Warren Humphreys

Warren Humphreys
Personal information
Full name Warren Humphreys
Born (1952-04-01) 1 April 1952
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nationality  England
Residence Binfield, Berkshire
Career
Turned professional 1971
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T42: 1976
PGA Championship DNP

Warren Humphreys (born 1 April 1952) is an English professional golfer.

Humphreys was born in Kingston. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1971 English Amateur and playing on that year's winning Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team. He turned professional towards the end of that year.[1]

Humphreys made the top one hundred on the European Tour Order of Merit thirteen times, with a best ranking of twentieth in 1973. His sole European Tour tournament victory came at the 1985 Portuguese Open. Since retiring from tournament golf he has worked as a golf broadcaster for Sky Sports and The Golf Channel.

Amateur wins (3)

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 2 Nov 1985 Portuguese Open −9 (69-68-71-71=279) 1 stroke South Africa Hugh Baiocchi

Results in major championships

Tournament 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
The Open Championship CUT T50 CUT CUT CUT T42 CUT CUT T56 CUT CUT CUT

Note: Humphreys only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969, 1973, 1982, 1983 and 1984 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

  • Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1971 (winners)
  • St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1970 (winners)

References

  1. ↑ Clements, Derek (9 April 2006). "Caught in Time: Great Britain and Ireland win Walker Cup, 1971". London: The Times. Retrieved 2009-06-22.


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