Fred Robson

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Frederick Robson (25 April 1885 – 3 November 1952) was an English professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. Robson was a frequent competitor in the Open Championship. His best performance was a tie for second with Aubrey Boomer in the 1927 Open Championship.{{cite book |title=The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 |volume=1 |first=Morgan G. |last=Brenner |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-3360-5}}

Early life

Robson was born in Shotton, Flintshire, Wales, on 25 April 1885.

Golf career

Robson was involved in a dispute about which team he would represent in the 1909 England–Scotland Professional Match. He apparently had a Scottish father and English mother and was initially selected for both sides. Having learnt his golf in England he eventually chose to represent that country.{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=4 June 1909 |page=18 |title=The Professionals International Match}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fc9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1452%2C4060493 |title=Professional Golf – International Match at Deal |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=14 |date=5 June 1909}} A meeting of the PGA on the following Monday accepted the principle that the player could choose in such situations.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f89AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1874%2C4318911 |title=Open Championship – Meeting of professionals |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=11 |date=8 June 1909}}

However this account is contradicted by the 1891 census of Wales which records that his father was born in Birmingham and mother in Holywell.1891 Wales census at www.ancestry.com

=1927 Open Championship=

The 1927 Open Championship was the 62nd Open Championship, held 13–15 July at the Old Course at St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. Amateur Bobby Jones successfully defended the title with a dominating six stroke victory, the second of his three victories at the Open Championship. Robson carded rounds of 76-72-69-74=291 and finished in second place, tied with Aubrey Boomer. He and Boomer each won £62 10s in prize money.

Robson also played on the three Great Britain Ryder Cup teams in 1927, 1929, and 1931.

Death and legacy

Robson died on 3 November 1952 in Croydon, London, England, at the age of 67.{{Cite web|url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=robson&yearOfDeath=1953&page=3#calendar|title=Find a will | GOV.UK}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.golfcollectors.co.uk/u/cms/TTG_95_2010December.pdf#page=10 |title=Fred Robson: Derek Markham recalls the career of a famous Ryder Cup player |magazine=Through the Green |pages=10–12 |date=December 2010}} Robson is best remembered for his numerous starts in the Open Championship, the best of which was a second-place finish in 1927. He was also a Ryder Cup player.

Tournament wins

Note: This list may be incomplete

1911 Southern Professional Foursomes Tournament (with Tom Ball)
1924 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
1939 True Temper Foursomes Tournament (with Dick Burton)

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1908

!1909

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|T18

|T31

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!Tournament

!1910

!1911

!1912

!1913

!1914

!1915

!1916

!1917

!1918

!1919

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|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

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|WD

|T41

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

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!Tournament

!1920

!1921

!1922

!1923

!1924

!1925

!1926

!1927

!1928

!1929

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|T51

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|T29

|T23

|T11

|T18

|style="background:yellow;"|T2

|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T36

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!Tournament

!1930

!1931

!1932

!1933

!1934

!1935

!1936

!1937

!1938

!1939

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|style="background:yellow;"|T4

|T21

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|T37

|T58

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|WD

|CUT

Note: Robson only played in The Open Championship.

NT = No tournament

WD = withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1909 (winners), 1910 (winners)
Coronation Match (representing the Professionals): 1911 (winners)
Great Britain vs USA (representing Great Britain): 1926 (winners)
Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1927, 1929 (winners), 1931
Seniors vs Juniors (representing the Seniors): 1928 (winners)

References

Category:English male golfers

Category:Ryder Cup competitors for Europe

Category:People from Shotton, Flintshire

Category:Sportspeople from Flintshire

Category:1885 births

Category:1952 deaths