Jack Simpson (golfer) explained

Jack Simpson
Fullname:John Simpson
Nickname:Jack
Birth Date:29 December 1859
Birth Place:Earlsferry, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Status:Professional
Majorwins:1
Open:Won: 1884

John Simpson (29 December 1859[1] – 9 July 1895[2]) was a Scottish professional golfer of the late 19th century.

Simpson was born Earlsferry, Fife, and was one of six golfing brothers. He played his golf out of Carnoustie. He was a powerful but erratic player. He won the 1884 Open Championship at Prestwick with a score of 160 for 36 holes,[3] despite taking a nine at his second hole. He did not have any other high finishes at the Open and concentrated mainly on clubmaking. He was the first professional at Buxton and High Peak Golf Club.[4] He died unmarried of typhoid fever in Edinburgh in 1895.[2]

Major championships

Results timeline

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Births in the District of Kilconquhar in the County of Fife . Statutory Births 436/00 0074 . 15 February 2015 . . subscription . 21 November 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121080520/http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search/birth/index.aspx . dead .
  2. Web site: Deaths in the District of Canongate in the Burgh of Edinburgh. Statutory Deaths 685/03 0611 . 15 February 2015 . . subscription .
  3. Web site: 1884 Jack Simpson . The Open . 16 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016164928/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=Jack+SIMPSON . 16 October 2013 . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: The Club History . 7 July 2020 . Buxton and High Peak Golf Club.