Archie Compston

Archie Compston
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Archibald Edward Wones Compston
Born	1893 Wolverhampton, England
Died	8 August 1962 (age 69) London, England
Nationality	England
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	10
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T7: 1927
The Open Championship	T2: 1925
PGA Championship	DNP

Archibald Edward Wones Compston (1893 – 8 August 1962) was an English professional golfer. Through the 1920s he built a reputation as a formidable match play golfer, in an era when many professionals made more money from "challenge" matches against fellow pros, or wealthy amateurs, than from tournament golf.

Compston was born in Wolverhampton.

Famously, in 1928, Compston - who had won the British PGA Matchplay Championship in 1925 and 1927 - faced Walter Hagen, who had won the American PGA Championship at match play in the previous four years, in a 72-hole challenge match, and defeated the American 18 & 17. However, when the two met again shortly afterward at The Open Championship at Royal St George's, Hagen prevailed, with Compston placing third.

In 1930, Compston nearly derailed Bobby Jones's bid for the Grand Slam at Hoylake - his third round of 68 took the lead from Jones, but inexplicably his form deserted him in the final round, and Compston shot 82 to finish down the field.

Compston played in the Ryder Cup in 1927, 1929 and 1931, defeating Gene Sarazen on one occasion.

Compston also became notable as perhaps Britain's first "celebrity" professional golfer, becoming a coach to the future Edward VIII. He was the professional at the Wentworth Club from 1945 to 1948, and later at the Mid Ocean Club in Bermuda.

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
DQ = Disqualified
CUT = Missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

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