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The youngest of three prominent golfing brothers, Reg Whitcombe (above, second from left) reigned supreme at the eighth edition of The Open that was held in Sandwich, claiming his first and only major title.
Calm, sunny weather gave way to treacherous conditions on the final day, with only the top three finishers posting scores better than 80 in each of their final two rounds.
As Royal St George’s prepares to host its 15th Open 82 years on, the global elite will be hopeful they can avoid such tumultuous weather, which caused the exhibition tent to be ripped apart and its debris to be scattered up to a mile away during the 1938 edition.
And while his brothers, Ernest and Charles, established themselves as golfing greats in their own right, Whitcombe’s victory at one of the weirdest and windiest Opens forever ensured his name went down in the history books.
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