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Gerald Micklem

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Micklem was later actively involved as a golf administrator. He captained many England and Great Britain teams in international matches, including the Walker Cup team in 1957 and 1959. He chaired various committees of
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four times and won the English Amateur for a second time in 1953. Micklem later acted as a golf administrator and chaired various committees at
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three more times, in 1949, 1953 and 1955, although he only won one of his Walker Cup matches, the foursomes in 1953. He won the
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in 1969 and the Walter Hagen Award in 1970. He was awarded a CBE in the 1969 New Year Honours.
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Micklem first came to national prominence when he reached the semi-final of the 1946
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matches between 1947 and 1955 and was non-playing captain in 1957 and 1959.
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Micklem had limited success as a golfer before World War II, but gained an
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The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A)
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Index

Banstead
Surrey
Chertsey
Surrey
England
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
CBE
Walker Cup
Oxford blue
Addington Foursomes
Amateur Championship
English Amateur
Walker Cup
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
World War II
Oxford blue
Arthur Lacey
Addington Foursomes
Amateur Championship
Robert Sweeny Jr.
English Amateur
1947 Walker Cup
Charlie Ward
Daily Telegraph Foursomes Tournament
Walker Cup
English Amateur
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews (R&A)

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