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| fullname = John Joseph Farrell |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|4|1}} |
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| birth_place = [[White Plains, New York]] |
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'''John Joseph Farrell''' (April 1, 1901 – June 14, 1988) was an American [[professional golfer]], best known for winning the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in [[1928 U.S. Open (golf)|1928]]. |
'''John Joseph Farrell''' (April 1, 1901 – June 14, 1988) was an American [[professional golfer]], best known for winning the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in [[1928 U.S. Open (golf)|1928]]. Over the course of his career, he won 22 [[PGA Tour]] events. He was elected to the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 2023 and will be inducted in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/35813789/padraig-harrington-lpga-founders-join-24-golf-hall-fame-class |title=Padraig Harrington, LPGA founders join '24 Golf Hall of Fame class |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Born in [[White Plains, New York]], Farrell started as a [[caddy]] and turned professional in 1922. |
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Born in [[White Plains, New York]], Farrell started as a [[caddie]] and turned professional in 1922. |
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==Golf career== |
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At the 1928 U.S. Open [[Olympia Fields Country Club]] near [[Chicago]], Farrell tied with amateur [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]], then a two-time champion, after the regulation 72 holes, and won the 36-hole playoff by one stroke. Farrell was voted the 1927 and 1928 Best [[Golf]] Professional in the United States, after a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments, on his road to a total of 22 career [[PGA Tour]] wins. He played for the United States in the first three [[Ryder Cup]]s: [[1927 Ryder Cup|1927]], [[1929 Ryder Cup|1929]], and [[1931 Ryder Cup|1931]]. |
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At the 1928 U.S. Open, held at [[Olympia Fields Country Club]] near [[Chicago]], Farrell tied with amateur [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]], then a two-time champion, after the regulation 72 holes and won the 36-hole playoff by one stroke. Farrell was voted the 1927 and 1928 Best [[Golf]] Professional in the United States, after a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments, on his road to a total of 22 career [[PGA Tour]] wins. He played for the United States in the first three [[Ryder Cup]]s: [[1927 Ryder Cup|1927]], [[1929 Ryder Cup|1929]], and [[1931 Ryder Cup|1931]]. |
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Farrell was the head professional at the [[Quaker Ridge Golf Club]] in New York from 1919 to 1930. In 1931, Farrell played in his third [[Ryder Cup]] and also met and married Catherine Hush.<ref name=jfcb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OyJBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gqgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5566,3633707 |newspaper=Portsmouth Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Johnny Farrell claims bride |date=November 25, 1931 |page=10 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref name=kfsog>{{cite news |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-07-22/news/9707210390_1_john-joseph-farrell-woman-playmates |newspaper=Sun Sentinel |location=[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] |agency=(The New York Times) |title=Obituaries: Kay Farrell, 86, Socialite Of Golf |date=July 22, 1997 |access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> In 1934, Farrell accepted the head professional job at [[Baltusrol Golf Club]] in [[Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey|Springfield, New Jersey]]. |
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Farrell was the head professional at the [[Quaker Ridge Golf Club]] in New York from 1919-1930. |
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In 1948, the [[Associated Press|AP]]'s [[Frank Eck]] reported that there had been, to that point, eight rounds as low as 62 posted in competitive golf, and that Farrell had been the first to do so, in the late 1920s,<ref>{{cite news |last=Bly |first=Tom |date=March 18, 1948 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-register/141538203/ |title=Incidents and Incidentals|newspaper=[[Red Bank Register]] |page=2{{hyphen}}1 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> at the [[La Gorce]] Country Club course in [[Miami Beach]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Eck |first=Frank |date=March 22, 1948 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/414230383/?clipping_id=141538560 |title=Great Rounds of Golf Recall 62's Posted As Record |newspaper=The Winona Daily News |page=12 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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In 1931, Farrell played in his third [[Ryder Cup]] and also met and married Catherine Hush.<ref name=jfcb>{{cite news |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OyJBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gqgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5566,3633707 |newspaper=Portsmouth Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Johnny Farrell claims bride |date=November 25, 1931 |page=10}}</ref><ref name=kfsog>{{cite news |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-07-22/news/9707210390_1_john-joseph-farrell-woman-playmates |newspaper=Sun Sentinel |location=[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] |agency=(The New York Times) |title=Obituaries: Kay Farrell, 86, Socialite Of Golf |date=July 22, 1997 |accessdate=May 10, 2013}}</ref> In 1934, Farrell accepted the Head Golf Professional's job at [[Baltusrol Golf Club]] in [[Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey|Springfield, New Jersey]]. The Farrell's had five children: Johnny, Jimmy, Billy, Peggy, and Cathy. The Farrell family dedicated itself to golf, becoming Golf Family of the Year in 1966. Billy Farrell played professional golf, and is best known for being the first ever to hit the {{convert|630|yd|0|sing=on}} par-5 17th hole at Baltusrol's Lower Course in two shots, during the [[1967 U.S. Open (golf)|1967 U.S. Open]]. |
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==Family== |
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Farrell died in [[Boynton Beach, Florida]], after a stroke at age 87.<ref name=ojfhof>{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/16/obituaries/johnny-farrell-hall-of-fame-golfer-87.html |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Obituaries: Johnny Farrell, Hall of Fame Golfer, 87 |date=June 16, 1988 |accessdate=May 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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The Farrells had five children: Johnny, Jimmy, Billy, Peggy, and Cathy. The Farrell family dedicated itself to golf, becoming Golf Family of the Year in 1966. Billy Farrell played professional golf and is best known for being the first ever to hit the {{convert|630|yd|0|adj=on}} par-5 17th hole at Baltusrol's Lower Course in two shots, which he did during the [[1967 U.S. Open (golf)|1967 U.S. Open]]. |
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==Death== |
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Farrell died in [[Boynton Beach, Florida]] after a stroke at age 87.<ref name=ojfhof>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/16/obituaries/johnny-farrell-hall-of-fame-golfer-87.html |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Obituaries: Johnny Farrell, Hall of Fame Golfer, 87 |date=June 16, 1988 |access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Professional wins (27)== |
==Professional wins (27)== |
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*1925 (2) [[Philadelphia Open Championship]], Mid-South All Pro |
*1925 (2) [[Philadelphia Open Championship]], Mid-South All Pro |
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*1926 (4) Florida Central Competition, [[Florida Open]], [[Shawnee Open]], Mid-Winter Tournament |
*1926 (4) Florida Central Competition, [[Florida Open]], [[Shawnee Open]], Mid-Winter Tournament |
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*1927 (7) [[Metropolitan Open]], [[Shawnee Open]], Eastern Open Championship, [[Massachusetts Open]], [[Pennsylvania Open Championship]], [[Philadelphia Open Championship]], Chicago Open Championship |
*1927 (7) [[Metropolitan Open]], [[Shawnee Open]], Eastern Open Championship, [[Massachusetts Open]], [[Pennsylvania Open Championship]], [[Philadelphia Open Championship]], [[Chicago Open Championship]] |
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*1928 (2) [[La Gorce Open]], '''[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' |
*1928 (2) [[La Gorce Open]], '''[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]''' |
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*1930 (2) [[Pensacola Open Invitational]], [[New York State Open (1920s event)|New York State Open]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=June 29, 1930 |title=Cox runner-up to Farrell in Empire State golf play |page=1A |newspaper=Times Union |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115106810/times-union |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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*1930 (2) [[New York State Open]], [[Pensacola Open Invitational]] |
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*1931 (1) [[Pensacola Open Invitational]] |
*1931 (1) [[Pensacola Open Invitational]] |
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*1936 (1) [[New Jersey Open]] |
*1936 (1) [[New Jersey Open]] |
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===Other wins (5)=== |
===Other wins (5)=== |
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''Note: This list may be incomplete.'' |
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*1925 [[Miami International Four-Ball]] (with [[Bobby Cruickshank]]) |
*1925 [[Miami International Four-Ball]] (with [[Bobby Cruickshank]]) |
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*1926 [[Westchester Open]] |
*1926 [[Westchester Open]] |
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==Major championships== |
==Major championships== |
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===Wins (1)=== |
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NYF = Tournament not yet founded<br> |
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{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} |
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NT = No tournament<br> |
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | John Joseph Farrell | ||||
Nickname | The Gentleman | ||||
Born | White Plains, New York | April 1, 1901||||
Died | June 14, 1988 Boynton Beach, Florida | (aged 87)||||
Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) | ||||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) | ||||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||||
Spouse | Catherine Theresa Hush Farrell | ||||
Children | Peggy, Cathy, Billy, Jimmy, Johnny | ||||
Career | |||||
Turned professional | 1922 | ||||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 27 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
PGA Tour | 22 | ||||
Other | 5 | ||||
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||
Masters Tournament | T29: 1936 | ||||
PGA Championship | 2nd: 1929 | ||||
U.S. Open | Won: 1928 | ||||
The Open Championship | 2nd: 1929 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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John Joseph Farrell (April 1, 1901 – June 14, 1988) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the U.S. Open in 1928. Over the course of his career, he won 22 PGA Tour events. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2023 and will be inducted in 2024.[1]
Early life[edit]
Born in White Plains, New York, Farrell started as a caddie and turned professional in 1922.
Golf career[edit]
At the 1928 U.S. Open, held at Olympia Fields Country Club near Chicago, Farrell tied with amateur Bobby Jones, then a two-time champion, after the regulation 72 holes and won the 36-hole playoff by one stroke. Farrell was voted the 1927 and 1928 Best Golf Professional in the United States, after a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments, on his road to a total of 22 career PGA Tour wins. He played for the United States in the first three Ryder Cups: 1927, 1929, and 1931.
Farrell was the head professional at the Quaker Ridge Golf Club in New York from 1919 to 1930. In 1931, Farrell played in his third Ryder Cup and also met and married Catherine Hush.[2][3] In 1934, Farrell accepted the head professional job at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey.
In 1948, the AP's Frank Eck reported that there had been, to that point, eight rounds as low as 62 posted in competitive golf, and that Farrell had been the first to do so, in the late 1920s,[4] at the La Gorce Country Club course in Miami Beach.[5]
Family[edit]
The Farrells had five children: Johnny, Jimmy, Billy, Peggy, and Cathy. The Farrell family dedicated itself to golf, becoming Golf Family of the Year in 1966. Billy Farrell played professional golf and is best known for being the first ever to hit the 630-yard (576 m) par-5 17th hole at Baltusrol's Lower Course in two shots, which he did during the 1967 U.S. Open.
Death[edit]
Farrell died in Boynton Beach, Florida after a stroke at age 87.[6]
Professional wins (27)[edit]
PGA Tour wins (22)[edit]
- 1921 (1) Garden City Open
- 1922 (1) Shawnee Open
- 1924 (1) Florida West Coast Open
- 1925 (2) Philadelphia Open Championship, Mid-South All Pro
- 1926 (4) Florida Central Competition, Florida Open, Shawnee Open, Mid-Winter Tournament
- 1927 (7) Metropolitan Open, Shawnee Open, Eastern Open Championship, Massachusetts Open, Pennsylvania Open Championship, Philadelphia Open Championship, Chicago Open Championship
- 1928 (2) La Gorce Open, U.S. Open
- 1930 (2) Pensacola Open Invitational, New York State Open[7]
- 1931 (1) Pensacola Open Invitational
- 1936 (1) New Jersey Open
Major championship is shown in bold.
Other wins (5)[edit]
Note: This list may be incomplete.
- 1925 Miami International Four-Ball (with Bobby Cruickshank)
- 1926 Westchester Open
- 1928 Miami International Four-Ball (with Gene Sarazen)
- 1940 Rhode Island Open
- 1941 Rhode Island Open
Major championships[edit]
Wins (1)[edit]
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1928 | U.S. Open | 5 shot deficit | +10 (77-74-71-72=294) | Playoff 1 | Bobby Jones |
1 Defeated Bobby Jones in a 36-hole playoff – Farrell 70-73=143 (+1), Jones 73-71=144 (+2).
Results timeline[edit]
Tournament | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U.S. Open | T45 | 38 | T11 | T5 | T19 | T3 | T3 | T7 | 1 | CUT | |
The Open Championship | NT | T19 | 2 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | R32 | R32 | R16 | R16 | QF | QF | SF | R32 | 2 |
Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T36 | T37 | T29 | 39 | ||
U.S. Open | 8 | T10 | CUT | T9 | T58 | T52 | T22 | T40 | CUT | |
The Open Championship | T5 | T54 | ||||||||
PGA Championship | QF | R32 | SF | R16 | R64 | R32 |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | T14 | NT | NT | NT | T53 | 48 | 53 | |||
U.S. Open | 28 | CUT | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||
PGA Championship | NT |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | WD | T57 | WD | WD | |||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||
The Open Championship | |||||||
PGA Championship |
NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary[edit]
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 |
U.S. Open | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 17 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Totals | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 55 | 45 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (1919 PGA – 1928 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (twice)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Padraig Harrington, LPGA founders join '24 Golf Hall of Fame class". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2023.
- ^ "Johnny Farrell claims bride". Portsmouth Times. Associated Press. November 25, 1931. p. 10 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Obituaries: Kay Farrell, 86, Socialite Of Golf". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (The New York Times). July 22, 1997. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ Bly, Tom (March 18, 1948). "Incidents and Incidentals". Red Bank Register. p. 2-1. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Eck, Frank (March 22, 1948). "Great Rounds of Golf Recall 62's Posted As Record". The Winona Daily News. p. 12. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Obituaries: Johnny Farrell, Hall of Fame Golfer, 87". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 16, 1988. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "Cox runner-up to Farrell in Empire State golf play". Times Union. June 29, 1930. p. 1A – via Newspapers.com.