Jack Hargreaves (golfer)

John Hargreaves (1914–1993) was an English professional golfer. He finished tied for 3rd in the 1948 Open Championship and was on the 1951 Ryder Cup team, although he did not play in any matches.

Jack Hargreaves
Personal information
Full nameJohn Hargreaves
Born1914
Fleetwood, Lancashire, England
Died1993 (aged 79)
Nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT3: 1948

Golf career

Hargreaves was assistant professional at Knott End before moving to nearby Fleetwood Golf Club.[1] He first came to public notice when, representing Fleetwood, he reached the last 8 of the 1934 Daily Mirror Assistants' Tournament.[2] He qualified for the 1937 Open Championship but missed the cut. Shortly after the Open he played well in the Daily Mirror Assistants' Tournament and, with rounds of 73 and 68, he led after the first day. Rounds of 74 and 78 on the second day left him in a tie for 5th place.[3] He left Fleetwood in early 1938 to be playing assistant at Walmley Golf Club.[1]

In the 1938 Daily Mirror Assistants' Tournament he again led after the first day. Rounds of 73 and 71 left him tied for the lead with Bill Laidlaw and four strokes ahead of the rest of the field. Rounds of 81 and 76 on the second day left him in 5th place, the same as in 1937.[4] In 1939 Hargreaves reached the final of the Yorkshire Evening News Tournament at Temple Newsam. In the final, against Dai Rees, he lost at the 37th hole. Hargreaves was 3 up at lunch and was still 3 up after 28 holes. Rees won the next two holes but Hargreaves won the 33rd to go 2 up again. Rees won the 34th and then the last to halve the match. Rees then holed an 8-yard putt at the first extra hole to win the match.[5] A few weeks later Hargreaves failed to qualify in the Open. Rounds of 79 and 78 meant he missed out by one stroke.[6]

In 1947 Hargreaves became professional at nearby Sutton Coldfield where he stayed until retiring in 1979. He died in 1993.[7]

Tournament wins

Results in major championships
Tournament 1937 1938 1939
The Open Championship CUT
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT CUT T3 CUT
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Open Championship CUT T19 T27 33 T20 CUT T17 CUT T41
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT

Note: Hargreaves only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances
  • Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1951
  • PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1977 (tie, non-playing captain)

References
  1. "Fleetwood golfer's appointment". Lancashire Evening Post. 3 February 1938. Retrieved 13 August 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "The Assistants' Tournament – Rees and Porter in the final". The Times. 2 June 1934. p. 4.
  3. "The Assistants' Tournament – A tie for first place". The Times. 24 July 1937. p. 6.
  4. "Golf – Assistants' Tournament". The Times. 29 July 1938. p. 7.
  5. "Golf Struggle At Leeds". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1939. p. 20.
  6. "Golf – Open Championship". The Times. 5 July 1939. p. 7.
  7. "Jolly Jack dies". Sandwell Evening Mail. 5 June 1993. Retrieved 24 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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