| Charlie Ward | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Charles Harold Ward | ||
| Born | (1911-09-16)16 September 1911 Birmingham, England | ||
| Died | August 2001 (age 89) Devon, England | ||
| Sporting nationality |  England | ||
| Career | |||
| Status | Professional | ||
| Professional wins | 17 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | 3rd/T3:1948,1951 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Charles Harold Ward (16 September 1911 – August 2001) was a prominent English golfer of the 1940s, winner of the British Order of Merit in both 1948 and 1949, and twice finishing third inThe Open Championship, in1948 and1951.[1] He would add his name, at some stage, to the roll of honour of almost every leading event in British professional golf, with the exception of the Open.
Ward was born inBirmingham, England. Like many players his age, Ward's best years were denied to him byWorld War II, so it was fitting that he should win the first professional event played after VE Day, the Daily Mail Victory Tournament atSt Andrews. After his victory he returned late to his posting at an RAF base and as a punishment, was confined to barracks.[1]
Ward would win three events in 1948 (one of them in a tie), and gained more recognition for his 1949 season, his three wins that year including the rich Spalding and North British-Harrogate Tournaments and then theBritish Masters, also played that year atSt. Andrews.
Further victories followed in 1950 (the Daily Mail Tournament at Walton Heath, which Ward won in a playoff againstBobby Locke and AustralianOssie Pickworth) and 1951 (the Dunlop Tournament and the Lotus Tournament) before Ward's final victory on the British circuit in 1956, theBritish PGA Championship at Maesdu.
Ward represented Great Britain on three occasions in theRyder Cup, in 1947, 1949 and 1951,[1] although he only enjoyed one victory in his six matches, losing twice toSam Snead and once toBen Hogan.
Ward died after a short illness in August 2001, a month short of his 90th birthday.[2]
| Tournament | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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| The Open Championship | T17 | T28 | T13 | T30 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | T4 | T6 | T3 | T4 |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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| The Open Championship | CUT | 3 | CUT | T17 | CUT | CUT | T17 | CUT | CUT | T35 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
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| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
Note: Ward only played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Charlie Ward in theRyder Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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