Jack Taylor (golfer)

John James Taylor (10 December 1897 – 1971),[1] often known as J. J. Taylor, was an English professional golfer. He won the Dutch Open in 1929.

Jack Taylor
Personal information
Full nameJohn James Taylor
Born(1897-12-10)10 December 1897
Northam, Devon, England
Died1971 (aged 73)
Hertfordshire, England
Nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT32: 1929

Early life

Taylor was born in Northam, Devon, the son of Richard and Emma Jane Taylor who had been married in 1884.[2] Despite being from the same small town in Devon, Taylor was unrelated to J. H. Taylor.[3]

Golf career

Taylor was an assistant professional at Radyr Golf Club in south Wales when he played for the 1922 Findlater Shield.[4] The following year he won the event, played at Bushey Hall, by 6 strokes.[5] In 1924 he moved to Crews Hill in north London. He entered the Open Championship that year and scored 72 in the first qualifying round, tying third place of those playing at Formby.[6] A 77 at Hoylake left him tied for 5th place in the qualifying.[7] Scoring 89 and 81 in the first two rounds of the event, he withdrew.[8] In early 1925 he moved again, to nearby Potters Bar. He played in the first Middlesex Professional Championship in 1925, tying with Fred Leach on 150.[9] Taylor won the 36-hole replay by 155 to 158 to win the Championship.[10] Taylor won the Middlesex Professional Championship again the following year with a score of 146, beating Fred Jewell by a stroke.[11]

Taylor finished runner-up in the 1928 Belgian Open and won the Dutch Open in 1929.[12][13] He reached the semi-finals of the News of the World Match Play in 1928 and 1936.

Professional wins

Results in major championships
Tournament 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937
The Open Championship WD WD WD CUT T32 T39 CUT CUT T37

Note: Taylor only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCB-MDJ3
  2. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSWD-ZKY
  3. "£750 tournament". The Times. 19 September 1924. p. 6.
  4. "Assistants' tournament". The Times. 31 Mar 1922. p. 6.
  5. "The Findlater Shield". The Times. 21 Mar 1923. p. 6.
  6. "The Open Championship". The Times. 24 June 1924. p. 7.
  7. "The Open Golf Championship". The Times. 25 June 1924. p. 7.
  8. "The Open Golf Championship". The Times. 27 June 1924. p. 6.
  9. "Middlesex Championship". The Times. 19 March 1925. p. 8.
  10. "J.J. Taylor". The Times. 28 March 1925. p. 6.
  11. "Middlesex Professional Championship". The Times. 1 April 1926. p. 7.
  12. "Belgian championship". The Times. 19 June 1928. p. 7.
  13. "British player wins Dutch Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 28 September 1920. p. 16.
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