Max Marston

Maxwell Rolston Marston (June 12, 1892 – May 7, 1949)[1] was an American amateur golfer. He worked as an investment banker in Philadelphia.[1] He was a member of the Cranford Golf Club in Cranford, New Jersey and lived on Central Avenue in the town.[2]

Max Marston
Max Marston, 1916
Personal information
Full nameMaxwell Rolston Marston
Born(1892-06-12)June 12, 1892
Buffalo, New York
DiedMay 7, 1949(1949-05-07) (aged 56)
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Nationality United States
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT19: 1915
The Open ChampionshipDNP
U.S. AmateurWon: 1923

In the 1923 U.S. Amateur at Flossmoor Country Club,[3] Marston defeated three former or future Amateur champions: Bobby Jones (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930), Francis Ouimet (1931), and Jess Sweetser (1922) in the final (38th hole).[1][4][5] He reached the final again in 1933, losing to George Dunlap, 6 and 5.[6] Marston, who took lessons from James Maiden,[7] also won the New Jersey Amateur twice[8] and the Pennsylvania Amateur three times.[9]

Marston played on the first three Walker Cup teams and again in 1934.[1]

Death

Marston died on May 7, 1949 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, aged 56.

Amateur wins

Note: This list may be incomplete.

  • 1915 New Jersey Amateur[8]
  • 1919 New Jersey Amateur[8]
  • 1921 Pennsylvania Amateur[9]
  • 1922 Pennsylvania Amateur[9]
  • 1923 U.S. Amateur, Pennsylvania Amateur[9]

U.S. national team appearances

References
  1. Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 126–7. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  2. Burditt Newspaper Index, Marston Family Entries, available at http://cranfordhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012_06_11_11_07_50%5B%5D
  3. "Great Players, Great Events". Flossmoor Country Club. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. "U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1923". United States Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  5. Williams, Joe (November 26, 1923). "Marston's Fighting Spirit Gives Him Big Golf Victory". The Evening News. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 15.
  6. "U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1933". United States Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. "J. C. Maiden, Jones' Teacher, Dies at Age of 76" (PDF). archive.lib.msu.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  8. "NJSGA Amateur Championship" (PDF). New Jersey State Golf Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  9. "Pennsylvania Amateur – Past Champions". Pennsylvania Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.


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