Fred Daly (golfer)

Fred Daly
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Frederick J. Daly
Born	(1911-10-11)11 October 1911 Portrush, County Antrim, Ireland
Died	18 November 1990(1990-11-18) (aged 79) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Northern Ireland
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	24
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	Won: 1947
PGA Championship	DNP

Frederick J. Daly, MBE (11 October 1911 – 18 November 1990) was a Northern Irish professional golfer, best known for winning The Open Championship in 1947 at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake.^[1]

Born in Portrush, County Antrim, Daly was the only Irishman from either side of the border to have won The Open until Pádraig Harrington won it in 2007 and the only Northern Irish major winner until Graeme McDowell won the U.S. Open in 2010. Daly won the Open in 1947 while professional to the Balmoral Club in Belfast. He won with a score of 293, a single stroke ahead of runners-up Reg Horne and amateur Frank Stranahan.

During his acceptance speech at Royal Liverpool, Daly said he was very honoured to receive the Claret Jug and take it back to Northern Ireland. He went on to say that the trophy had never been to Ireland and that he was hoping that the change of air would help it. There was much applause and laughter at his humorous comments.

In addition, he added the News of the World Match Play tournament which was the main British Match Play Championship, becoming the first since James Braid (1905) to win both the Open and the Match Play title in the same year.

Daly was the only Ulsterman to win the Irish Open until 2016, when Rory McIlroy won at The K Club. Daly won in 1946 at Portmarnock, and played on four Ryder Cup teams, in 1947, 1949, 1951, and 1953. He died in Belfast of a heart attack at age 79.

Daly was awarded the MBE in the 1984 New Year Honours "for services to golf".^[2]

Tournament wins (24)

this list is incomplete

1936 Irish International
1937 Irish International
1938 Irish International
1940 Irish PGA Championship
1946 Irish Open, Irish PGA Championship
1947 Open Championship, News of the World Match Play
1948 Penfold Tournament, News of the World Match Play, Dunlop-Southport Tournament
1949 Manchester Evening Chronicle Tournament
1950 Lotus Tournament
1952 Daks Tournament, News of the World Match Play, Irish PGA Championship
Ulster Professional Championship – 8 times. He first won this championship on his first attempt in 1936.

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1947	The Open Championship	Tied for lead	+5 (73-70-78-72=293)	1 stroke	Reg Horne, Frank Stranahan

Results timeline

Of the four majors, Daly only played The Open Championship.

1946	1947	1948	1949
T8	1	2	DNP

1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
T3	T4	3	11	T35	T12	CUT	CUT	T20	DNP

1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976
CUT	DNP	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953
Canada Cup (representing Ireland): 1954, 1955
Ireland–Scotland Professional Match (representing Ireland): 1936
Triangular Professional Tournament (representing Ireland): 1937
Llandudno International Golf Trophy (representing Ireland): 1938
Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1954 (winners), 1955 (winners)

References

↑ "1947 Fred Daly". The Open. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49583. p. 13. 31 December 1983. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

External links

The Open Championship champions

1860 Willie Park Sr. 1861 Tom Morris Sr. 1862 Tom Morris Sr. 1863 Willie Park Sr. 1864 Tom Morris Sr. 1865 Andrew Strath 1866 Willie Park Sr. 1867 Tom Morris Sr. 1868 Tom Morris Jr. 1869 Tom Morris Jr. 1870 Tom Morris Jr. 1871 No championship 1872 Tom Morris Jr. 1873 Tom Kidd 1874 Mungo Park 1875 Willie Park Sr. 1876 Bob Martin† 1877 Jamie Anderson 1878 Jamie Anderson 1879 Jamie Anderson 1880 Bob Ferguson 1881 Bob Ferguson 1882 Bob Ferguson 1883 Willie Fernie† 1884 Jack Simpson 1885 Bob Martin 1886 David Brown 1887 Willie Park Jr. 1888 Jack Burns 1889 Willie Park Jr.† 1890 John Ball# 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1892 Harold Hilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 Harold Hilton# 1898 Harry Vardon 1899 Harry Vardon 1900 John Henry Taylor 1901 James Braid 1902 Sandy Herd 1903 Harry Vardon 1904 Jack White 1905 James Braid 1906 James Braid 1907 Arnaud Massy 1908 James Braid 1909 John Henry Taylor 1910 James Braid 1911 Harry Vardon† 1912‡ Edward Ray 1913 John Henry Taylor 1914 Harry Vardon 1915–19 No Championships due to World War I 1920 George Duncan 1921 Jock Hutchison† 1922 Walter Hagen 1923 Arthur Havers 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Jim Barnes 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927‡ Bobby Jones# 1928 Walter Hagen 1929 Walter Hagen 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Tommy Armour 1932‡ Gene Sarazen 1933 Denny Shute† 1934‡ Henry Cotton 1935 Alf Perry 1936 Alf Padgham 1937 Henry Cotton 1938 Reg Whitcombe 1939 Dick Burton 1940–45 No Championships due to World War II 1946 Sam Snead 1947 Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 Max Faulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson 1956 Peter Thomson 1957 Bobby Locke 1958 Peter Thomson† 1959 Gary Player 1960 Kel Nagle 1961 Arnold Palmer 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Bob Charles† 1964 Tony Lema 1965 Peter Thomson 1966 Jack Nicklaus 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo 1968 Gary Player 1969 Tony Jacklin 1970 Jack Nicklaus† 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Lee Trevino 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf 1974 Gary Player 1975 Tom Watson† 1976 Johnny Miller 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Seve Ballesteros 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Tom Watson 1984 Seve Ballesteros 1985 Sandy Lyle 1986 Greg Norman 1987 Nick Faldo 1988 Seve Ballesteros 1989 Mark Calcavecchia† 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Ian Baker-Finch 1992 Nick Faldo 1993 Greg Norman 1994 Nick Price 1995 John Daly† 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Justin Leonard 1998 Mark O'Meara† 1999 Paul Lawrie† 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 David Duval 2002 Ernie Els† 2003 Ben Curtis 2004 Todd Hamilton† 2005‡ Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Pádraig Harrington† 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Stewart Cink† 2010 Louis Oosthuizen 2011 Darren Clarke 2012 Ernie Els 2013 Phil Mickelson 2014‡ Rory McIlroy 2015 Zach Johnson† 2016 Henrik Stenson

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

Fred Daly in the Ryder Cup

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1947

Jimmy Adams Fred Daly Max Faulkner Eric Green Reg Horne Sam King Arthur Lees Dai Rees Charlie Ward Henry Cotton (playing captain)

Lost: 1 – 11

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1949

Jimmy Adams Laurie Ayton, Jnr Ken Bousfield Dick Burton Fred Daly Max Faulkner Sam King Arthur Lees Dai Rees Charlie Ward Charles Whitcombe (non-playing captain)

Lost: 5 – 7

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1951

Jimmy Adams Ken Bousfield Fred Daly Max Faulkner Jack Hargreaves Arthur Lees John Panton Dai Rees Charlie Ward Harry Weetman Arthur Lacey (non-playing captain)

Lost: 2.5 – 9.5

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1953

Jimmy Adams Peter Alliss Harry Bradshaw Eric Brown Fred Daly Max Faulkner Bernard Hunt John Panton Dai Rees Harry Weetman Henry Cotton (non-playing captain)

Lost: 5.5 – 6.5

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