{{Short description|English golfer (1909–2003)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Use British English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Bert Gadd | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Albert Gadd | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1909|5|31|df=y}} | birth_place = Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, England | death_date = November 2003 (aged 94) <!--{{Death date and age|2003|11|DD|1909|5|31|df=y}}--> | death_place = Lancashire, England | height = <!-- {{height|ft=|in=}} OR {{height|m=|precision=0}} --> | weight = <!-- {{convert| |lb|kg st|abbr=on}} OR {{convert| |kg|lb st|abbr=on}} --> | nationality = {{ENG}} | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1923 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | extour = <!-- Former tours which a member of --> | prowins = 15 | otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins --> | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = DNP | usopen = DNP | open = T4: 1935 | pga = DNP | usamateur = | britamateur = | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Albert Gadd''' (31 May 1909 – November 2003)<ref>[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZJ-XPQD Family search] (subscription required)</ref> was an English professional golfer. He won the French Open in 1933, the Irish Open in 1937 and twice finished in the top 10 in The Open Championship.
Gadd was one of a number of golfing brothers, including George who was in the 1927 Ryder Cup team.
==Tournament wins== *1932 Staffordshire Professional Championship *1933 Open de France *1934 Midland Open *1935 Midland Open *1937 Irish Open, Dunlop-Northern Tournament *1946 Northumberland and Durham Professional Championship *1950 Northumberland and Durham Open *1953 Northumberland and Durham Open *1955 Northumberland and Durham Professional Championship, Northumberland and Durham Open *1956 Northumberland and Durham Professional Championship, Northumberland and Durham Open *1957 Northumberland and Durham Professional Championship *1959 Northumberland and Durham Professional Championship
Source:<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Huggins |editor1-first=Percy |title=The Golfer's Handbook |date=1973 |pages=377 |url=https://archive.org/details/golfershandbook1973unse/page/377/mode/1up}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=To the brink of fame |url=https://www.golfinggadds.com/PDF/082007version.pdf |publisher=Golfing Gadds |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref>
==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1932 !1933 !1934 !1935 !1936 !1937 !1938 !1939 !1940 !1941 !1942 !1943 !1944 !1945 !1946 !1947 !1948 !1949 !1950 !1951 !1952 |- |align=left|The Open Championship |CUT |T22 |T21 |style="background:yellow;"|T4 |T21 |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|T10 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |WD |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |} ''Note: Gadd only played in The Open Championship.''<br /> {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} NT = No tournament<br /> WD = withdrew<br /> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br /> "T" indicates a tie for a place
==Team appearances== *England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1933 (winners), 1935 (winners) *England–Ireland Professional Match (representing England): 1933 (winners) *Llandudno International Golf Trophy (representing England): 1938 (winners)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.golfinggadds.com Online copy of "To the Brink of Fame" biography]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gadd, Bert}} Category:English male golfers Category:People from Upton upon Severn Category:Sportspeople from Worcestershire Category:1909 births Category:2003 deaths Category:20th-century English sportsmen