Alfred Westland
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Alfred John "Jack" Westland (December 14, 1904 – November 3, 1982) was an American
politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives
from 1953 to 1965. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Republican. He was also an accomplished amateur golf
er.
Westland was born in Everett, Washington
. He was elected to the House in 1952, taking the seat previously held by Democrat Scoop Jackson
who had won election to the United States Senate
. Westland was re-elected in 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962. He was defeated in 1964 by Democrat Lloyd Meeds
. Westland subsequently moved to California
, where he lived until his death in 1982.
in the 1931 U.S. Amateur. He won the 1933 Western Amateur
and played on three Walker Cup
teams (1932, 1934, 1953). He was also non-playing captain of the 1961 team. In 1952, at the age of 47, Westland won the U.S. Amateur over Al Mengert
. He is the oldest golfer ever to win the Amateur.
Westland also won the Pacific Northwest Amateur four times (1938, 1939, 1940, 1951), The Washington State Amateur three times (1924, 1947,1948) and the Chicago District Amateur three times (1927, 1929, 1934).
In 1978, Westland was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Association's Hall of Fame.
Amateur majors
shown in bold.
. He did not play in The Open Championship
.
LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur, The Masters, 1934 British Amateur
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1953 to 1965. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Republican. He was also an accomplished amateur golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Westland was born in Everett, Washington
Everett, Washington
Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 103,019 at the 2010 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and...
. He was elected to the House in 1952, taking the seat previously held by Democrat Scoop Jackson
Henry M. Jackson
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington from 1941 until his death...
who had won election to the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
. Westland was re-elected in 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962. He was defeated in 1964 by Democrat Lloyd Meeds
Lloyd Meeds
Lloyd Meeds , an American politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1979. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Democrat....
. Westland subsequently moved to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where he lived until his death in 1982.
Golf career
Westland was an accomplished amateur golfer for over 25 years. He won the 1929 French Amateur. He finished runner-up to Francis OuimetFrancis Ouimet
Francis DeSales Ouimet was an American golfer, who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the 1913 U.S. Open, and was the first American elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews...
in the 1931 U.S. Amateur. He won the 1933 Western Amateur
Western Amateur
The Western Amateur is a leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. It is organized by the Western Golf Association....
and played on three Walker Cup
Walker Cup
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland...
teams (1932, 1934, 1953). He was also non-playing captain of the 1961 team. In 1952, at the age of 47, Westland won the U.S. Amateur over Al Mengert
Al Mengert
Al Mengert is a former American professional golfer.As an amateur, Mengert was runner-up in the 1952 U.S. Amateur to Jack Westland....
. He is the oldest golfer ever to win the Amateur.
Westland also won the Pacific Northwest Amateur four times (1938, 1939, 1940, 1951), The Washington State Amateur three times (1924, 1947,1948) and the Chicago District Amateur three times (1927, 1929, 1934).
In 1978, Westland was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Association's Hall of Fame.
Tournament wins (13)
- 1924 Washington State Amateur
- 1927 Chicago District Amateur
- 1929 French Amateur, Chicago District Amateur
- 1933 Western AmateurWestern AmateurThe Western Amateur is a leading annual golf tournament in the United States for male amateur golfers. It is organized by the Western Golf Association....
- 1934 Chicago District Amateur
- 1938 Pacific Northwest Amateur
- 1939 Pacific Northwest Amateur
- 1940 Pacific Northwest Amateur
- 1947 Washington State Amateur
- 1948 Washington State Amateur
- 1951 Pacific Northwest Amateur
- 1952 U.S. Amateur
Amateur majors
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
shown in bold.
Amateur wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | U.S. Amateur | 3 & 2 |  Al MengertAl Mengert Al Mengert is a former American professional golfer.As an amateur, Mengert was runner-up in the 1952 U.S. Amateur to Jack Westland.... |
Results timeline
Note: As an amateur, Westland could not play in the PGA ChampionshipPGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
. He did not play in 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...
.
| Tournament | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
T43 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Amateur | R32 | DNP | DNQ | DNP |
| The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur golfers, alongside the U.S. Amateur... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | DNP | 63 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T41 | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| U.S. Amateur | DNQ | 2 | R16 | QF | R64 | R32 | DNP | R64 | DNP | DNP |
| The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur golfers, alongside the U.S. Amateur... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R64 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Amateur | DNP | DNP | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | R256 | DNP | DNP |
| The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur golfers, alongside the U.S. Amateur... |
NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | T53 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Amateur | DNP | DNP | 1 | R64 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R64 |
| The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur golfers, alongside the U.S. Amateur... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Amateur | DNP | R128 |
| The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur golfers, alongside the U.S. Amateur... |
DNP | DNP |
LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur, The Masters, 1934 British Amateur