Jock Hutchison Explained

Jock Hutchison should not be confused with Jock Hutcheson.

Jock Hutchison
Fullname:Jack Falls Hutchison
Nickname:Jock
Birth Date:June 6, 1884
Birth Place:St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Death Place:Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Height:[1]
Nationality:
Spouse:Maire
Status:Professional
Prowins:20
Pgawins:14
Otherwins:6
Majorwins:2
Masters:43rd: 1941
Usopen:2nd/T2: 1916, 1920
Open:Won: 1921
Pga:Won: 1920
Wghofid:jock-hutchinson
Wghofyear:2011

Jack Falls "Jock" Hutchison (June 6, 1884 – September 27, 1977) was a Scottish-born professional golfer who was based in the United States.

Early life

Hutchison was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the son of William and Helen (née Falls). His name was registered as John Waters Hutchison,[2] Waters being the maiden name of William's mother. He appears in the 1901 census as John Hutchison, golf caddie.[3] He had an older brother who was also a golf player, Tom Hutchison.

Golf career

Hutchison later moved to the United States and became a naturalized citizen in 1920.[4] He was known there as Jack Falls Hutchison[5] or John Falls Hutchison.[6] He won two major championships, the PGA Championship in 1920 and the Open Championship at St Andrews in 1921. His 1921 victory was the first by a U.S.-based player;[7] the following year Walter Hagen became the first U.S.-born winner.

In 1937, Hutchison won the inaugural PGA Seniors' Championship at Augusta National Golf Club and in 1947 he won the event for a second time.

Beginning in 1963, Hutchison was one of the two men who served as honorary starters for The Masters (along with 1908 U.S. Open champion Fred McLeod), until ailments prevented him from hitting one of the honorary tee shots in 1973.

Death

Hutchinson died on September 27, 1977. It came just two days before Masters co-founder Clifford Roberts' own death. He was 93 years old. He died in Evanston, Illinois.

Awards and honors

In 2011, Hutchinson was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.[8]

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (14)

Other wins (4)

Senior wins (2)

Major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
n/a 1 up James Douglas Edgar
4 shot deficit72-75-79-70=296 Playoff1 Roger Wethered
1 Hutchison defeated Wethered in a 36-hole playoff by nine strokes: Hutchison 74-76=150; Wethered 77-82=159.
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958

Results timeline

Tournament19081909
U.S. OpenT8T23
The Open Championship
Tournament1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
U.S. OpenT8T5T23T16WDT82NTNTT3
The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNT
PGA ChampionshipNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYF2NTNTQF
Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
U.S. OpenT2T18T83T31T27CUT23T41CUT
The Open Championship14
PGA Championship1R16QFR32QF
Tournament1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYFT51WDWDWD
U.S. OpenWDT45
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
Masters TournamentNTNTNT
U.S. OpenT2357NTNTNTNTCUTCUTCUT
The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNT
PGA ChampionshipNT
Tournament1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
Masters TournamentWDWDWDWDWDWDWD
U.S. OpenCUTCUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament196019611962
Masters TournamentWDWDWD
U.S. Open
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

Notes and References

  1. News: Jim Barnes Gets Wanamaker Trophy . . . October 15, 1916 . March 20, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Births in the United District of St Andrews and St Leonards in the County of Fife . Statutory Births 453/00 0101 . February 17, 2015 . . subscription . November 21, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121080520/http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search/birth/index.aspx . dead .
  3. Web site: Census of Scotland 1901 – registration district 453, enumeration district 5, schedule 153 . Census 1901 453/00 005/00 031 . February 17, 2015 . . subscription . November 21, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121080520/http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search/birth/index.aspx . dead .
  4. Web site: Person Details for Jack Hutchison, "Illinois, Northern District Naturalization Index, 1840-1950" — FamilySearch.org . . February 18, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218143542/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKGM-7Q1 . February 18, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Person Details for Jack Falls Hutchison, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" — FamilySearch.org . . February 18, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218143537/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6D9-7MW . February 18, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: Person Details for John F Hutchison, "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925" — FamilySearch.org . . February 18, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218143540/https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5B-7Q7H . February 18, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  7. Web site: 1921 Jock Hutchison . The Open . October 16, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016164928/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx . October 16, 2013 .
  8. Web site: September 22, 2010 . 2011 Hall of Fame class: Els, Ford, Bush, Hutchison . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212184156/http://www.pgatour.com/news/2010/09/22/2010-hall-of-fame.html . December 12, 2013 . December 6, 2013 . PGA Tour.
  9. News: Golf – Kinghorn tournament – Hutchison's easy win . The Glasgow Herald . June 16, 1921 . 11.

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