Alan Waterson
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Alan Norman Waterson (18 October 1915 – 1 May 2003) was an Australian amateur golfer. In 1946 he was runner-up in the Australian Open and the winner of the Australian Amateur. He won the New South Wales Amateur Championship four times, and represented Australia in the Sloan Morpeth Trophy.
Golf career
File:SLNSW 23405 Final of Australian golf championship at Kensington taken for Golf in Australia.jpg
In 1946 Waterson was runner-up in the Australian Open at Royal Sydney. After the first day he was tied for second place with Ossie Pickworth, two behind Kep Enderby, after rounds of 71 and 73. Enderby faded on the final day and Waterson's rounds of 73 and 74 were enough for second place, two strokes behind Pickworth, who had rounds of 69 and 76.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248404007 |title=Pickworth Open Golf Champion: survives shaky final round period |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) |volume=VII |issue=47 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=6 October 1946 |access-date=17 February 2021 |page=40 |via=National Library of Australia}} The Australian Amateur was also played at Royal Sydney, after the open. Waterson beat Jim Pendergast in the final, to win the title. Waterson was 3 up after the morning round, but Pendergast levelled the match after seven holes of the afternoon round. Waterson again took a three-hole lead and, despite losing the 16th, won the match 2&1.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248404785 |title=Waterson beats Pendergast, wins first national title |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) |volume=XI |issue=178 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=17 October 1946 |access-date=17 February 2021 |page=31 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Waterson won the New South Wales Amateur Championship four times in five editions between 1939 and 1948, only losing in the 1946 semi-final to the eventual winner, Kep Enderby.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17979779 |title=Champions Go Down In Title Golf |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=33899 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=16 August 1946 |access-date=17 February 2021 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}} As a 17-year-old, he had reached the final in 1933, but lost to Harry Hattersley.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228888105 |title=Hattersley Wins N.S.W. Amateur Golf Title |newspaper=The Sun (Sydney) |issue=1578 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=25 June 1933 |access-date=17 February 2021 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}} He won for the first time in 1939, beating Jim Ferrier 4&3 in the final.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17579106 |title=Waterson's win. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=31634 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=22 May 1939 |access-date=16 February 2021 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} He won again in 1940, 1947 and 1948.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17684921 |title=Great golf final |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |issue=31934 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=6 May 1940 |access-date=17 February 2021 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229703878 |title=Waterson not extended in golf title win |newspaper=The Sun (Sydney) |issue=2310 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=20 July 1947 |access-date=17 February 2021 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231141908 |title="Birdies" singing for Waterson |newspaper=The Sun (Sydney) |issue=2369 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=5 September 1948 |access-date=17 February 2021 |page=28 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Waterson was twice runner-up in the New South Wales Close Championship. At Killara in 1935 he tied with Don Spence, the pair being 16 strokes behind the winner, Jim Ferrier.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article231178340 |title=Ferrier Shattered Record With Amazing Round In Close Title |newspaper=The Sun (Sydney) |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=13 October 1935 |access-date=17 February 2021 |page=53 |via=National Library of Australia}} In 1947 he finished two strokes behind Norman Von Nida at Manly.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230559352 |title=Von Nida Makes birdies whistle in big golf final |newspaper=The Sun (Sydney) |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=9 November 1947 |access-date=17 February 2021 |page=5 (Sports section) |via=National Library of Australia}} He had also finished second, 6 strokes behind Von Nida, in the 1936 Queensland Open at Royal Queensland, and won the Queensland Amateur a few days later, beating Mick Ryan 7&6 in the final.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38491223 |title=Von Nida's 'Open' a triumph for self and state |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |issue=850 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=21 May 1936 |access-date=17 February 2021 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article182331654 |title=Waterson's Amateur Title |newspaper=The Telegraph (Brisbane) |location=Queensland, Australia |date=23 May 1936 |access-date=11 March 2021 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}
In 1948 Waterson represented Australia in the Sloan Morpeth Trophy at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, New Zealand winning 4½ to 1½. He lost his singles match to Bryan Silk.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U9FVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4937%2C1704414 |newspaper=The Age |title=New Zealand Too Good in Singles |date=5 October 1948 |page=8 |access-date=17 February 2021 |via=Google News Archive}}
Personal life
Waterson was born on 18 October 1915 and died on 1 May 2003.{{cite web |url=https://billiongraves.com/grave/Alan-Norman-Waterson/25856070 |title=Alan Norman Waterson |publisher=BillionGraves |access-date=17 February 2021}} He was a buyer at Gowings, a Sydney department store chain.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=lL5f5cZgq8MC&dat=19800923&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |title=Harder for golfers to get strokes back |first=Jim |last=Ramsay |date=23 September 1980 |page=31 |access-date=17 February 2021 |via=Google News Archive}}
Tournament wins
- 1936 Queensland Amateur
- 1939 New South Wales Amateur Championship
- 1940 New South Wales Amateur Championship
- 1946 Australian Amateur
- 1947 New South Wales Amateur Championship
- 1948 New South Wales Amateur Championship
Team appearances
- Sloan Morpeth Trophy (representing Australia): 1948
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches (representing New South Wales): 1934 (winners), 1937 (winners), 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951 (winners)