H. Ward Wettlaufer is an American

United States

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 amateur golf

Golf

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er with numerous titles to his name, including the Eastern Amateur

Eastern Amateur

The Eastern Amateur is an annual amateur golf tournament. It has been played at Elizabeth Manor Golf and Country Club in Portsmouth, Virginia since 1957; the only exceptions were in 1977 when it was played at Sleepy Hole Golf Course in Suffolk, Virginia and in 1999 when it was played at nearby...

, two Porter Cup

Porter Cup

The Porter Cup is a 72-hole, medal-play elite amateur golf tournament held annually at the Niagara Falls Country Club in Lewiston, New York. It was first played in 1959 and over the years has hosted some of the biggest names in golf...

 championships, North and South Amateur, and the 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...

 as a member of the 1959 U.S. team.

A native of Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

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, Wettlaufer has served since graduation from Hamilton College as an executive and CEO of a family business manufacturing and distributing commercial printing

Printing

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 supplies.

Career highlights

• International Junior Mastershttp://www.internationaljuniormasters.com/ Champion, 1953
• Canadian Open, Low Amateur, 1956
• National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship, Runner-Up, 1956
• Tam O'Shanter World Amateur Champion, 1956
• 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....
  
  , Quarterfinalist, 1956
• Bermuda Amateur Champion, 1956
• Tam O'Shanter World Amateur Championship, Runner-Up, 1957
• U.S. Amateur, semifinalist, 1958
• Carling Cup Team Member, 1958, 1960
• NCAA All-American First Team, 1958, 1959
• 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...
  
   Champion, US Team Member, 1959
• Eastern Amateur
  Eastern Amateur
  The Eastern Amateur is an annual amateur golf tournament. It has been played at Elizabeth Manor Golf and Country Club in Portsmouth, Virginia since 1957; the only exceptions were in 1977 when it was played at Sleepy Hole Golf Course in Suffolk, Virginia and in 1999 when it was played at nearby...
  
   Champion, 1958, 1959
• The Masters, Contestant, 1959-1961
• Insurance City Open, Low Amateur, 1960
• 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...
  
  , Contestant, 1960, 1965
• Porter Cup
  Porter Cup
  The Porter Cup is a 72-hole, medal-play elite amateur golf tournament held annually at the Niagara Falls Country Club in Lewiston, New York. It was first played in 1959 and over the years has hosted some of the biggest names in golf...
  
   Champion, 1960, 1965
• North and South Amateur Champion, 1966
• Georgia State Amateur Champion, 1966
• Atlanta Open Champion, 1966
• Walker Cup, Alternate, 1966
• Southern Amateur
  Southern Amateur
  The Southern Amateur is an amateur golf tournament. It has been played since 1902 and is organized by the Southern Golf Association. From1902 to 1963, it was played at match play...
  
  , Runner-Up, 1966
• U.S. Senior Open, Contestant, 1991
• Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame, 1995http://www.buffalosportshallfame.com/1995/ward_wettlaufer.html
• Country Club of Buffalo, Club Champion 22 times in five decades from the 1950s to 1990s
• Wild Dunes Senior Champion, 1990, 1991
• Society of Seniors Medal Play Champion, 1995
• U.S. Senior Team Medal Play Champion, Member, 1996
• U.S. Senior Amateur Man of the Year, 1996
• Top Ten-Ranked National Senior Amateur, Four Years