For the actor and stuntman, see Max Faulkner (actor).
Max Faulkner OBE
The Max Faulkner plaque, Bexhill-on-Sea
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Gustavus Max Faulkner
Born
(1916-07-29)29 July 1916 Bexhill-on-Sea, England
Died
26 February 2005(2005-02-26) (aged 88)
Sporting nationality
England
Career
Status
Professional
Professional wins
19
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament
DNP
PGA Championship
DNP
U.S. Open
DNP
The Open Championship
Won: 1951
Achievements and awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
2001
Herbert Gustavus Max Faulkner, OBE (29 July 1916 – 26 February 2005) was an English professional golfer who won the Open Championship in 1951.[1]
^Fisher, Richard. "Faulkner, (Herbert Gustavus) Max (1916–2005), golfer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/96610. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Gustavus MaxFaulkner, OBE (29 July 1916 – 26 February 2005) was an English professional golfer who won the Open Championship in 1951. Faulkner was born...
green. The Open Championship was first staged at Royal Portrush in 1951; MaxFaulkner won his sole major championship. The Open next returned to Portrush in...
Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2011. "Faulkner's splendid golf "double"". Glasgow Herald. 12 October 1951. p. 7. Archived...
second Open Championship at Portrush, which last hosted in 1951, won by MaxFaulkner. Royal Portrush saw major alterations in preparation for the tournament...
Rosalie Crutchley Finlay Currie Hilary Dwyer Paul Eddington Mark Eden MaxFaulkner Ian Fleming Valerie French Nadia Gray Lucy Griffiths John Hamblin Basil...
Gustavus Kirkham Faulkner (1893 – 6 August 1976) was an English professional golfer, best known as the father of MaxFaulkner, the winner of the 1951 Open...
Charlie Ward Maesdu 2nd 1956 Charlie Ward 282 Playoff Eric Brown Maesdu 1st 1955 Ken Bousfield 277 2 strokes MaxFaulkner Pannal Harrogate (Starbeck)...
Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 MaxFaulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson...
Ian Carmichael 89 UK Actor I'm All Right Jack Private's Progress 13 MaxFaulkner 78-79 UK Stuntman, Actor Willow Nightbreed 13 Gareth Wigan 78 UK Producer...
Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 MaxFaulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson...
South Africa Bobby Locke Troon Troon, Scotland 279 −9 1951 England MaxFaulkner Royal Portrush County Antrim, Northern Ireland 285 −3 1952 South Africa...
Michael Harley – Bodyguard Eric Danot, Christopher Christou – Guards MaxFaulkner – Nesbin Ray Callaghan – Ablif Michael Mundell – Jasko Gai Smith – Presta...
time the championship was played outside England or Scotland. In it, MaxFaulkner won his only major title, two strokes ahead of the runner-up, Antonio...
Sharp, Ian McNeice, Gertan Klauber, Richard Mayes, Vyvyan Lorrayne, MaxFaulkner, Tristram Jellinek, John J. Carney, Dimitri Andreas, Doug Robinson 15...
Champion James Clayton – Private Parker Geoffrey Beevers – Private Johnson MaxFaulkner – UNIT Soldier Peter Halliday – Alien Voices Peter Noel Cook – Alien...
notable for remarkable runs to the later stages by veteran players – MaxFaulkner was a semi-finalist in 1967 aged 51 and reached the quarter-finals three...
Global Information
England