Doug Sewell

Douglas Norman Sewell (19 November 1929 – 9 September 2017) was an English professional golfer.[1] Before turning professional he had a successful amateur career, playing in the Walker Cup in 1957 and 1959.

Doug Sewell
Personal information
Full nameDouglas Norman Sewell
Born(1929-11-19)19 November 1929
Surrey, England
Died9 September 2017(2017-09-09) (aged 87)
Bournemouth, Dorset, England
Nationality England
Career
Turned professional1961
Retired1994
Professional wins4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT20: 1966

Amateur career

Sewell was a useful amateur golfer and played in the Walker Cup in 1957 and 1959 and the Eisenhower Trophy in 1960.

Sewell won the Brabazon Trophy at Moortown Golf Club in 1957, finishing 8 strokes ahead of Tony Slark.[2] The following year he won the English Amateur at Walton Heath Golf Club beating the Rhodesian David Proctor 8&7 in the final. Proctor qualified because his father was born in England.[3] He came close to winning the Berkshire Trophy in April 1959, finishing a stroke behind Joe Carr after making a bogey at the final hole.[4] In June he won his second Brabazon Trophy after a playoff with Michael Bonallack. They had each scored 300, seven ahead of the rest. In the 18-hole playoff Sewell scored 78 to Bonallack's 79. His aggregate score of 580 in the Berkshire and Brabazon trophies made him the first winner of the Philip Scrutton Jug.[5] He won the English Amateur for the second time in 1959 beating Martin Christmas in the final at the 41st hole. [6]

Sewell only played once in the Amateur Championship, losing in the 1959 quarter final to the American Bob Magee.[7]

Professional career

He turned professional in March 1961,[8] becoming an assistant professional at Wentworth. In 1967 he became professional at Ferndown in succession to Percy Alliss.[9] He remained at Ferndown until his retirement in 1994.

Sewell's only important professional win was in the 1970 Martini International at Conwy Golf Club where he tied with Peter Thomson. There was no playoff and the two shared the first and second prize money.[10] He was twice runner-up in the Penfold-Bournemouth Tournament at Queens Park Golf Club. In 1971 he was in a four-way tie for second place, four strokes behind Neil Coles.[11] In 1973 he was second again, two behind Eddie Polland.[12]

Sewell won the inaugural PGA Club Professional Championship in 1973 at Calcot Park Golf Club, a stroke ahead of David Melville. The leading nine formed the team for the first Diamondhead Cup, the forerunner of the PGA Cup, played later in that year.[13] He was 9th in the second PGA Club Professional Championship, again gaining a place in the British team for the Diamondhead Cup.[14] In 1975 Sewell won the event for the second time, two strokes ahead of David Huish.[15] He played in the first PGA Cup in October.

Death

Sewell died in Bournemouth in September 2017.[16][17]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

British PGA Order of Merit wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Joint winner
113 Jun 1970Martini International66-67-69-66=268Tie Peter Thomson

Other wins (3)
  • 1968 Wentworth Foursomes (with Alan Thirlwell)
  • 1973 PGA Club Professional Championship[18]
  • 1975 PGA Club Professional Championship[18]

Results in major championships
Tournament 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
The Open Championship T26 CUT T25 T20 T31 T25 T50

Note: Sewell only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

  • PGA Cup/Diamondhead Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1973, 1974, 1975

References
  1. "Douglas Sewell". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. "Brabazon Trophy for Sewell". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1957. p. 9.
  3. "English Title for Sewell". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1958. p. 10.
  4. "Exciting finish to Berkshire Trophy". The Glasgow Herald. 6 April 1959. p. 9.
  5. "Sewell beats Bonallack in Brabazon Play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1959. p. 4.
  6. "Sewell wins Marathon Final". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1960. p. 2.
  7. "Amateur Golf Championship – Three Americans in Semi-finals". The Glasgow Herald. 29 May 1959. p. 11.
  8. "Sewell becomes a professional". The Times. 14 March 1961. p. 22.
  9. "Martini tournament". The Times. 17 June 1967. p. 13.
  10. "Sewell matches Thomson". The Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1970. p. 5.
  11. "Coles takes Penfold first prize with 69 and 70 on last day". The Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1971. p. 4.
  12. "Polland change approach and breaks through". The Glasgow Herald. 14 May 1973. p. 5.
  13. "Sewell putts to victory". The Glasgow Herald. 11 August 1973. p. 2.
  14. "'Wild Bill' is champion". The Glasgow Herald. 3 June 1974. p. 5.
  15. "Sewell holds off Scots". The Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1975. p. 20.
  16. "Tributes paid to the late Douglas Sewell". pga.info. 13 September 2017.
  17. "Find a will". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  18. "PGA Professional Championship – Past Winners". The PGA. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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