Jack Westland
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWashington's2nd district
In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1965
Preceded by	Scoop Jackson
Succeeded by	Lloyd Meeds
Personal details
Born	Alfred John Westland (1904-12-14)December 14, 1904 Everett, Washington, U.S.
Died	November 3, 1982(1982-11-03) (aged 77) Pebble Beach, California, U.S.
Party	Republican
Spouses	Marcia Westland ​ ​ (m. 1931; div. 1957)​ Helen Geis ​ (m. 1959)​
Alma mater	University of Washington Law School

Jack Westland
Personal information
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Status	Amateur
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T53: 1953
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	T41: 1934
The Open Championship	DNP
U.S. Amateur	Won: 1952
British Amateur	T33: 1934

Alfred John "Jack" Westland (December 14, 1904 – November 3, 1982) was an American politician who served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965. He represented the Second Congressional District ofWashington as aRepublican. He was also an accomplished amateurgolfer.

Westland was born inEverett, Washington.^[1][2] He was elected to the House in 1952, taking the seat previously held byDemocratScoop Jackson who had won election to theUnited States Senate. Westland was re-elected in 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962. Westland voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957,^[3]1960,^[4] and1964,^[5] as well as the24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.^[6] He was defeated in 1964 by DemocratLloyd Meeds. Westland subsequently moved toCalifornia, where he lived until his death in 1982.^[7][8]

Westland was an accomplished amateur golfer for over 25 years. He won the 1929 French Amateur.^[9][10] He finished runner-up toFrancis Ouimet in the 1931U.S. Amateur.^[11] He won the 1933Western Amateur and played on threeWalker Cup teams (1932,^[12] 1934,^[13] 1953^[14]). He was also non-playing captain of the 1961 team.^[1][9] In 1952, at the age of 47, Westland won the U.S. Amateur overAl Mengert.^[15] 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).^[9]

In 1978, Westland was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Association's Hall of Fame.^[9]

• 1924 Washington State Amateur
• 1927 Chicago District Amateur
• 1929French Amateur, Chicago District Amateur
• 1933Western Amateur
• 1934 Chicago District Amateur
• 1938Pacific Northwest Amateur
• 1939Pacific Northwest Amateur
• 1940Pacific Northwest Amateur
• 1947 Washington State Amateur
• 1948 Washington State Amateur
• 1951Pacific Northwest Amateur
• 1952U.S. Amateur

Amateurmajors shown inbold.

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1952	U.S. Amateur	3 & 2	Al Mengert

Note: As an amateur, Westland could not play in thePGA Championship. He did not play inThe Open Championship.

LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
"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

Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,^[16] The Masters,^[17] 1934 British Amateur^[18]

• Walker Cup:1932 (winners),1934 (winners),1953 (winners),1961 (winners, non-playing captain)

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