Ernest Robert Whitcombe (17 October 1890 – 14 July 1971) was an English professional golfer.

He was runner-up in the 1924 Open Championship, carding rounds of 77-70-77-78=302, and finished just one shot behind Walter Hagen.

During World War I he joined the Royal Field Artillery as a gunner attached to the 16th Division of Kitchener's Army.

Whitcombe saw combat at Hulluch, Guillemont, Messines and Ypres and suffered slight wounds from a machine-gun burst.

He was hit by a small piece of shrapnel which became lodged in his left eye—an injury which may have adversely affected his putting in later years.