Tony Jacklin
| Tony Jacklin | |
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| Nation: |
 England
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| Career data | |
| Professional since: | 1961 |
| Tournament wins: | 27 |
| Major wins : | 2 (1969, 1970) |
| Awards: | World Golf Hall of Fame (2002) |
Anthony Jacklin CBE (born July 7, 1944 in Scunthorpe , England ) is a former English professional golfer . He was one of the most successful British players of his generation.
Career highlights
Jacklin won two majors . In 1969 he was the first Briton in 18 years to win the Open Championship again. The following year he won the US Open with a record advantage of seven strokes. It was the first British victory since Willie Macfarlane's triumph in 1925.
On the European Tour , Jacklin recorded eight wins between his first season in 1972 and 1982. He won many tournaments in Europe, the United States, South America, South Africa, and Australia and Asia in the pre-European Tour era.
Despite all of these successes, Jacklin will be remembered more in the golf world for his involvement in the Ryder Cup . He played in the "Great Britain & Ireland" team from 1967 to 1977 and then in the pan-European team that was first established in 1979. Apart from the draw in 1969, all of these match fights were lost, but as the non-playing captain of the Europeans, Jacklin suffered only one defeat at four consecutive Ryder Cups from 1983 to 1989. 1985 saw their first triumph after 28 years without a win, the next time they competed in 1987 the first away win since the Second World War .
In 2002 Tony Jacklin became a member of the elite World Golf Hall of Fame . At the age of 60, he retired from tournament golf after having celebrated several victories as a senior golfer.
European Tour victories
- 1972 Viyella PGA Championship
- 1973 Italian Open , Dunlop Masters
- 1974 Scandinavian Enterprise Open
- 1976 Kerrygold International Classic
- 1979 Braun German Open
- 1981 Billy Butlin Jersey Open
- 1982 Sun Alliance PGA Championship
Other tournament victories
- 1964 Coombe Hill Assistants
- 1966 Kimberley Tournament (South Africa)
- 1967 Forest Products (New Zealand), New Zealand PGA Championship
- 1968 Greater Jacksonville Open (USA)
- 1969 The Open Championship (not a European Tour Event at that time, as it was only founded in 1970!).
- 1970 US Open , Lancome Trophy (France), WD & HO Wills (Europe)
- 1971 Benson & Hedges Festival (Europe)
- 1972 Greater Jacksonville Open (USA), Dunlop International
- 1973 Bogota Open, Los Lagartos Open
- 1974 Los Lagartos Open
- 1976 Kerrygold International (Ireland)
- 1979 Venezuela Open
Major Championships in bold .
Senior tournament victories
- 1994 First Bank of America Classic
- 1995 Franklin Quest Championship (USA)
See also
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Jacklin, Tony |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jacklin, Anthony |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British golfer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Scunthorpe , UK |