Pat Fletcher
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| Full name | Patrick Oswald Fletcher | ||||
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". Clacton-on-Sea, England | ||||
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||||
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| Career | |||||
| Status | Professional | ||||
| Professional wins | At least 8 | ||||
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| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| PGA Tour | 1 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | T32: 1955 | ||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Patrick Oswald Fletcher (June 18, 1916 – July 21, 1985)[1] was a Canadian professional golfer.
Career
In 1954, at the Point Grey Golf Club in Vancouver, he became the first Canadian since 1914 to win the Canadian Open.[2] He was the last Canadian to win the tournament until Nick Taylor's victory in 2023.[3]
Fletcher moved to Montreal to become the head professional at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, and with his sons Ted and Allan, started the Fletcher sportswear and equipment company. He also won the 1952 Canadian PGA Championship.
Awards and honors
- In 1975, Fletcher was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.
- In 1976, Fletcher was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame.[4]
Professional wins
- 1947 Saskatchewan Open
- 1948 Saskatchewan Open
- 1951 Saskatchewan Open
- 1952 Canadian PGA Championship
- 1954 Canadian Open
- 1956 Quebec Spring Open
- 1957 Quebec Spring Open
- 1968 Canadian PGA Seniors
Team appearances
- Canada Cup (representing Canada): 1955
- Hopkins Trophy (representing Canada): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Pat Fletcher". Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 5, 2006.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hall of Fame trivia". Royal Canadian Golf Association. Archived from the original on September 30, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2006.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Canada's Sports Hall of Fame entry". Retrieved April 12, 2007.
