Jack White (golfer)
| Jack White | |
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 Jack White in 1904 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | John White |
| Nickname | Jack |
| Born | 15 August 1873 Pefferside, Whitekirk. Scotland |
| Died | 24 March 1949 (aged 75) Musselburgh, Scotland |
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | WD: 1929 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 1904 |
John White (15 August 1873 – 24 March 1949) was a Scottish professional golfer. He posted six top-10 finishes in the Open Championship, including a victory in 1904.
Early life[edit]
White was born at Pefferside, Whitekirk, four miles east of North Berwick.[1] He was the son of James White, an agricultural labourer, and his wife Emily Thomson White. Jack worked as a caddie from the age of ten. Like many early professionals he trained as a clubmaker. From his late teens he worked as a golf professional at the North Berwick Golf Club in the summer and at York Golf Club in England in the winter.
Golf career[edit]
White first played in The Open Championship in 1891 and in 1904, when it was played at Royal St George's, where he won his only major championship.[2] He was the professional at the prestigious Sunningdale Golf Club outside London for over twenty five years from 1902.
Death and legacy[edit]
White died in 1949 in Musselburgh.[3] He is best remembered as the winner of the 1904 Open Championship.
Major championships[edit]
Wins (1)[edit]
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | The Open Championship | 1 shot deficit | 80-75-72-69=296 | 1 stroke | James Braid,  J.H. Taylor
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Results timeline[edit]
| Tournament | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | |||||
| The Open Championship | ? | 11 | T10 | WD | T21 | WD | WD | T13 | 2 |
| Tournament | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | 4 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 1 | T18 | WD |
| Tournament | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | NT | NT | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | ? | T35 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | WD | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | T57 | WD |
Note: White only played in The Open Championship and the U.S. Open.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
WD = Withdrew
? = unknown
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances[edit]
- England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1903 (winners), 1904 (tie), 1905 (tie), 1906, 1907, 1909, 1912 (tie), 1913
References[edit]
- ^ "Births in the Parish of Whitekirk in the County of Haddington". Statutory Births 723/00 0010. ScotlandsPeople. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ^ "1904 Jack White". The Open. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Deaths in the District of Inveresk in the County of Midlothian". Statutory Deaths 689/00 0054. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
External links[edit]
Media related to Jack White (golfer) at Wikimedia Commons- Famous North Berwick Golfers profile
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