Warren Humphreys (born 1 April 1952) is an English professional golfer.

Warren Humphreys
Personal information
Full nameWarren Humphreys
Born (1952-04-01) 1 April 1952 (age 72)
Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceBinfield, Berkshire
Career
Turned professional1971
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT42: 1976

Humphreys was born in Kingston. He had a successful amateur career, winning the 1971 English Amateur, and playing on that year's winning Great Britain & Ireland Walker Cup team.

He turned professional towards the end of 1971.[1] Humphreys made the top one hundred on the European Tour Order of Merit thirteen times, with a best ranking of twentieth in 1973. His sole European Tour tournament victory came at the 1985 Portuguese Open.

Golf broadcasting

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Since retiring from tournament golf he has worked as a golf broadcaster, for Sky Sports and The Golf Channel.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (1)

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European Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 2 Nov 1985 Portuguese Open −9 (69-68-71-71=279) 1 stroke   Hugh Baiocchi

Playoff record

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Southern Africa Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 1981 Datsun South African Open   John Bland,   Gary Player Player won with birdie on third extra hole after 18-hole playoff;
Player: −2 (70),
Bland: −2 (70),
Humphreys: E (72)

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
The Open Championship CUT T50 CUT CUT CUT T42 CUT CUT T56 CUT CUT CUT

Note: Humphreys only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969, 1973, 1982, 1983 and 1984 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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Amateur

References

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  1. ^ Clements, Derek (9 April 2006). "Caught in Time: Great Britain and Ireland win Walker Cup, 1971". The Times. London. Retrieved 22 June 2009.[dead link]
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