Fred Bullock (golfer)

George Frederick Bullock (12 August 1918 – November 2006) was an English professional golfer. He died from motor neurone disease. He finished in the top-10 four times in The Open Championship: T-8 in 1938, T-7 in 1950, 8th in 1952, and T-2 in 1959.[1]

Fred Bullock
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Frederick Bullock
Born(1918-08-12)12 August 1918
Warwickshire, England
DiedNovember 2006 (aged 88)
Barnet, London, England
Nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT2: 1959

Until late 1946 he was an assistant professional at Holyhead Golf Club on Anglesey, Wales where his father George was the professional. Aged 17, he was runner-up in the 1936 Welsh Professional Championship at Prestatyn, behind Fred Lloyd. After two years as professional at Otley Golf Club he became playing assistant professional at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club and then the professional at Glasgow Golf Club in late 1950. At the end of 1955 he moved to Moortown Golf Club. He was later the club professional at Prestwick St Ninians, Caird Park Golf Club and Largs Golf Club.

He had two children: Sandra, who caddied for him in the 1959 Open,[2] and Freida.[3]

Results in major championships
Tournament 1937 1938 1939
The Open Championship CUT T8 CUT
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT T35 T15 CUT CUT
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Open Championship T7 CUT 8 CUT T47 CUT CUT T2
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
The Open Championship CUT T46 CUT

Note: Bullock only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References
  1. "Fred Bullock". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  2. Brown, Tom (12 July 2012). "Golf: It was 1959 and the man in black was limbering up by doing fingertip press-ups; Tom Brown , who still plays Gary Player irons, recalls the day he watched the South African capture his first Major to herald a sparkling new era in golf". Daily Record. Glasgow, Scotland: The Free Library.
  3. O'Hagan, Paul (21 November 2006). "Fred Bullock Passes Away". Golf Monthly.
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