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Dai Rees

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Welsh professional golfer (1913–1983)
For other people named Dai Rees, seeDai Rees (disambiguation).

Dai Rees
CBE
Rees in 1936
Personal information
Full nameDavid James Rees
Born(1913-03-31)31 March 1913
Died15 November 1983(1983-11-15) (aged 70)
Barnet, London, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Sporting nationality Wales
Career
Turned professional1929
Former tourEuropean Tour
Professional wins43[1]
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open Championship2nd/T2:1953,1954,1961
Achievements and awards
Commander of the Order
of the British Empire		1958
Harry Vardon Trophy1955, 1959

David James Rees,CBE (31 March 1913 – 15 November 1983[2]) was one ofBritain's leadinggolfers either side of theSecond World War.

The winner of many prestigious tournaments in Britain, Europe and farther afield, Rees is best remembered as the captain of the Great BritainRyder Cup team which defeated theUnited States atLindrick Golf Club inYorkshire,England, in 1957.[3] It was the only defeat which the United States suffered in the competition between 1933 and 1985.

Early life

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In 1913, Rees was born inFontegary, nearBarry in theVale of Glamorgan,Wales. He was brought up around golf, with his father being the head professional and his mother a steward at The Leys Golf Club.[3] His family moved toAberdare, where his father had taken up the position of head professional atAberdare Golf Club.[1][4]

DuringWorld War II, Rees served as a driver forAir vice-marshalHarry Broadhurst.[5]

Professional career

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In 1929, Rees began his professional career aged 16 as an assistant to his father at Aberdare Golf Club.[4] He moved to Whitchurch Golf Club near Cardiff and then to Surbiton Golf Club in early 1935. His first post as a full professional was at Hindhead Golf Club in 1938 where he remained until he took over as the professional at South Herts Golf Club in 1946. LikeHarry Vardon before him, he remained in the position until he died in 1983.[1][6]

Rees won many important tournaments around the world including fourNews of the World Match Plays, twoBritish Masters, theIrish,Belgian andSwiss Opens, and theSouth African PGA Championship.[1][7]

Rees never wonThe Open Championship but finished as runner-up three times, in 1953, 1954 and 1961. He had a good chance of victory in1946, when he shot a final round 80 to slip into a tie for fourth place.[7]

Rees continued to play at a competitive level in his "senior" years, and remained successful, especially inmatch play tournaments. He reached the final of the News of the World Match Play twice while in his fifties, in 1967 and again in 1969, on each occasion beating several players almost half his age over 18 holes. He also had some success instroke play tournaments, including a runner-up finish in theMartini International in 1973 when aged 60.[7]

Rees played in nine Ryder Cups in total, and was selected for the aborted 1939 Cup. He had a 7–10–1 win–loss–draw record.

Rees captained the Great Britain Ryder Cup team on five occasions, in 1955, 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1967. It was at the 1957 event at Lindrick where Britain scored a 7½–4½ victory to break the United States' stranglehold on the trophy they had held since 1933.[8] Having regained the Ryder Cup in 1959, the United States would not relinquish it again until 1985, by which time the British team had been expanded to include the rest of Europe.[4]

Awards

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Death

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In 1983, Rees was involved in a car crash on his way back from watching anArsenal football match. He died several months later, aged 70, having failed to recover from his injuries.[4][10]

Tournament wins

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this list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

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Tournament19351936193719381939
The Open ChampionshipT3111T21T1312
Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNTT4T21T15CUT
Tournament1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
The Open ChampionshipT3T12T27T2T2T27T13T30T14T9
Tournament1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
The Open ChampionshipT92CUTT42T38CUT36CUTCUT
Tournament19701971197219731974
The Open ChampionshipCUTCUT

Note: Rees only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969 and 1971 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^abcd"Dai Rees CBE". South Herts Golf Club. Retrieved1 November 2017.
  2. ^"Mr Dai Rees – Major Welsh Golfer",The Times, 17 November 1983; pg. 14; Issue 61692.
  3. ^ab"Dai Rees (1913–1983)".Golf Europe. Archived fromthe original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved29 July 2009.
  4. ^abcde"Joe's success mirrors Dai's big day".Cynon Valley Leader. 20 December 2007. Retrieved29 July 2009.
  5. ^Hamilton, Nigel (1986).Monty: The Final Years of the Field Marshall 1944–1976. McGraw-Hill Book Company. p. 181.
  6. ^"Dai Rees, 70, Welsh Golfer; Who Led British Ryder Team".The New York Times. 17 November 1983. Retrieved29 July 2009.
  7. ^abcAlliss, Peter (1983).The Who's Who of Golf.Orbis Publishing. p. 289.ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  8. ^Corrigan, James (17 September 2006)."Team-room tantrum a forerunner to the Thomas Bjorn Affair".The Independent. London. Archived fromthe original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved29 July 2009.
  9. ^United Kingdom list:"No. 41268".The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1957. p. 11.
  10. ^"Rees, David James (Dai) (1913-1983), golfer and author".Dictionary of Welsh Biography.National Library of Wales.
  11. ^"Nagle, 65, makes record to win open; Rees' purse".The Sun. No. 12, 840. New South Wales, Australia. 26 March 1951. p. 12. Retrieved21 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^"Rees Holds Off Challenge By Nagle For Golf Title".The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 112. New South Wales, Australia. 18 March 1951. p. 8 (Sports Section). Retrieved21 June 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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