Gerald Micklem

Gerald Hugh Micklem CBE (14 August 1911 – 21 May 1988) was an English amateur golfer and administrator.[1] He played in four Walker Cup matches between 1947 and 1955 and was non-playing captain in 1957 and 1959.

Gerald Micklem
Personal information
Full nameGerald Hugh Micklem
Born(1911-08-14)14 August 1911
Banstead, Surrey, England
Died21 May 1988(1988-05-21) (aged 76)
Chertsey, Surrey, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1946

Micklem had limited success as a golfer before World War II, but gained an Oxford blue for golf and reached the final of the 1936 Addington Foursomes. He gained national attention when he reached the semi-final of the 1946 Amateur Championship and won the English Amateur. He played in the Walker Cup four times and won the English Amateur for a second time in 1953. Micklem later acted as a golf administrator and chaired various committees at The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A). He was captain of the R&A in 1968 and received the Bob Jones Award in 1969 and the Walter Hagen Award in 1970. He was awarded a CBE in the 1969 New Year Honours.

Golf career

Micklem made little impact as a golfer before World War II, although he gained an Oxford blue for golf and, playing with Arthur Lacey, reached the final of the 1936 Addington Foursomes.[1][2]

Micklem first came to national prominence when he reached the semi-final of the 1946 Amateur Championship before losing to Robert Sweeny Jr.[3] The following year he won the English Amateur and was selected for the 1947 Walker Cup team.[1] In 1948, partnered with Charlie Ward, he won the Daily Telegraph Foursomes Tournament.[4] He played in the Walker Cup three more times, in 1949, 1953 and 1955, although he only won one of his Walker Cup matches, the foursomes in 1953. He won the English Amateur for a second time in 1953.[1]

Golf administrator

Micklem was later actively involved as a golf administrator. He was non-playing captain of the Walker Cup team in 1957 and 1959, and chaired The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A) rules of golf committee, selection committee, and championship committee and was captain of the R&A in 1968.[1]

Awards

Micklem received the Bob Jones Award in 1969 and the Walter Hagen Award in 1970. He was awarded a CBE in the 1969 New Year Honours.[1]

Amateur wins

Team appearances

References
  1. "Micklem, Gerald Hugh". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/65146. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. "Foursomes at Addington". The Glasgow Herald. 9 April 1936. p. 2.
  3. "Bruen favourite for golf title". The Glasgow Herald. 1 June 1946. p. 3.
  4. "Success of Ward and Micklem". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1948. p. 5.
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