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Biography
Sir Ernest William Elsmie Holderness, 2nd Baronet CBE (13 March 1890 – 23 August 1968) was an English amateur golfer and one of the Holderness baronets. He won The Amateur Championship in 1922 and 1924 and the Golf Illustrated Gold Vase in 1925. He played in the Walker Cup in 1923, 1926, and 1930.
Tournament wins
- 1922 The Amateur Championship
- 1924 The Amateur Championship
- 1925 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase
Major championships
Amateur wins (2)
| Year | Championship | Winning ccore | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | The Amateur Championship | 1 up |  John Caven |
| 1924 | The Amateur Championship | 3 & 2 |  E.F. Storey |
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Amateur Championship | R128 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Amateur Championship | R16 | QF | 1 | R64 | 1 | R128 | R128 | DNP | R64 | DNP |
Note: Holderness played in only The Amateur Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
Source for 1914 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 20, 1914, pg. 12.
Source for 1920 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, June 10, 1920, pg. 9.
Source for 1921 British Amateur: The American Golfer, June 4, 1921, pg. 24.
Source for 1923 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 10, 1923, pg. 15.
Source for 1925 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 26, 1925, pg. 15.
Source for 1926 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 27, 1926, pg. 7.
Source for 1928 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1928, pg. 3.