Biography of Alf Padgham -

Alfred Harry Padgham, who was usually known as Alf
Padgham, (born 2 July 1906 in Caterham, Surrey;
died 4 March 1966 in West Wickham, Greater London)
was one of the leading British professional
golfers of the 1930s and 1940s. After finishing
third at The Open Championship in 1934, and coming
second in 1935, he won the 1936 Open at Royal
Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake|Hoylake.

Padgham played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup
in 1933, 1935 and 1937, but he lost all six of his
matches. He had an ungainly style, but was at
times a brilliant putter. He lost what might have
been some of his best competitive years due to
World War II. He was club professional at
http://62.49.137.115/index.php Sundridge Park Golf
Club in the south east suburbs of London for many
years.

==Tournament wins==
:This list may be incomplete.
*1931 News of the World Tournament
*1932 Irish Open
*1934 German Championship, Dunlop Masters,
Yorkshire Evening News Championship
*1935 News of the World Tournament
*1936 The Open Championship, Dunlop Masters, Daily
Mail Tournament, Silver King Championship, Western
Province Championship (South Africa)
*1938 Dutch Open
*1939 Silver King Championship, News Chronicle
Tournament
*1946 Daily Mail Tournament
*1947 Silver King Championship

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Biography of Alf Padgham -