Sidney Fry


Sidney Harold Fry was an English amateur billiards and snooker player and amateur golfer.
He won the English Amateur Billiards Championship eight times between 1893 and 1925 and the English Amateur Snooker Championship in 1919, becoming the first player to win both titles. He was the author of "Billiards for amateurs".
In golf he was runner-up in the Amateur Championship in 1902 and twice runner-up in the Irish Amateur Open Championship. He was a regular competitor in the Amateur Championship, playing 25 times between 1898 and 1931. He finished 14th in the 1902 Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club.

Results in major championships

Tournament18981899
The Open ChampionshipCUT
The Amateur ChampionshipQFR32

Tournament1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
The Open ChampionshipWDNTNTNTNTNT
The Amateur ChampionshipR64R32R64R256R128NTNTNTNTNT

Tournament19301931
The Open Championship
The Amateur ChampionshipR256

Note: Fry only played in The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship.
NT = No tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
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Team appearances

  • England–Scotland Amateur Match : 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909