Charlie Green
Personal information
Full nameCharles Wilson Green
Born(1932-08-02)2 August 1932
Dumbarton, Scotland
Died28 January 2013(2013-01-28) (aged 80)
Cardross, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT37: 1962

Charles Wilson Green (2 August 1932 – 28 January 2013) was a Scottish amateur golfer. He was one of the leading British amateurs of his generation.

Amateur career

As an individual, he won the Scottish Amateur three times, the Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Champion twice and the Lytham Trophy twice. He represented Great Britain and Ireland in five Walker Cup matches and twice in the Eisenhower Trophy. At the 1972 Eisenhower Trophy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Green finished tied 9th individually and tied best in his team.

In 1962 at Troon Golf Club, Scotland, he won the Silver Medal as the leading amateur in the Open Championship.[1]

At 58 years of age, Green finished fourth and leading amateur at the 1991 Seniors' British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, England, four shots from winner Bobby Verwey, but three shots ahead of defending champion Gary Player on tied fifth. This marked the best finish ever by an amateur in the championship and, as of 2023, still is.[2] Also at the 1989 Seniors' British Open at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland, Green were, tied with Gordon Clark, leading amateur.[3]

Amateur wins

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Team appearances

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References

  1. ^ Dempster, Martin (30 January 2013). "Obituary: Charlie Green, amateur golfing great". The Scotsman.
  2. ^ "Cautious finish rewards Verwey". The Times. London. 15 July 1991.
  3. ^ Jacobs, Raymond (31 July 1989). "Charles streaks away to take Seniors title as Casper's bid falters". The Glasgow Herald. p. 17. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b The Golfer's Handbook 1993. Munro-Barr Publications Ltd, Glasgow. 1993. p. 321. ISBN 0-333-58895-9.
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