Thomas Renouf

Thomas George Renouf (c. 1878 – 14 July 1955) was an English professional golfer from Jersey who played in the late 19th and early 20th century.

[2] By the age of 17, and barely speaking any English, he had turned professional and traveled to the north of England taking a job at the Roundhay Golf Club in Leeds.

During his tenure at Trafford Park he began designing golf courses—particularly in the north of England—and added the layout of the Alderley Edge course to his resumé.

[3]In the 1909 Open Championship, held 10–11 June at Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club in Deal, Kent, England, Renouf carded rounds of 76-78-76-73=302[4] finishing in fifth place and won £7 10s.

[3] Renouf finished second in the 1911 Leeds Cup Tournament at Roundhay Golf Club, losing by one stroke to Ted Ray.

[5] In 1929, Renouf was posted at Stockport Golf Club at Torkington where, just before his retirement in 1938, he played a 36-hole exhibition match against Henry Cotton.

Renouf ( left ) watches Harry Vardon putt in a match at Silloth-on-Solway Golf Club in 1898.