Max McCready

Samuel Maxwell McCready (8 March 1918 – 1994) was an Irish amateur golfer. He won the 1949 Amateur Championship and was in the British Walker Cup team in 1949 and 1951.^[1]

Max McCready
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Maxwell McCready
Born	(1918-03-08)8 March 1918 Belfast, Ireland
Died	1994 (aged 76) South Africa
Sporting nationality	Northern Ireland
Career
Status	Amateur
British Amateur	Won: 1949

McCready lived near the Dunmurry golf course, near Belfast, where he learnt his golf. During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force. McCready moved to South Africa in 1959 where he worked for McAlpine Construction. He died in South Africa in 1994.^[2][3] His widow Joan died in 2015 aged 109.^[4]

Amateur wins

^[2]

• 1947 RAF Championship
• 1948 Jamaican Amateur Championship
• 1949 The Amateur Championship

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1949	Amateur Championship	2 & 1	Willie Turnesa

Team appearances

• Walker Cup (representing Great Britain): 1949, 1951