James Hitchcock is an English

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 professional golf

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Hitchcock was born in Bromley. He won several major professional tournaments including the 1960 British Masters and the 1965 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament. He was selected as a member of the Great Britain and Ireland Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

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 team in 1965, losing all three of the matches he played.

Tournament wins

• 1960 British Masters
• 1961 East Rand Open (South Africa)
• 1965 Agfa-Gevaert Tournament, Honda Foursomes

Results in major championships

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

Tournament	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	CUT	T29	CUT	CUT	23	CUT	T11

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T61	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	CUT	T30	T26	CUT	49	T16	CUT	CUT	T40	CUT

DNP = Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Yellow background for top-10