Alfred Ricketts

Alfred H. Ricketts (born February 1870) was an English professional golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Alfred Ricketts
Personal information
Full nameAlfred H. Ricketts
BornFebruary 1870
England
Sporting nationality England
 United States
SpouseNettie Brooks
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT6: 1897
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Early life

In 1888, Ricketts emigrated from England to the United States and took a job as a golf instructor at the Country Club of Rochester in Rochester, New York, where he instructed Rochester-born Walter Hagen[1] and others on the finer points of golf.[2][3] In 1900 he married Nettie Brooks and born to them was a son, Albert G. Ricketts, circa 1902.

Golf career

Ricketts tied for sixth place, with Bernard Nicholls, in the 1897 U.S. Open, held at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. He got off to a poor start with an opening round 91 but with a full 10-shot improvement in round two at 81 he finished high on the leaderboard. He didn't win any prize money; only the top-5 finishers received a prize.[4] Ricketts also had a tenth place finish in the 1896 U.S. Open by carding rounds of 80-83=163.[4][5]

Later life

By 1910, his wife had died and he was a widower. In 1930, likely as a result of the Great Depression, he was no longer in the golf business but rather was working as a packer and stamper in a metal fabrication factory.

Death

Ricketts' date of death is unknown.

Results in major championships
Tournament 1896 1897 1898 1899
U.S. Open 10 T6 ? 16

Note: Ricketts played only in the U.S. Open.

"T" indicates a tie for a place
? = unknown
Yellow background for top-10

References
  1. Great Athletes. Vol. 11. Salem Press. 2009.
  2. "Outing, An Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Sport, Travel and Recreation". Vol. XXXV. 1 October 1899. p. 104. Retrieved 25 May 2015. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. Through Half a Century (PDF). 1945. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
  5. "Great Golf By Foulis". The New York Sun. 18 July 1896. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
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