Pat Fletcher : biography
June 18, 1916 – July 21, 1985
Pat Fletcher (June 18, 1916 – July 21, 1985) was a Canadian professional golfer.
In 1954, at the Point Grey Golf Club in Vancouver, he became the first Canadian since 1914 to win the Canadian Open. He is the last Canadian to win the tournament.
Fletcher moved to Montreal to become the head professional at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, and with his son Allan, started the Fletcher sportswear and equipment company. He also won the 1952 Canadian PGA Championship.
Fletcher was inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame in 1975 and into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1976.
Team appearances
- Canada Cup (representing Canada): 1955
Tournament wins
this is may be incomplete
- 1946 Alberta Open
- 1947 Saskatchewan Open
- 1948 Saskatchewan Open
- 1951 Saskatchewan Open
- 1952 Canadian PGA Championship
- 1954 Canadian Open
- 1956 Quebec Spring Open
- 1957 Quebec Spring Open
- 1968 Canadian PGA Seniors