in a very strong position but finished 5-6-5-3-5 for the last five holes to finish with a 70. Shankland was one of the early starters and his score of 295 was the leading score at the time. His 70 turned out to be the best round of the day but left him two shots behind the eventual winner, Fred Daly. He finished second at the Yorkshire Professional Championship in 1939, 1947 and 1949, at the Yorkshire Evening News Tournament in 1944 and 1947, at the Yorkshire Open in 1950, at the Spalding Tournament in 1952 and at the Swallow-Harrogate Tournament in 1954. He was semi-finalist at the Daily Chronicle Tournament in 1939. He finished third at the 1950 Irish Open. From golfing exhibitions, Shankland raised almost a million pounds for charity. He was an assistant professional at Royal Sydney Golf Club, Australia, and West Lancashire Golf Club, Liverpool, England, and head professional at Marbury Country Club, Cheshire, England, Haydock Park, Merseyside, England, and in 1938 Temple Newsam Golf Club, Leeds, England, were he replaced Percy Alliss. He was an Honorary Life member of eleven clubs and Honorary member of six clubs. Private life and death He was married to his wife Daphne for 67 years until her death. He had three sons, two of whom were golf professionals owning golf courses in the United States. Shankland died aged 91 of heart failure in Warrington, Cheshire, England. Professional tournament wins 1940 Childwall Tournament 1948 Leeds Cup 1955 Middlesex Professional Championship Source: Results in major championships Note: Shankland only played in The Open Championship. NT = No tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place References External links The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson The Guardian (Warrington newspaper) 1907 births 1998 deaths Australia national rugby league team players Australian male golfers Australian rugby league players City New South Wales rugby league team players Country New South Wales rugby league team players Dominion XIII rugby league team players Glebe rugby league players New South Wales rugby league team players Rugby league centres Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league wingers Sydney Roosters players Warrington Wolves captains Warrington Wolves players