Sir Ernest William Elsmie Holderness, 2nd Baronet CBE (13 March 1890 – 23 August 1968) was an English amateur golfer and one of the Holderness baronets.
Career Holderness won The Amateur Championship in 1922 and 1924 and the Golf Illustrated Gold Vase in 1925. He played in the Walker Cup in 1923, 1926, and 1930.
Amateur wins 1922 The Amateur Championship 1924 The Amateur Championship 1925 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase Major championships in bold.
Major championships
Amateur wins (2) YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up 1922 The Amateur Championship 1 up John Caven 1924 The Amateur Championship 3 & 2 Eustace Storey
Results timeline Tournament191419151916191719181919The Amateur ChampionshipR128NTNTNTNTNT Tournament192019211922192319241925192619271928192919301931The Amateur ChampionshipR16QF1R641R128R128R64R128 Note: Holderness only played in the Amateur Championship.
NT = No tournament "T" indicates a tie for a place R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Sources: The Glasgow Herald, May 20, 1914, pg. 12., The Glasgow Herald, June 10, 1920, pg. 9., The American Golfer, June 4, 1921, pg. 24., The Glasgow Herald, May 10, 1923, pg. 15., The Glasgow Herald, May 26, 1925, pg. 15., The Glasgow Herald, May 27, 1926, pg. 7., The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1928, pg. 3.
Team appearances Walker Cup (representing Great Britain): 1923, 1926, 1930 Great Britain vs USA (representing Great Britain): 1921 England–Scotland Amateur Match (representing England): 1922, 1923, 1924 (winners), 1925 (winners), 1926 (winners), 1928 (winners)
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