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were also professional golfers. Ernest played with his brother
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406:Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
384:Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
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855:The Whitcombes: A Golfing Legend
812:"History of Came Down Golf Club"
755:"T" indicates a tie for a place
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61:Berrow, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
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430:Results in major championships
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210:Ernest Robert Whitcombe
185:Achievements and awards
41:Ernest Robert Whitcombe
816:camedowngolfclub.co.uk
246:1924 Open Championship
228:Whitcombe was born in
218:1924 Open Championship
695:The Open Championship
595:The Open Championship
497:The Open Championship
314:Royal Field Artillery
173:The Open Championship
1298:English male golfers
765:Great Britain vs USA
234:professional golfers
92:Sporting nationality
31:Personal information
853:Fry, Peter (1994).
214:professional golfer
835:"Mr E. Whitcombe"
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1227:Alf Padgham
1212:Jack Busson
1207:Dick Burton
1107:Fred Robson
1097:Bert Hodson
1077:Bill Davies
972:Fred Robson
777:(winners),
631:Tournament
532:Tournament
437:Tournament
400:French Open
310:World War I
304:World War I
296:. His son,
262:French Open
258:Dutch Opens
240:Golf career
1292:Categories
1222:Ted Jarman
798:References
418:Irish Open
394:Dutch Open
390:Irish Open
322:Guillemont
224:Early life
54:1890-10-17
1232:Alf Perry
883:Ryder Cup
859:Droitwich
837:The Times
821:28 August
771:Ryder Cup
667:U.S. Open
568:U.S. Open
470:U.S. Open
163:U.S. Open
86:, England
63:, England
37:Full name
1217:Bill Cox
336:and the
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167:WD: 1931
354:Suffolk
308:During
278:Charles
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