Ernest Holderness

Sir Ernest William Elsmie Holderness, 2nd Baronet CBE (13 March 1890 – 23 August 1968)^[1] was an English amateur golfer and one of the Holderness baronets. He won The Amateur Championship in 1922 and 1924 and the Golf Illustrated Gold Vase in 1925. He played in the Walker Cup in 1923, 1926, and 1930.^[2]

Tournament wins[]

• 1922 The Amateur Championship
• 1924 The Amateur Championship
• 1925 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase

Major championships[]

Amateur wins (2)[]

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1922	The Amateur Championship	1 up
1924	The Amateur Championship	3 & 2

Results timeline[]

Note: Holderness only played in the Amateur Championship.

NT = No tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play

Sources: The Glasgow Herald, May 20, 1914, pg. 12., The Glasgow Herald, June 10, 1920, pg. 9., The American Golfer, June 4, 1921, pg. 24., The Glasgow Herald, May 10, 1923, pg. 15., The Glasgow Herald, May 26, 1925, pg. 15., The Glasgow Herald, May 27, 1926, pg. 7., The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1928, pg. 3.

Team appearances[]

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain): 1923, 1926, 1930
• Great Britain vs USA (representing Great Britain): 1921
• England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing England): 1922, 1923, 1924 (winners), 1925 (winners), 1926 (winners), 1928 (winners)

References[]

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