Harvie Ward

Who was Harvie Ward?

Edward Harvie Ward, Jr. was an American golfer best known for his amateur career. He is best known for winning both the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur.

Ward was born in Tarboro, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina, where he won the NCAA Division I individual title in 1949. He graduated with a degree in economics.

Ward's win in the British Amateur came in 1952, and his consecutive U.S. Amateur wins came in 1955 and 1956. He also won several other significant amateur events including the Canadian Amateur, making him one of two golfers to win the U.S., British, and Canadian Amateurs. Ward is the only player in history to have won those three titles along with the NCAA Championship. He finished runner-up in the 1952 Western Amateur. He also won the 1977 North Carolina Open as a professional.

Ward played on three winning Walker Cup teams, winning all six of his matches.

In 1957, Ward lost his amateur status, in a controversial ruling by the United States Golf Association, for accepting expense money from sponsors for golf tournaments. The ruling was reversed in 1958.