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Rodney Foster

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69: 146:(born 13 October 1941) is an English amateur golfer. He was one of the leading British amateurs of the 1960s and early 1970s. He represented Great Britain and Ireland in five successive 446: 311: 307: 303: 299: 295: 291: 287: 410: 390: 370: 451: 350: 436: 162: 441: 281: 53: 461: 278:(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1964 (winners), 1966 (winners), 1968 (winners), 1970 (winners) 270: 266: 174: 132: 456: 170: 173:. His good performances gained him a place in the four-man Great Britain and Ireland team for the 395: 102: 275: 262: 209: 151: 187: 158: 122: 112: 332: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 216: 205: 166: 375: 355: 430: 199: 193: 228: 147: 415: 74: 177:. The team led throughout and finished two strokes ahead of Canada. 284:(representing Great Britain): 1967 (joint winners), 1971 169:
the same year, losing by 1 hole in the 36-hole final to
157:Foster was relatively unknown when he won the 1964 131: 121: 111: 101: 95: 85: 80: 60: 35: 30: 23: 8: 265:(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 231:(representing Great Britain & Ireland): 150:matches from 1965 to 1973 and twice in the 20: 447:Sportspeople from Shipley, West Yorkshire 411:"World Golf Trophy goes to British Side" 391:"Britain's "Great Team Effort" in Rome" 324: 7: 96:Best results in major championships 288:European Amateur Team Championship 161:with a score of 281, two ahead of 14: 351:"Foster's victory by two strokes" 137:CUT: 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973 67: 165:. He was also runner-up in the 419:. 12 October 1964. p. 25. 1: 399:. 12 October 1964. p. 5. 478: 379:. 20 July 1964. p. 4. 16:English golfer (born 1941) 359:. 1 June 1964. p. 4. 290:(representing England): 371:"Marsh's fine recovery" 282:Commonwealth Tournament 255:(non-playing captain), 54:Shipley, West Yorkshire 452:Golfers from Yorkshire 175:1964 Eisenhower Trophy 259:(non-playing captain) 133:The Open Championship 437:English male golfers 163:Michael Attenborough 154:, in 1964 and 1970. 62:Sporting nationality 31:Personal information 396:The Glasgow Herald 339:. 12 October 2016. 103:Masters Tournament 276:St Andrews Trophy 263:Eisenhower Trophy 210:Michael Bonallack 152:Eisenhower Trophy 141: 140: 469: 421: 420: 407: 401: 400: 387: 381: 380: 367: 361: 360: 347: 341: 340: 329: 223:Team appearances 188:Berkshire Trophy 159:Berkshire Trophy 113:PGA Championship 73: 71: 70: 51: 47: 45: 26: 21: 477: 476: 472: 471: 470: 468: 467: 466: 442:Amateur golfers 427: 426: 425: 424: 409: 408: 404: 389: 388: 384: 369: 368: 364: 349: 348: 344: 333:"Rodney Foster" 331: 330: 326: 321: 225: 217:Brabazon Trophy 206:Brabazon Trophy 183: 167:English Amateur 97: 68: 66: 52: 49: 48:13 October 1941 43: 41: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 475: 473: 465: 464: 459: 454: 449: 444: 439: 429: 428: 423: 422: 402: 382: 376:Glasgow Herald 362: 356:Glasgow Herald 342: 323: 322: 320: 317: 316: 315: 285: 279: 273: 260: 224: 221: 220: 219: 213: 202: 196: 190: 182: 179: 139: 138: 135: 129: 128: 125: 119: 118: 115: 109: 108: 105: 99: 98: 93: 92: 89: 83: 82: 78: 77: 64: 58: 57: 39: 33: 32: 28: 27: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 474: 463: 462:Living people 460: 458: 455: 453: 450: 448: 445: 443: 440: 438: 435: 434: 432: 418: 417: 412: 406: 403: 398: 397: 392: 386: 383: 378: 377: 372: 366: 363: 358: 357: 352: 346: 343: 338: 334: 328: 325: 318: 313: 309: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 286: 283: 280: 277: 274: 272: 268: 264: 261: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 227: 226: 222: 218: 214: 211: 207: 203: 201: 200:Lytham Trophy 197: 195: 194:Lytham Trophy 191: 189: 185: 184: 180: 178: 176: 172: 168: 164: 160: 155: 153: 149: 145: 144:Rodney Foster 136: 134: 130: 126: 124: 120: 116: 114: 110: 106: 104: 100: 94: 90: 88: 84: 79: 76: 65: 63: 59: 55: 50:(age 82) 40: 38: 34: 29: 25:Rodney Foster 22: 19: 414: 405: 394: 385: 374: 365: 354: 345: 336: 327: 181:Amateur wins 156: 143: 142: 86: 61: 36: 18: 457:1941 births 310:(winners), 306:(winners), 294:(winners), 269:(winners), 247:(winners), 171:David Marsh 431:Categories 337:Golf Bible 319:References 229:Walker Cup 208:(tie with 148:Walker Cup 44:1941-10-13 314:(winners) 123:U.S. Open 107:CUT: 1966 56:, England 235:(tied), 416:The Age 91:Amateur 75:England 87:Status 81:Career 72:  215:1970 204:1969 198:1968 192:1967 186:1964 312:1973 308:1971 304:1969 300:1967 296:1965 292:1963 271:1970 267:1964 257:1981 253:1979 249:1973 245:1971 241:1969 237:1967 233:1965 37:Born 127:DNP 117:DNP 433:: 413:. 393:. 373:. 353:. 335:. 302:, 298:, 251:, 243:, 239:, 46:) 212:) 42:(

Index

Shipley, West Yorkshire
England
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
Walker Cup
Eisenhower Trophy
Berkshire Trophy
Michael Attenborough
English Amateur
David Marsh
1964 Eisenhower Trophy
Berkshire Trophy
Lytham Trophy
Lytham Trophy
Brabazon Trophy
Michael Bonallack
Brabazon Trophy
Walker Cup
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1979
1981
Eisenhower Trophy
1964
1970

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