Ralph Moffitt

Ralph Lawson Moffitt (18 September 1932 – 18 October 2003)[2][3] was an English professional golfer. He played in the 1961 Ryder Cup.

Ralph Moffitt
Personal information
Full nameRalph Lawson Moffitt
Born(1932-09-18)18 September 1932
Ryton, Tyne and Wear, England
Died18 October 2003(2003-10-18) (aged 71)[1]
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open Championship11th: 1962

Moffitt was born in Ryton, Tyne and Wear in 1932.

Career

Moffitt tied for first place in the 1960 Dunlop Tournament and was runner-up to Peter Thomson in the 1961 News of the World Matchplay.[4] Moffitt finished 8th in the Ryder Cup points list to gain a place in the 1961 Ryder Cup team.[5] He was only selected for one match, a singles against Mike Souchak which he lost 5&4.

Moffitt won the 1962 Royal Gold Tournament and was runner-up three straight years at the Dunlop Masters from 1962 to 1964.[6][7]

Moffitt was an assistant professional at Coventry Golf Club before spending 24 years as the club professional at Hearsall Golf Club. In 1979 he moved to Gorleston Golf Club at Gorleston, Great Yarmouth and retired there in 1992. He died at his home in Great Yarmouth aged 71.

Professional wins
This list may be incomplete.

Results in major championships
Tournament 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Open Championship CUT CUT 38 CUT T41
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The Open Championship T21 T25 11 CUT T13 CUT
Tournament 1970 1971
The Open Championship CUT

Note: Moffitt only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1971 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Wills?surname=moffitt&yearOfDeath=2003&IsGrantSearch=True#wills
  2. "Golf: Farewell to Ralph". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 30 October 2003. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  3. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZJ-2KHJ
  4. "Brown and Moffitt tie in Dunlop tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1960. p. 4.
  5. "Ryder Cup places earned at Longniddry". The Times. 5 August 1961. p. 3.
  6. Horne, Cyril (13 August 1962). "Moffitt's easy win in Royal Gold – Certain of success before last round of games". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
  7. Jacobs, Raymond (29 June 1964). "Masters title for Le Grange". Glasgow Herald. p. 9. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
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