David Blair (golfer)

David Arthur Blair MBE, MC (25 August 1917[2] – 10 April 1985[3]) was a Scottish amateur golfer. He finished in the top-10 in the Open Championship in 1960 and played in the Walker Cup in 1955 and 1961. He was a retired major in the Seaforth Highlanders in the British Army. His younger brother Chandos was also in the Seaforth Highlanders.

David Blair
Personal information
Full nameDavid Arthur Blair
Born(1917-08-25)25 August 1917
Scotland
Died10 April 1985(1985-04-10) (aged 67)
Canterbury, Kent, England[1]
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1962, 1963
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT9: 1960

Early life

Blair was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[3]

Military career

Blair graduated from Sandhurst on 26 August 1937 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Seaforth Highlanders, a line infantry regiment of the British Army.[4][3] He was captured at El Adem in 1942 but escaped in 1943. He was awarded the Military Cross when his company made an assault crossing over a canal in Holland in late 1944.[5]

Business career

Blair was chairman of the Scotch whisky export committee from 1985 to 1980 and a director of Distillers Company. He was also chairman of United Glass Ltd.[3]

Amateur wins

Results in major championships
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
The Open Championship T30 T9 CUT

Note: Blair only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. "Mr David Blair". The Times. 9 May 1985. p. 16.
  2. "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. "Major D A Blair". The Times. 20 April 1985. p. 10.
  4. "No. 34430". The London Gazette. 27 August 1937. p. 5443.
  5. "Blair, DA, Major, 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders , No.11 Commando, MBE,MC". ww2.commando. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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