Ernest Holderness

English golfer (1890–1968)

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

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

## Major championships

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### Amateur wins (2)

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Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up

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1922 | The Amateur Championship | 1 up |  John Caven
1924 | The Amateur Championship | 3 & 2 |  Eustace Storey

### Results timeline

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Tournament  | 1914  | 1915  | 1916  | 1917  | 1918  | 1919

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The Amateur Championship | R128  | NT  | NT  | NT  | NT  | NT
Tournament  | 1920  | 1921  | 1922  | 1923  | 1924  | 1925  | 1926  | 1927  | 1928  | 1929  | 1930  | 1931

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The Amateur Championship | R16  | QF  | 1 | R64  | 1 | R128  | R128  |  | R64  |  |  | R128

Note: Holderness only played in the Amateur Championship.

Win

Top 10

Did not play

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

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* 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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1. ^ "Sir Ernest William Elsmie Holderness, 2nd Bt". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
2. ^ "Clubhouse". Walton Heath Golf Club. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

Baronetage of the United Kingdom

Preceded by

Thomas Holderness

|  Baronet
(of Tadworth)
1920–1968  | Succeeded by

Richard Holderness

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