Harry Bradshaw (golfer)

Full nameHarry Bradshaw

Born9 October 1913

Died22 December 1990 (aged 77)

Sporting nationality

Harry Bradshaw
Personal information
Full name	Harry Bradshaw
Born	(1913-10-09)9 October 1913 Delgany, County Wicklow, Ireland
Died	22 December 1990 (aged 77)
Sporting nationality	Ireland
Spouse	Elizabeth Walsh
Children	4
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	21
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	2nd: 1949

Harry Bradshaw (9 October 1913 – 22 December 1990) was a leading Irish professional golfer of the 1940s and 1950s.

Bradshaw was born in Delgany, County Wicklow. He was the son of the Delgany professional golfer Ned Bradshaw and he and his three brothers Jimmy, Eddie and Hughie all became professional golfers.

Professional career

He represented Ireland in the Triangular Professional Tournament in 1937 and Llandudno International Golf Trophy in 1938. He won the Irish PGA Championship 10 times between 1941 and 1957, tied with Christy O'Connor Snr for most wins in that event. He was also the Irish Open champion in 1947 and 1949. He teamed with Christy O'Connor to win the Canada Cup for Ireland in Mexico in 1958, finishing second in the individual section of the event despite suffering nosebleeds due to the altitude. Bradshaw played in the Ryder Cup in 1953, 1955 and 1957. He was twice Dunlop Masters champion, in 1953 and 1955.

Bradshaw lost the 1949 The Open Championship following a playoff against Bobby Locke at Royal St George's, after an extraordinary incident in the second round when his drive at the 5th hole came to rest against broken glass from a beer bottle on the fairway. Rather than taking a drop (to which he would probably have been entitled) Bradshaw elected to play the ball as it lay, but was only able to move it slightly forward, dropping the shot. The setback resulted in his tying with Locke with an aggregate of 283, thereby equaling the championship record. However, he lost the playoff to Locke. Arguably the incident with the bottle cost Bradshaw the tournament.

Personal life

Bradshaw married Elizabeth Walsh from County Carlow and together they had four children.^[1]

Bradshaw died on the 22 December 1990.^[1] He died in St Vincent’s Hospital, County Dublin and was buried in St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton in County Dublin.^[1]

Tournament wins (21)

European Circuit wins (5)

Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
10 Jul 1947	Irish Open	73-74-73-70=290	2 strokes	Flory Van Donck
29 Jul 1949	Irish Open	70-71-72-73=286	1 stroke	Bobby Locke
8 Oct 1953	Dunlop Masters	69-68-69-66=272	3 strokes	Max Faulkner
21 Sep 1955	Dunlop Masters	69-70-71-67=277	4 strokes	Henry Cotton
11 Apr 1958	PGA Close Championship	72-71-73-71=287	1 stroke	Dai Rees