victorian Open 1975 Victorian PGA Championship 1981 Australian Seniors Championship

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (2) Sources:

Other wins (7) 1961 Southern Professional Championship 1963 Jeyes Tournament 1966 British PGA Close Championship 1967 Kenya Open, Denmark Open 1969 Dutch Open 1971 Kuzuha International

Results in major championships Amateur

Professional Note: Wolstenholme played only in The Open Championship, U.S. Amateur and The Amateur Championship

LA = Low Amateur CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 Open Championship) "T" indicates a tie for a place R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play

Source for U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database

Source for British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1953, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 27 May 1954, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 3 June 1955, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 30 May 1956, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 29 May 1957, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 6 June 1958, p. 4., The Glasgow Herald, 30 May 1959, p. 9., The Glasgow Herald, 26 May 1960, p. 13.

Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1958, 1960 Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1957, 1959 Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Amateurs): 1956, 1957, 1958 (winners), 1960 St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1956 (winners) Commonwealth Tournament (representing Great Britain): 1959

Professional Canada Cup (representing England): 1965 Double Diamond International: 1972 (Rest of the World), 1976 (Australasia)