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
Major championships
Amateur wins (2)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | The Amateur Championship | 1 up |  John Caven |
| 1924 | The Amateur Championship | 3 & 2 |  Eustace Storey |
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Amateur Championship | R128 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Amateur Championship | R16 | QF | 1 | R64 | 1 | R128 | R128 | R64 | R128 | |||
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
- ↑ "Sir Ernest William Elsmie Holderness, 2nd Bt". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Clubhouse". Walton Heath Golf Club. Retrieved 12 December 2015.