Jack Westland

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:Infobox golfer Alfred John "Jack" Westland (December 14, 1904 – November 3, 1982) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1953 to 1965. He represented the Second Congressional District of Washington as a Republican. He was also an accomplished amateur golfer.

Political career

Westland was born in Everett, Washington.[1][2] He was elected to the House in 1952, taking the seat previously held by Democrat Scoop Jackson who had won election to the United States Senate. Westland was re-elected in 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960, and 1962. Westland voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957,[3] 1960,[4] and 1964,[5] as well as the 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[6] He was defeated in 1964 by Democrat Lloyd Meeds. Westland subsequently moved to California, where he lived until his death in 1982.[7][8]

Golf career

Westland was an accomplished amateur golfer for over 25 years. He won the 1929 French Amateur.[9][10] He finished runner-up to Francis Ouimet in the 1931 U.S. Amateur.[11] He won the 1933 Western Amateur and played on three Walker Cup teams (1932,[12] 1934,[13] 1953[14]). He was also non-playing captain of the 1961 team.[1][9] In 1952, at the age of 47, Westland won the U.S. Amateur over Al Mengert.[15] He is the oldest golfer ever to win the Amateur.

Westland also won the Pacific Northwest Amateur four times (1938, 1939, 1940, 1951), the Washington State Amateur three times (1924, 1947, 1948) and the Chicago District Amateur three times (1927, 1929, 1934).[9]

In 1978, Westland was inducted into the Pacific Northwest Golf Association's Hall of Fame.[9]

Tournament wins (13)

Amateur majors shown in bold.

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

Year Championship Winning Score Runner-up
1952 U.S. Amateur 3 & 2 Template:Flagicon Al Mengert

Results timeline

Note: As an amateur, Westland could not play in the PGA Championship. He did not play in The Open Championship.

Tournament 1926 1927 1928 1929
Masters Tournament NYF NYF NYF NYF
U.S. Open T43
U.S. Amateur R32 DNQ
The Amateur Championship
Tournament 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
Masters Tournament NYF NYF NYF NYF 63
U.S. Open T41 CUT
U.S. Amateur DNQ 2 R16 QF R64 R32 R64
The Amateur Championship R64
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Masters Tournament NT NT NT
U.S. Open NT NT NT NT
U.S. Amateur NT NT NT NT R256
The Amateur Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament T53 CUT
U.S. Open
U.S. Amateur 1 R64 R64
The Amateur Championship
Tournament 1960 1961
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
U.S. Amateur R128
The Amateur Championship

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  Win

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  Top 10

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  Did not play

LA = Low Amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play

Sources: U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur,[16] The Masters,[17] 1934 British Amateur[18]

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

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External links

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