Background
Padgham was born in Caterham, Surrey.
Padgham was born in Caterham, Surrey.
Padgham played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1933, 1935 and 1937, but he lost all six of his matches. He had an ungainly style, but was at times a brilliant putter. He lost what might have been some of his best competitive years due to World World War World War II He was club professional at Sundridge Park Golf Club in the south east suburbs of London for many years.
Padgham died in West Wickham, Greater London.
Wins (1) Results timeline.
This list may be incomplete. 1931 News of the World Match Play 1932 Irish Open 1934 German Open, Dunlop-Southport Tournament, Yorkshire Evening News Tournament 1935 News of the World Match Play 1936 The Open Championship, Daily Mail Tournament, Silver King Tournament, Dunlop-Southport Tournament, Western Province Championship (South Africa) 1938 Dutch Open 1939 Silver King Tournament, News Chronicle Tournament 1946 Daily Mail Tournament 1947 Silver King Tournament.