John Pritchett (golfer)

English golfer (1931–1958)

John Pritchett

Personal information
Full name| John D'Ewes Pritchett
Born| 1931
England
Died| 30 October 1958 (aged 27)
Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England
Sporting nationality|  England
Career
Turned professional| 1949
Professional wins| 1
Best results in major championships

Masters Tournament| DNP
PGA Championship| DNP
U.S. Open| DNP
The Open Championship| CUT: 1956

John D'Ewes Pritchett (1931 – 30 October 1958)[1] was an English professional golfer. He was Boys Amateur Champion in 1948 and won the Daks Tournament in 1955. He was killed in a road traffic accident at the age of 27.

## Golf career

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Pritchett won the Boys Amateur Championship in 1948 beating David Reid, a Scot. Pritchett had been 5 down with 10 holes to play and was dormie-3. However he won the next four holes to win the championship at the 37th hole.[2] Pritchett played for England against Scotland in the Boys International played prior to the championship. He attended Bishop Vesey's Grammar School in Sutton Coldfield.[3]

Pritchett became an assistant professional at Sunningdale Golf Club in 1949. In 1953, at the age of 21, he was a runner-up in the Silver King Tournament behind Flory Van Donck.[4] He won the 1955 Daks Tournament, which was played at Sunningdale, beating Dai Rees by 2 strokes and winning the first prize of £600.[5] He became full professional at Stoneham Golf Club near Southampton in late 1957.

## Death

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Pritchett died in a road traffic accident on 30 October 1958 aged 27. He was in a car being driver by Philip Scrutton, a leading amateur golfer, when they were hit by an army lorry on the A30, just west of Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire. Scrutton was also killed.[6][7] Pritchett and Scrutton had played together in the 1958 Wentworth Foursomes, losing in the final.[8] Pritchett had married Annie Eirwen Evans in 1956. Annie did not remarry and died in 1989.[9]

## Amateur wins

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* 1948 Boys Amateur Championship

## Professional wins

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* 1955 Daks Tournament

## Results in major championships

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Tournament  | 1956

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The Open Championship | CUT

Note: Pritchett only played in The Open Championship.

CUT = Missed the cut

## References

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1. ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK".
2. ^ "Scottish boy "Champion runner-up"". The Glasgow Herald. 30 August 1948. p. 4.
3. ^ "Boys' golf at Barassie". The Glasgow Herald. 23 August 1948. p. 5.
4. ^ "Belgian's great win in "Silver King" golf – New record aggregate of 274". The Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1953. p. 12.
5. ^ "Assistant golfer's success". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1955. p. 9.
6. ^ "Noted British golfers die in car crash". The Glasgow Herald. 31 October 1958. p. 1.
7. ^ "Army driver sent for trial". The Glasgow Herald. 10 December 1958. p. 7.
8. ^ "Mills and Slark win at Wentworth". The Glasgow Herald. 17 March 1958. p. 11.
9. ^ "Find a will | GOV.UK".