Reginald Arthur Whitcombe (10 April 1898 – 11 January 1957"Mr R.A. Whitcombe" The Times, 14 January 1957; p. 10; Issue 53738.) was an English professional golfer.
Career Whitcombe began his career at Came Down Golf Club in Dorset and served in the British armed forces during World War I. He was the professional at Parkstone Golf Club from 1 January 1928 until his death in 1957. He finished runner up to Henry Cotton in the 1937 Open Championship at Carnoustie, and in 1938 he won the windswept Open at Royal St George's, where his two final rounds of 75–78 were still enough to beat the halfway leaders by ten strokes. His two older brothers Ernest and Charles were also professional golfers and all three played together for Great Britain in the 1935 Ryder Cup.
Tournament wins Note: This list is probably incomplete 1922 West of England Professional Championship 1931 West of England Professional Championship 1933 West of England Professional Championship 1934 Penfold-Fairhaven Tournament, Roehampton Invitation, West of England Professional Championship 1936 Irish Open, Dunlop-West of England Tournament 1937 Dunlop-West of England Tournament 1938 Open Championship, News Chronicle Tournament, West of England Professional Championship 1945 Daily Sketch Fourball Tournament (with William Anderson) 1946 Lotus Tournament 1947 Penfold Tournament (tie with Dai Rees and Norman Von Nida) 1948 West of England Professional Championship 1950 West of England Professional Championship
Major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 1938 The Open Championship 1 shot lead 71-71-75-78=295 2 strokes Jimmy Adams
Results timeline Tournament192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939The Open ChampionshipT20T14CUTT23T45T13T17T17T7T16T34T821T3 Tournament194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNTT14T13T18CUTCUTCUT Note: Whitcombe only played in The Open Championship
NT = No tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1935 Seniors vs Juniors (representing the Juniors): 1928 England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1933 (winners), 1934 (winners), 1935 (winners), 1936 (winners), 1937 (winners), 1938 (winners) Coronation Match (representing the Ladies and Professionals): 1937
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