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Edward Rivers John Ray (6 April 1877 – 26 August 1943) [1] was a British professional golfer, one of the leading players of the first quarter of the 20th century. He won two major championships, the Open Championship in 1912 and the U.S. Open in 1920, and contended in many others.
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The Official PGA TOUR Profile of Ted Ray. PGA TOUR Stats, bio, video, photos, results, and career highlights.
Sep 30, 2021 · And the first long driver was a stout Englishman, Edward Rivers John Ray, known to all as “Ted.” He was born in 1877 on the Isle of Jersey, one of the Channel Islands, 12 miles off the coast ...
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Ted Ray. Born: March 28, 1877. Died: August 26, 1943. Height: 6 ft. Birthplace: Jersey, United Kingdom. Turned Pro: 1895. Edward Rivers “Ted” Ray was a two-time Major Champion who contended often for Major titles during the second decade of the 21st century. The young Brit Ray idolized Harry Vardon, who was 7 years his senior.
Ted Ray was a huge, lumbering man who had a pipe permanently clenched between his teeth and a trilby hat firmly stuck on his head. Neither moved as he swung ferociously at the ball, his swing described as like the “lurching charge of a Cape buffalo”.
Englishman Ted Ray, was the oldest winner of the US Open (1920), achieved when he was 43 years old. In 1990 Hale Irwin took over that record, winning the US Open at age 45. Ray captained Britain in the first official Ryder Cup in 1927.
He followed his idol Harry Vardon into professional golf, and became one of the top players of his time over a 30-year period. He was probably best known for his role in the 1913 US Open, playing with Vardon in a play-off along with the eventual winner Francis Ouimet.
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