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{{short description|English professional golfer (1877–1943)}}
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| fullname          = Edward Rivers J. Ray
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| death_place       = [[Watford]], [[England]]
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'''Edward Rivers John Ray''' (6 April 1877 – 26 August 1943)<ref>Extract From The Registry of Births of the Parish of Grouville 1871–1879 page 43 entry number 421</ref> was a [[British people|British]] professional [[golf]]er, one of the leading players of the first quarter of the 20th century. He won two [[Men's major golf championships|major]] championships, the [[Open Championship]] in [[1912 Open Championship|1912]] and the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in [[1920 U.S. Open (golf)|1920]], and contended in many others. He was captain of the British team in the inaugural [[Ryder Cup]], in [[1927 Ryder Cup|1927]].<ref name=odnb>{{Cite ODNB |id=51547 |title=Ray, Edward Rivers, (1877–1943), golfer |first=Wray |last=Vamplew}}</ref>

==Early life==
Ray was born at [[Vingtaine des Marais|Marais]], [[Grouville]], [[Jersey]] on 6 April 1877, the son of Stephen Ray, the captain of an oyster trawler, and his wife, Mary Ann Arm.<ref name=odnb/> He learnt his golf on the Grouville Links, one of a large number of local boys who later became professional golfers which included [[Harry Vardon]], his brother [[Tom Vardon|Tom]], the Gaudin brothers, the Boomer brothers and the Renouf brothers. Ray was a tall, well-built man who was known for his prodigious power, although his shots often landed in awful positions.<ref name="Ray Two Strokes Away">{{cite news|title=Ray Two Strokes Away|url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1913-09-19/ed-1/seq-10/#date1=1913&index=5&rows=20&words=Ray+Ted&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1913&proxtext=Ted+Ray&y=7&x=19&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1|access-date=7 July 2015|newspaper=New York Tribune|page=10|date=19 September 1913}}</ref> In addition to his prowess on the golf course, he was also useful at [[billiards]] and [[lawn bowls]].<ref name=Billiards>{{cite web|title=Oxhey Golf Club, Herts|url=http://www.golfsmissinglinks.co.uk/index.php/england/central-east/hertfordshire/569-herts-oxhey-golf-club-herts|website=golfsmissinglinks.co.uk|access-date=8 July 2015}}</ref><ref name=odnb/>

==Golf career==
Ray turned professional in 1894 at the age of 17, initially working as a club-maker before becoming a professional near [[St Malo]].<ref name=odnb/> He played in the [[1899 Open Championship]] finished in a tie for 16th place. Later in 1899 he took a position as a club professional at Churston Golf Club, [[Churston]], [[Devon]].<ref name=odnb/> During his time at Churston, he was encouraged by the club's committee to enter [[The Open Championship]]s from 1900 to 1902, and was granted a week's leave of absence and five pounds for expenses each year. After leaving Churston, in early 1903, he became the head professional at [[Ganton Golf Club]], replacing [[Harry Vardon]] who had left to join the [[South Herts Golf Club]]. In 1912 he took the position of golf professional at [[Oxhey Golf Club]] near [[Watford]] in [[Hertfordshire]].

Ray favoured an attacking style, and had to develop phenomenal recovery skills. Cartoonists usually depicted him with a [[niblick]] in hand, festooned with clumps of heather and saplings, with an inseparable pipe clamped between his teeth. Ray was admired by fans for his daring play, friendly, genial manner and optimistic spirit.

Ray was also a fine clubmaker and advertised his business while the professional at Oxhey. He specialised in the production of drivers, mashies, and niblicks.

Before [[World War I]] Ray was often overshadowed by the [[Great Triumvirate (golf)|Great Triumvirate]] of [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]], [[J.H. Taylor]] and [[Harry Vardon]] and then after the war by [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] and [[Abe Mitchell]]. Despite this he was one of the leading British golfers of the first quarter of the 20th century.

===Major championships===
Ray had an excellent record in the [[Open Championship]]. He won the Open at [[Muirfield]] in [[1912 Open Championship|1912]], leading after every round and finishing four strokes ahead of [[Harry Vardon]] and eight clear of [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]] in third place.<ref name=odnb/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=Ted+RAY |title=1912 Ted Ray |publisher=The Open |access-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126022629/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=Ted+RAY |archive-date=26 November 2011 }}</ref><ref name=great>{{cite news |title=Great Golf By Foulis |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030272/1896-07-19/ed-3/seq-4/#date1=1896&index=8&rows=20&words=championship+open&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1896&proxtext=open+championship&y=13&x=18&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1 |access-date=10 April 2015 |newspaper=The New York Sun |date=18 July 1896}}</ref> He was runner-up twice, in 1913 and 1925, and had 9 other finishes in the top-10. His last top-10 finish was in [[1925 Open Championship|1925]] when, at the age of 48, he finished joint runner-up, a stroke behind [[Jim Barnes]]. Ray had the best final round of 73, despite four-putting the ninth green.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |title=Victory of Jim Barnes |date=27 June 1925 |page=9}}</ref>

Ray played in 29 successive Open Championships from 1899 and 1932, his run ending when he failed to qualify in [[1933 Open Championship|1933]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P6JAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4033%2C625656 |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |title=Americans all safe |date=5 July 1933 |page=11}}</ref> Ray's last appearance was in [[1937 Open Championship|1937]], just after his 60th birthday. He had rounds of 76 and 81 to just make the qualifying score.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i0JAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3806%2C1091595|newspaper=The Herald|location=(Scotland) |title=Americans dominate Open qualifying golf |date=7 July 1937 |page=23}}</ref> In the championship itself he had rounds of 87 and 88 and missed the cut by 22 strokes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jUJAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2540%2C1351239|newspaper=The Herald|location=(Scotland) |title=Britain takes the lead |date=9 July 1937 |page=5}}</ref>

In addition to his appearances in the Open Championship, Ray also played three times in the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]], in 1913 and 1920, when he was touring America with [[Harry Vardon]], and in 1927, when he was in America as part of the British Ryder Cup team.

[[File:OuimetWithVardonAndRay1913.jpg|thumb|350px|Ray (''right'') with Harry Vardon ''(left'') and Francis Ouimet at the 1913 U.S. Open]]
Ray is best known for being in a playoff for the U.S. Open in [[1913 U.S. Open (golf)|1913]] with [[Harry Vardon]] and [[Francis Ouimet]], the winner. Ray had an opening round of 79 but he rebounded with a course record of 70 in round two which electrified the gallery and got him back into contention.<ref name="Ray Two Strokes Away" /> He narrowly missed a 5-foot putt at the last that would have given him a 69.<ref name="Ray Two Strokes Away" /> His four cards for the tournament were 79-70-76-79=304.<ref name="Brenner">{{cite book |title=The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860–2008 |volume=1 |first=Morgan G. |last=Brenner |year=2009 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-3360-5}}</ref> Ray, Vardon and Ouimet played an 18-hole playoff the following day. All three took 38 for the first 9 holes but Ouimet came home in 34 to Vardon's 39 and Ray's 40 to win the title. Already two strokes behind Ouimet, Ray effectively dropped out of contention when he took 6 at the 15th. Vardon was only one behind Ouimet after 16 holes but finished 5–6 while Ouimet finished 3–4 to win by five shots.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fsxAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3694%2C2422903 |work=The Herald|location=(Scotland) |title=American Open golf championship |date=22 September 1913 |page=9 }}</ref>

The 1913 U.S. Open was the subject of a [[2005 in film|2005]] [[Disney]] movie entitled, ''[[The Greatest Game Ever Played]]'', based on author [[Mark Frost]]'s 2002 book of the same name. Ray had joined Vardon on an extensive tour of [[North America]], promoted and financed by English media baron [[Lord Northcliffe]]. The two stars travelled the continent for two months, partnering in exhibition matches against the top players in each area they visited. The tour was very successful, attracting large crowds who came out to watch the top British players challenge emerging local golf talent at a time when golf was entering a boom period of popularity, which was further stimulated by the tour. Vardon and Ray ended their tour at the 1913 U.S. Open.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Greatest Game Ever Played |first=Mark |last=Frost |author-link=Mark Frost |year=2002 |publisher=Hyperion |location=New York |isbn=0-7868-6920-8 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/greatestgameever00fros }}</ref>

Ray won the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] at [[Inverness Club|Inverness]] in [[1920 U.S. Open (golf)|1920]], his second appearances in the championship.<ref name="Brenner"/><ref name=great/> That victory, at {{ayd|1877|04|06|1920|08|13}}, made Ray the oldest U.S. Open champion, a record he held until [[Raymond Floyd]], a few months older, won in [[1986 U.S. Open (golf)|1986]].

===Tournament career===
In addition to his wins in the [[1912 Open Championship]] and the [[1920 U.S. Open (golf)|1920 U.S. Open]], Ray won a large number of other tournaments, although he had few wins in multi-day events. Most of his victories were in one-day 36-hole stroke-play events at which Ray excelled. Ray was also known for performing well in qualifying for the big tournaments; qualifying also generally being the one-day 36-hole stroke-play format.<ref name=gh4may1923/>

Apart from his Open Championship success, Ray only won one important stroke-play tournament, the 1923 [[Daily Mail Tournament]]. Ray scored 288 to win by a stroke from [[Len Holland]] and [[Abe Mitchell]] and two from [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]], taking the first prize of £300.<ref name=gh4may1923>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XJdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4969%2C547775 |title=£1000 tournament – Ray comes into his own |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow |page=16 |date=4 May 1923}}</ref> Ray had been runner-up the previous year, finishing four shots behind Duncan.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NJlAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3367%2C1585974 |title=Golf at St Andrews – Duncan's brilliant win in £1000 tournament |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow |page=12 |date=12 May 1922}}</ref>

During Ray's playing career the most important British professional tournament was the [[News of the World Match Play]], which had started in 1903. Ray reached the final in the first season, meeting [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]] in the 36-hole final. Braid led by 1 hole after the first round. In the afternoon Braid won 3 of the first 5 holes to go 4 up and, although Ray won the next two, Braid eventually won 4&3.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7uJAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6657%2C1655431 |title=Golf – The great professional tournament – Success of James Braid |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow |page=15 |date=16 October 1903}}</ref> Ray had another good run in 1907 until he met Braid in the semi-final and lost again by the same score.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IndDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6462%2C4808794 |title=Golf – £240 Professional tournament – Braid and Taylor in the final |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow |date=17 October 1907 |page=13}}</ref> In 1911 Ray beat [[Harry Vardon]] in the semi-final to reach his second final, meeting Braid again. Braid was 1 up after the morning round and, winning five holes in a row from the 3rd, was 6 up with 9 holes to play. Ray then won five of the next eight holes to take the match to the final hole. They halved this in 4 to give Braid the win by 1 hole.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6vQ-AAAAIBAJ&pg=1363%2C4074623 |title=Golf – The £400 tournament – Braid beats Ray |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow |date=6 October 1911 |page=15}}</ref> Ray reached the final again the following year, 1912, meeting Harry Vardon. This was Vardon's only appearance in the News of the World final. Vardon was 3 up after the morning round but Ray had levelled the match with five holes to play. Vardon won the next two holes and, although Ray won the 17th, a half in 4 at the last left Vardon the winner by 1 hole.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L8lAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3687%2C3987678 |title=Golf – The £400 tournament – Keen contest in the final – Vardon beats Ray |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow |date=5 October 1912 |page=15}}</ref> Ray reached his fifth semi-final in 1921, played at his home club, [[Oxhey Golf Club|Oxhey]], where he met his Jersey contemporary [[Jack Gaudin]]. Ray got off to a bad start and was 6 down after 10 hole and, although he made something of a recovery, he eventually lost 3&2.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t5NAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3635%2C4190380 |title=The £750 tournament –Gaudin and Seymour in final round |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow |date=7 October 1921 |page=14}}</ref>

From 1920 to 1927 there was a second big match-play event, the [[Glasgow Herald Tournament]]. Ray reached two finals, 1922 and 1927. In 1922 he met [[Abe Mitchell]] in the final. Ray led by three after 11 holes of the morning round, but Mitchell finished well to level the match at lunch. Mitchell took a three-hole lead after the first nine holes of the afternoon round and eventually won 2&1, his second successive win in the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TJlAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1296%2C5315639 |title=Gleneagles – The "Glasgow Herald" tournament – Abe Mitchell wins again |newspaper=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=12 June 1922 |page=5}}</ref> In 1927 Ray met [[Charles Whitcombe (golfer)|Charles Whitcombe]] in the final. The match was very one-sided with Whitcombe 5-up at lunch. After 8 holes of the afternoon round Whitcombe was dormie-10. Ray won the 9th but Whitcombe won the 10th to win 10&8.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GPw9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5025%2C3434815 |title=Gleneagles golf final – E Ray outplayed by C A Whitcombe |newspaper=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=25 July 1927 |page=10}}</ref>

Although Ray failed to win either the [[News of the World Match Play]] or the [[Glasgow Herald Tournament]], he did win two match-play tournaments, the [[Cruden Bay Professional Tournament]] in 1911 and the [[Roehampton Invitation Tournament]] in 1924. These both had the same format, with a 36-hole stroke-play qualification day after which the leading 16 played four rounds of match-play on the next two days. 1911 Cruden Bay Tournament attracted an exceptionally strong field of 44 which, as well as [[James Braid (golfer)|James Braid]], [[J.H. Taylor]] and [[Harry Vardon]], included ex-Open champions [[Arnaud Massy]], [[Sandy Herd]] and [[Jack White (golfer)|Jack White]], future Open champions [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] and Ray and most of the leading England-based professionals. Red led the qualifying by four strokes with rounds of 74 and 73, the 73 being a new course record.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iM1AAAAAIBAJ&pg=5051%2C4837436 |title= Golf tournaments – Professionals at Cruden Bay – Ray leads in stroke play |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow |page=9 |date=9 June 1911}}</ref> Ray met Braid in the final, Braid having beaten both Taylor and Vardon in the previous two rounds. Braid holed a 12-yard putt at the last to halve the match and they were still level after a further 9-hole playoff. The match then became sudden-death and, with Braid going out-of-bounds, Ray won the match at the 28th hole.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ic1AAAAAIBAJ&pg=4986%2C4978898 |title= Golf tournaments – Professionals at Cruden Bay – The semi-finalists |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow |page=9 |date=10 June 1911}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=is1AAAAAIBAJ&pg=5446%2C5120305 |title=The Cruden Bay golf tournament – A remarkable final – Ray beat Braid at 28th hole |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow |page=9 |date=12 June 1911}}</ref>

The 1924 Roehampton Invitation Tournament was played in early April. Ray qualified comfortably in a tie for third place.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=10 April 1924 |page=6 |title=Golf – Professionals at Roehampton}}</ref> The first day of the knock-out stage was abandoned because of snow and, although conditions were little better on the following day, the two rounds were completed.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=11 April 1924 |page=6 |title=Golf – Roehampton tournament postponed}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=12 April 1924 |page=5 |title=Professionals at Roehampton}}</ref> The final day was again cold and wet with the players drinking cups of hot coffee at the turn. Ray beat [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] 4&3 in the semi-final and then 53-year-old [[Rowland Jones (golfer)|Rowland Jones]] by 1 hole in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9eA9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5005%2C5859151  |title=Golf – The Roehampton Tournament – Ted Ray's Success |newspaper=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=14 April 1924 |page=13}}</ref>

Before [[World War I]] Ray, like many of the other leading British professionals, was a regular competitor in the main continental open championships of which the most important was the [[Open de France|French Open]]. Ray's best finish in the French Open was in 1911 when he was runner-up, 7 strokes behind [[Arnaud Massy]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rM5AAAAAIBAJ&pg=3594%2C547623  |title=Golf – Open Championship of France – Victory of Arnaud Massy |newspaper=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=5 July 1911 |page=14}}</ref> In 1912 Ray twice came close to winning on the continent. In July, soon after his Open Championship success, he played in the [[Belgian Open (golf)|Belgian Open]], then a one-day 36-hole event. Ray tied with [[Tom Ball (golfer)|Tom Ball]] and [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] on 144. Despite having already played 36 holes, the three then played an 18-hole playoff in the evening. Duncan won with a 70 with Ray runner-up after a 71 and Ball taking 78.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=6 July 1912 |page=13 |title=Open championship of Belgium – Victory of Duncan}}</ref> The following month he played in the self-styled [[German Open (golf)#Baden-Baden Open Championship of Germany|Open Championship of Germany]] at [[Baden-Baden]] which offered prize money of £500, four times that of the Open Championship. The prize money attracted most of the leading British professionals. Ray lost two balls in his first round of 75, taking 7 on both holes, 10 behind the leader, [[Charles Mayo (golfer)|Charles Mayo]]. Ray took 66 in the afternoon but trailed [[J.H. Taylor]] by 8 strokes at the end of the first day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Golf – Open Championship of Germany |newspaper=The Times |page=9 |date=21 August 1912}}</ref> Scoring was generally higher on the second day but Ray had rounds of 68 and 70 to finish level with Taylor. A nine-hole playoff was arranged in the evening. Taylor started 2–3–2 and won with an incredible score of 28 to Ray's 34, Ray taking the second prize of £80.<ref>{{cite news |title=Golf – Open Championship of Germany – Victory of J.H. Taylor |newspaper=The Times |page=9 |date=22 August 1912}}</ref>

===International representation===
[[File:English International Golf Team - 1903.PNG|thumb|right|300px|A group photo of the 1903 English golf team prior to their international match against Scotland.  Ray is seated front row, second from the right.]]
Ray was an automatic choice for all the main internationals during his career. Before [[World War I]], the [[England–Scotland Professional Match]] was the most important professional team competition. Ray was selected for the England team in all these matches, which started in 1903, as well as the [[1911 Coronation Match]]. During this period the players were seeded, so that the best players played each other, while those regarded as the weakest players also played together. In most years from 1903 to 1909 Ray was seeded 4th in the England team, behind [[Harry Vardon]], [[J. H. Taylor]] and [[Tom Vardon]], although he played to 5th in 1905 behind [[Alfred Toogood]] and 3rd in 1906 ahead of Tom Vardon. Ray played 3rd in 1910 and 1912 and 2nd in 1913 ahead of J. H. Taylor.

The [[England–Scotland Professional Match]] was not played immediately after the war, and in fact did not resume until 1932. Ted Ray was the non-playing Captain of the England team in 1933. The first important post-war international was [[Ryder Cup#Gleneagles 1921|a match]] between British and American teams in 1921 at Gleneagles. Ray played 3rd in the singles, behind [[George Duncan (golfer)|George Duncan]] and [[Abe Mitchell]]. Ray was chosen as the British playing-captain for the [[Ryder Cup#Wentworth 1926|1926 international match]] on the East Course at the [[Wentworth Club]] in [[Surrey]]. The following year, despite having passed his 50th birthday, Ray was selected for the inaugural [[1927 Ryder Cup|Ryder Cup]] match at [[Worcester Country Club]] in [[Massachusetts]]. [[Abe Mitchell]] was originally chosen as captain but was unable to travel because of illness, and was replaced by Ray.

==Death and legacy==
Ray died on 26 August 1943 in the [[Peace Memorial Hospital]], Watford, England.<ref name=timesobit>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=30 August 1943 |page=2 |title=Death of Ted Ray}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=ray&yearOfDeath=1944&page=2#calendar |publisher=probatesearch.service.gov.uk |title=Find a will |access-date=20 December 2017}}</ref> He had retired from his post as professional at [[Oxhey Golf Club]] on 1 May 1940 because of ill-health.<ref name=timesobit/>
He is remembered as one of the United Kingdoms's all-time greatest golfers.<ref name=trfbgs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jo0hAAAAIBAJ&pg=3374,2685173 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |agency=Associated Press |title=Ted Ray, former British golf star, dies in London at 66 |date=29 August 1943 |page=11-sec 2 |access-date=9 May 2013}}</ref>

==Media depiction==
*Ray was portrayed by English actor [[Stephen Marcus]] in director [[Bill Paxton]]'s 2005 film ''[[The Greatest Game Ever Played]]''.
*In March 2018 Bill Williams authored a book entitled ''Ted Ray – The Forgotten Man of Golf'' and is about Ted Ray's life, career, and his three trips to North America in 1913, 1920 as well as 1927 when he captained Great Britain's first Ryder Cup team.

==Tournament wins (46)==
[[Men's major golf championships|Major championships]] are shown in '''bold'''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Williams |first=Bill |title=Ted Ray – The Forgotten Man of Golf |date=March 2018 |publisher=Xlibris Publishing |location=USA |isbn=978-1-5434-8134-1 |edition=First }}</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=March 2018}}

===Singles professional wins (16)===
*1903 [[Leeds Cup]]
*1907 [[Leeds Cup]]
*1910 [[Leeds Cup]], [[Bramshot Cup]]
*1911 [[Leeds Cup]], [[Cruden Bay Professional Tournament]]
*1912 [[Cramond Brig Tournament]], '''[[1912 Open Championship|The Open Championship]]'''
*1913 [[Tooting Bec Cup]]
*1919 [[Leeds Cup]]
*1920 [[Tooting Bec Cup]], '''[[1920 U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
*1923 [[Daily Mail Tournament]]
*1924 [[Roehampton Invitation Tournament]]
*1925 [[West Kent Invitation Tournament]]
*1927 [[Frinton Invitation Tournament]]

===Other singles professional wins (25)===
*1899 Hampshire, Isle of Weight & Channel Islands Championship
*1903 News of the World Northern Section qualifying at Huddersfield
*1906 News of the World Northern Section qualifying at Ganton
*1907 Hyeres Professional Tournament (France)
*1909 Open Championship Qualifying, News of the World Northern Section qualifying at Blackpool
*1910 News of the World Northern Section qualifying at Bradford
*1911 Le Touquet Tournament (France)
*1912 News of the World Southern Section qualifying at Sundridge Park
*1914 Open Championship Qualifying
*1919 News of the World Southern Section qualifying at Sonning-on-Thames
*1921 Hertfordshire Open Championship, News of the World Southern Section qualifying at Porters Park
*1922 Hertfordshire Open Championship, Daily Mail Southern Section qualifying at Sudbury
*1923 Hertfordshire Open Championship
*1924 Hertfordshire Open Championship
*1926 PGA Southern Section (18 holes)
*1928 Hertfordshire Open Championship
*1930 Short Course Championship (Torquay), Daily Dispatch Qualifying, Hertfordshire Open Championship
*1931 Hertfordshire Open Championship
*1933 Hertfordshire Open Championship
*1935 Hertfordshire Open Championship

===Foursomes (5)===
*1908 Yorkshire Professional Foursomes Cup (with A. Hayles)
*1909 Yorkshire Professional Foursomes Cup (with H. Mann)
*1910 Yorkshire Professional Foursomes Cup (with T. Tate)
*1911 Yorkshire Professional Foursomes Cup (with T. Tate)
*1925 Bystander Cup £500 Tournament (with Miss Stocker)

==Major championships==
===Wins (2)===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up
|-style="background:#ABCDEF;"
| align=center|[[1912 Open Championship|1912]] ||[[The Open Championship]] ||5 shot lead ||71-73-76-75=295 ||4 strokes ||{{flagicon|Jersey}} [[Harry Vardon]]
|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| align=center|[[1920 U.S. Open (golf)|1920]] ||[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] ||2 shot deficit ||align=right|+7 (74-73-73-75=295) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jack Burke Sr.]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Leo Diegel]],<br>{{flagicon|SCO}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jock Hutchison]], {{flagicon|Jersey}} Harry Vardon
|}

===Results timeline===
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|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
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|style="background:yellow;"|9
|24
|T12
|T11
|style="background:yellow;"|T8
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|style="background:yellow;"|6
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1910
!1911
!1912
!1913
!1914
!1915
!1916
!1917
!1918
!1919
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1920
!1921
!1922
!1923
!1924
!1925
!1926
!1927
!1928
!1929
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T27
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|3
|T19
|T46
|T12
|T32
|style="background:yellow;"|T2
|T30
|T30
|T33
|T39
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1930
!1931
!1932
!1933
!1934
!1935
!1936
!1937
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|T24
|CUT
|T56
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|}
''Note: Ray only played in The Open Championship and the U.S. Open.''<br>
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
NT = No tournament<br>
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place

==Team appearances==
*[[England–Scotland Professional Match]] (representing England): 1903, 1904 (tie), 1905 (tie), 1906 (winners), 1907 (winners), 1909 (winners), 1910 (winners), 1912 (tie), 1913 (winners)
*Coronation Match (representing the Professionals): [[1911 Coronation Match|1911]] (winners)
*[[Ryder Cup|Great Britain vs USA]] (representing Great Britain): 1921 (winners), 1926 (winners, captain)
*[[Ryder Cup]] (representing Great Britain): [[1927 Ryder Cup|1927]] (captain)
*[[Samuel Ryder#Later sponsorship|Seniors vs Juniors]] (representing the Seniors): 1928 (winners)

==Bibliography==
*Inland Golf (1913) (as Edward Ray)
*Golf Clubs and How to Use Them (1922) (as Edward Ray)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Ted Ray Oxhey Golf Club Advertisement.JPG|Ted Ray, clubmaker
TedRayComedy.PNG|Ted Ray (right) in Vaudeville News, 1920<ref>{{cite web|title=Vaudeville News|url=http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=VVN19200924&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-calneh------#|website=Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections|access-date=9 July 2015}}</ref>
File:England Team v's Scotland 1913.jpg|England Team 1913 - Ted Ray back left
File:Ted Ray 1920 US Open 1912 British Open winner Edward Ray .jpg|Ted Ray with familiar pipe
File:Ray & Vardon.jpg|Ted Ray & Harry Vardon
File:Ted Ray & Harry Vardon 1920.jpg|Ted Ray & Harry Vardon 1920
File:TED RAY PHOTOS070 - 2.jpg|Ted Ray at Oxhey
File:Ted Ray 2.jpg|Ted in full swing
File:1920 US winner Inverness Edward Ray receives trophy.jpg|Ted Ray receives the US Open trophy 1920
File:1927 Rydr Cup Worcester CC Walter Hagen Trophy Presentation Receives the Ryder Cup from Ted Ray .jpg|Ted presents Walter Hagen with Ryder Cup 1927
File:Open Golf Champion 1912.jpg|Open Champion 1912
File:Ray & Hayles - Yorks Pro Foursome - Jan 1909.jpg|Yorkshire Professional Foursome
File:Ganton3 edited.jpg|Yorkshire Professional Foursomes Cup
File:Ganton11.jpg|Ted Ray at Ganton G.C.
File:Ted Ray 1913 - Courtesy of Brooklawn country Club.jpg|Ted Ray 1913
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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