Cecil Denny (golfer)

Cecil Denny
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Cecil Stanley Denny
Born (1908-08-08)8 August 1908
Great Finborough, Suffolk, England
Died July 1991 (aged 82)
Norfolk, England
Nationality  England
Career
Status Professional
Professional wins 4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T15: 1932
PGA Championship DNP

Cecil Stanley Denny (8 August 1908 – July 1991)[1] was an English professional golfer.

His first British win was in the Malden Invitation Tournament in late 1937 where he beat Alf Padgham 5&4 in the 18-hole final.[2] The tournament was contested by 16 invited players over two days. The following year he was one of the runners-up in the News Chronicle Tournament at East Brighton Golf Club, two shots behind Reg Whitcombe.[3]

He was particularly successful in the Dutch Open, winning the event in 1948 and 1952 and being a runner-up three times before the war.

At the age of 46, Denny won the 1955 Spalding Tournament at Moor Park Golf Club by one stroke from Eric Lester, his first important win in Britain.[4]

Tournament wins

Results in major championships

Tournament 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
The Open Championship T36 T15 T48 T42 CUT T34 CUT CUT DNP
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT CUT CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Open Championship CUT DNP CUT DNP 44 T45 DNP DNP T39 CUT

Note: Denny only played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = Missed the cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References

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