Harry Bannerman

Harry Bannerman (born 5 March 1942) is a retired Scottish professional golfer. He is best known for playing in the 1971 Ryder Cup, winning two and a half points out of five. A back injury curtailed his playing career.[1]

Harry Bannerman
Personal information
Born (1942-03-05) 5 March 1942
Aberdeen, Scotland
Nationality Scotland
Career
Turned professional1965
Former tour(s)European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT33: 1972
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT11: 1971

Bannerman was twice runner-up on the European Tour, being second behind Jack Newton in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf and to Christy O'Connor Jnr in the 1975 Carroll's Irish Open. He was also joint runner-up in the 1969 Algarve Open, behind Bernard Hunt.[2] He played in a number of tournaments on the European Senior Tour from 1992 to 1995.

Bannerman turned professional at the age of 23 and became an assistant at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club. Later he was the tournament professional at Banchory and Murcar Links Golf Club and professional at Cruden Bay and at Schloss Mainsondheim in Germany.[3][4]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

  • 1965 Scottish Alliance Championship

Professional wins

this list may be incomplete

Results in major championships
Tournament 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
Masters Tournament T33
The Open Championship T36 T31 CUT T11 T19 T46 CUT CUT

Note: Bannerman never played in the U.S. Open or PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1976 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. "Harry Bannerman retires from work at Paul Larwie Golf Centre". Scottish Golf View. 14 October 2013.
  2. "Hunt finishes three ahead of Garner and Bannerman". The Glasgow Herald. 24 March 1969. p. 6.
  3. "Harry Bannerman's 1971 Ryder Cup replica fetches £11,250 at auction". Scottish Golf View. 6 November 2014.
  4. "Harry Bannerman". Scottish Golf Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2019.


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