Alfred Harry Padgham was one of the leading British professional golfer

Professional golfer

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s of the 1930s and 1940s.

Padgham was born in Caterham

Caterham

Caterham is a town in the Tandridge District of Surrey, England. The town is geographically divided into two sections: Caterham on the Hill and Caterham Valley - the main town centre. The town lies close to the A22, a few miles south of Croydon, in a valley cut into the dip slope of the North Downs...

, Surrey. After finishing third at The Open Championship

The Open Championship

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 in 1934, and coming second in 1935, he won the 1936 Open at Hoylake

Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake

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.

Padgham played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

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 in 1933, 1935 and 1937, but he lost all six of his matches. He had an ungainly style, but was at times a brilliant putter. He lost what might have been some of his best competitive years due to World War II

World War II

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. He was club professional at Sundridge Park Golf Club in the south east suburbs of London for many years.

Padgham died in West Wickham

West Wickham

West Wickham is a place in the London Borough of Bromley, England. It is 10.3 miles south east of Charing Cross. West Wickham history dates back to early settlements existing since 1068, although the name `Wickham` is an indication of an earlier Anglo-Saxon settlement...

, Greater London.

Tournament wins

This list may be incomplete.

• 1931 News of the World Match Play
• 1932 Irish Open
  Irish Open (golf)
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• 1934 German Open
  German Open (golf)
  The German Open was a men's golf tournament. It was first staged in 1911 when the winner was Harry Vardon. The following year the champion was another of the Great Triumvirate of late 19th and early 20th century British golfers, John Henry Taylor. The tournament was then cancelled for over a decade...
  
  , Dunlop Southport Tournament, Yorkshire Evening News Championship
• 1935 News of the World Match Play
• 1936 The Open Championship
  The Open Championship
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  , Daily Mail Tournament, Silver King Tournament, Dunlop Southport Tournament, Western Province Championship (South Africa)
• 1938 Dutch Open
• 1939 Silver King Tournament, News Chronicle Tournament
• 1946 Daily Mail Tournament
• 1947 Silver King Tournament

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
1936 1936 Open Championship The 1936 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. The competition was won by Alf Padgham.-Final leaderboard:-External links:*...	The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	1 shot deficit	(73–72–71–71=287)	1 stroke	Jimmy Adams Jimmy Adams (golfer) James Adams was a Scottish professional golfer who was chosen for five Ryder Cup sides and achieved high finishes in The Open Championship on several occasions ....

Results timeline

Note: The Open Championship was the only major

Men's major golf championships

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 Padgham played in.

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	T39	T40	T4	T7	3	2	1	T7	T4	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	T30	T13	T7	CUT

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	T20	CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT

NT = No tournament

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10