Alfred H. Ricketts (born February 1870) was an English professional golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Alfred Ricketts | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Alfred H. Ricketts |
Born | February 1870 England |
Sporting nationality | England United States |
Spouse | Nettie Brooks |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | T6: 1897 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
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.
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]
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.
Ricketts' date of death is unknown.
Tournament | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 |
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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
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