Bertie Snowball
| Bertie Snowball | |
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Snowball, c. 1907
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
7 May 1887 Baildon, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 9 May 1915 (aged 28) Flanders, France |
| Nationality |
 England
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| Spouse | Maria Cox |
| Children | 3 |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T38: 1906 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Bertie Snowball (7 May 1887 – 9 May 1915) was an English professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. He was at his peak as a player from 1904 to 1908 but was still competitive as late as 1914. He was killed in 1915 during World War I.
During his short career he was a professional in all four Home Nations, being connected with Bradford, Scarborough Town, Blankney, Royal Portrush, Portmarnock, Scarborough North Cliff, and Criccieth before moving finally to Carnoustie. He was runner-up in the Leeds Cup, twice made the cut in the Open Championship, twice qualified for the final stages of the News of the World Match Play, was twice runner-up in the Irish Professional Championship and was good enough to beat Harry Vardon in a match in 1905, before his 18th birthday.
Snowball was born 7 May 1887 at Baildon, Yorkshire, England, to James Snowball (a farm bailiff) and Elizabeth (Hannah) Sotheran who had married in 1870. The Snowball family was a large one, Bertie having a number of brothers and sisters. His father later became a greenkeeper at the Scarborough Town golf club.
Snowball played in the first Leeds Cup on 6 May 1902, the day before his 15th birthday, and won the prize for the first assistant (then described as "apprentice"). He was described as "a promising young golfer attached to the Bradford Club at Hawksworth." He won the assistant prize the following year too, then attached to the newly formed Scarborough Town club (now Scarborough South Cliff). He failed to achieve a hat-trick of success in 1904 when Ernest Gaudin won the prize. In late July 1904 he set a new course record for the Scarborough Town course when he posted a score of 69, one better than the previous record set by the professional Willie Gaudin. The score would have been even better but he missed short putts at the 15th, 16th and 17th, taking 5 at each of the holes, the only 5s on his card.
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