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style="background-color:#ace1af;color:inherit;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Full name</b></th><td class="infobox-data">John Ball Jr</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Born</b></th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1861-12-24</span>)</span>24 December 1861<br /><a href="/wiki/Hoylake" title="Hoylake">Hoylake</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Died</b></th><td class="infobox-data">2 December 1940<span style="display:none">(1940-12-02)</span> (aged 78)<br /><a href="/wiki/Holywell,_Flintshire" title="Holywell, Flintshire">Holywell</a>, Wales</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><b>Sporting nationality</b></th><td class="infobox-data"><span 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9)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Won</b>: <a href="/wiki/1890_Open_Championship" title="1890 Open Championship">1890</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space:nowrap; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">British Amateur</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Won</b>: 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1899, 1907, 1910, 1912</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ace1af;color:inherit;">Achievements and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /><table class="infobox-subbox"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/World_Golf_Hall_of_Fame" title="World Golf Hall of Fame">World Golf Hall of Fame</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1977 <i>(<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/john-ball-jr/">member page</a>)</i></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John Ball Jr</b> (24 December 1861 – 2 December 1940) was an English amateur golfer of the late 19th and early 20th century.<sup id="cite_ref-alliss_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alliss-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ball was born in <a href="/wiki/Hoylake" title="Hoylake">Hoylake</a>, Cheshire (now <a href="/wiki/Merseyside" title="Merseyside">Merseyside</a>). His father was the prosperous owner of the Royal Hotel, located near the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Liverpool_Golf_Club" title="Royal Liverpool Golf Club">Royal Liverpool Golf Club</a>, in Hoylake. Ball grew up playing golf as a youth on the Royal Liverpool course, which was established in his early boyhood.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1878, at the age of 16, Ball finished fifth in The Open at Prestwick. His run of Amateur titles began in 1888 and stretched until 1912, when he was 51 years old. His best year was 1890, when he won both the Amateur and Open Championships. <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(golfer)" title="Bobby Jones (golfer)">Bobby Jones</a>, who won the Grand Slam in 1930, is the only other golfer in history to win those two tournaments in the same year. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Golf_career">Golf career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Golf career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Ball_golf_c1900.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/John_Ball_golf_c1900.jpg/220px-John_Ball_golf_c1900.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="426" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/John_Ball_golf_c1900.jpg/330px-John_Ball_golf_c1900.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/John_Ball_golf_c1900.jpg/440px-John_Ball_golf_c1900.jpg 2x" data-file-width="474" data-file-height="917" /></a><figcaption>Ball <abbr title="circa">c.</abbr><span style="white-space:nowrap;"> 1900</span></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Ball_golf_1913.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/John_Ball_golf_1913.jpg/220px-John_Ball_golf_1913.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/John_Ball_golf_1913.jpg/330px-John_Ball_golf_1913.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/John_Ball_golf_1913.jpg/440px-John_Ball_golf_1913.jpg 2x" data-file-width="770" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Ball in 1913</figcaption></figure> <p>After winning <a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a> in 1888, Ball became the first English-born player to win <a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> in 1890,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in the same year won his second Amateur, the first to win both titles in the same year. Ball subsequently won the 1892, 1894, 1899, 1907, 1910, and 1912 Amateurs, a record eight titles in all, in addition to two runner-up finishes. Ball also won four Irish Amateur titles. He retired with a 99–22 record (81.8%) at <a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a>. Ball was also runner-up in the <a href="/wiki/1892_Open_Championship" title="1892 Open Championship">1892 Open Championship</a>, finishing three strokes behind <a href="/wiki/Harold_Hilton" title="Harold Hilton">Harold Hilton</a>. </p><p>Ball dominated amateur golf in Great Britain. He won all the important golf championships as well as the hearts and respect of his country. In the words of British golf historian Donald Steele, "No golfer ever came to be more of a legend in his own lifetime." </p><p>Although he gripped the club tightly in the palms of both hands, Ball's swing was the most graceful and stylish of his era. Bernard Darwin wrote, "I have derived greater aesthetic and emotional pleasure from watching John Ball than from any other spectacle in the game." Ball learned the game competing against Harold Hilton on the links at Hoylake. In 1878, at the age of 16, he competed in his first Open Championship and finished fourth at Prestwick. Ball was famous for refusing to carry a niblick, which had the loft of a modern-day 8- or 9-iron. He scorned the use of that club, describing it as "another bloody spade," and admonished the Rules of Golf Committee of the Royal and Ancient for permitting such horrid-looking contraptions to be allowed in competition. In a bunker, Ball would simply lay open the blade of a mid-iron and float the ball toward the hole with a smooth swing. He disliked the introduction of the increasing number of shallow cross bunkers to many courses, often parkland courses, calling them in derisory terms, ' geranium beds'. </p><p>It was this stubbornness and dogged determination that made Ball such a lion in match play. Darwin once noted that Ball had "a strong vein of hostility and if he wanted a particular player's blood, he would fight his way through a tournament with the sole object of getting at him." Darwin added, "That was not a personal hostility, but rather a desire to measure himself against a foe really worthy of him." </p><p> Words from Ball are hard to find. He was a shy, modest man who went about his business promptly without wasted motion. In his book, <i>Sixty Years of Golf</i>, Robert Harris wrote that "John's soft, whispering voice, his stoicism, his pawky jibs at easy rules and innovations, his relentless criticism of moderns with their fuss, and his total outlook on the game, were the very essence of golf."</p><div style="clear:left;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death_and_legacy">Death and legacy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Death and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ball died in <a href="/wiki/Holywell,_Flintshire" title="Holywell, Flintshire">Holywell</a>, Wales, on 2 December 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ball served his country during the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a>. He was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/World_Golf_Hall_of_Fame" title="World Golf Hall of Fame">World Golf Hall of Fame</a> in 1977, and in 2018 a <a href="/wiki/Blue_plaque" title="Blue plaque">blue plaque</a> was installed at <a href="/wiki/Royal_Liverpool_Golf_Club" title="Royal Liverpool Golf Club">Royal Liverpool Golf Club</a> to commemorate his achievements.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tournament_wins">Tournament wins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Tournament wins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Note: This list may be incomplete.</i></dd></dl> <ul><li>1888 <a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a>, St. George's Challenge Cup</li> <li>1889 St. George's Challenge Cup<sup id="cite_ref-ga89-90_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ga89-90-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1890 <a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a>, St. George's Challenge Cup, <a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a></li> <li>1891 St. George's Challenge Cup</li> <li>1892 <a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></li> <li>1893 <a href="/wiki/Irish_Amateur_Open_Championship" title="Irish Amateur Open Championship">Irish Amateur Open Championship</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ga93-4_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ga93-4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1894 <a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Irish_Amateur_Open_Championship" title="Irish Amateur Open Championship">Irish Amateur Open Championship</a></li> <li>1899 <a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a>, <a href="/wiki/Irish_Amateur_Open_Championship" title="Irish Amateur Open Championship">Irish Amateur Open Championship</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-ga99-00_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ga99-00-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1907 <a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></li> <li>1910 <a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></li> <li>1912 <a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Club_competitions">Club competitions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Club competitions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Royal Liverpool Golf Club <ul><li>1881 Autumn Dowie Silver Cup Medal, Autumn Kennard Gold Medal, St. Andrews Day Gold Cross</li> <li>1882 Club Spring Gold Medal, Spring Connaught Challenge Star Medal, Autumn Dowie Silver Cup Medal, Autumn Kennard Gold Medal</li> <li>1883 Club Spring Gold Medal, Summer Lubbock Gold Medal, Autumn Kennard Gold Medal, St. Andrews Day Gold Cross</li> <li>1884 Spring Connaught Challenge Star Medal, Summer Lubbock Gold Medal, Autumn Dowie Silver Cup Medal</li> <li>1885 Club Spring Gold Medal, Summer Lubbock Gold Medal, Autumn Dowie Silver Cup Medal, Autumn Kennard Gold Medal</li> <li>1886 Summer Lubbock Gold Medal, Autumn Dowie Silver Cup Medal, Autumn Kennard Gold Medal, St. Andrews Day Gold Cross</li> <li>1887 Club Spring Gold Medal, Spring Connaught Challenge Star Medal, Summer Lubbock Gold Medal, Autumn Dowie Silver Cup Medal, Autumn Kennard Gold Medal, St. Andrews Day Gold Cross, Spring Challenge Vase, Spring Muir Jug</li> <li>1889 Club Spring Gold Medal, Spring Connaught Challenge Star Medal, Autumn Dowie Silver Cup Medal</li> <li>1892 Club Spring Gold Medal, Spring Connaught Challenge Star Medal, Autumn Dowie Silver Cup Medal, Autumn Kennard Gold Medal, St. Andrews Day Gold Cross</li> <li>1893 Summer Lubbock Gold Medal, St. Andrews Day Gold Cross, Silver Bowl</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li>Leasowe Golf Club <ul><li>1899 Harvie Prize, Captain's Prize</li></ul></li></ul> <p>Sources: <sup id="cite_ref-ga89-90_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ga89-90-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ga93-4_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ga93-4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ga99-00_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ga99-00-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-annual_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-annual-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ga92-3_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ga92-3-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_championships">Major championships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Major championships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Professional_wins_(1)"><span id="Professional_wins_.281.29"></span>Professional wins (1)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Professional wins (1)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Championship</th> <th>18 holes</th> <th>Winning score</th> <th>Margin</th> <th>Runners-up </th></tr> <tr style="background:#ABCDEF;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1890_Open_Championship" title="1890 Open Championship">1890</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a></td> <td>1 shot deficit</td> <td>82-82=164</td> <td>3 strokes</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Willie_Fernie_(golfer)" title="Willie Fernie (golfer)">Willie Fernie</a>, <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Archie_Simpson" title="Archie Simpson">Archie Simpson</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amateur_wins_(8)"><span id="Amateur_wins_.288.29"></span>Amateur wins (8)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Amateur wins (8)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Championship</th> <th>Winning Score</th> <th>Runner-up </th></tr> <tr> <td>1888</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></td> <td align="center">5 & 4</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Laidlay" title="Johnny Laidlay">Johnny Laidlay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1890</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></td> <td align="center">4 & 3</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Laidlay" title="Johnny Laidlay">Johnny Laidlay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1892</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></td> <td align="center">3 & 1</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Harold_Hilton" title="Harold Hilton">Harold Hilton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1894</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></td> <td align="center">1 up</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Mure_Fergusson" title="Samuel Mure Fergusson">Samuel Mure Fergusson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1899</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></td> <td align="center">37 holes</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland"><img alt="Scotland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Flag_of_Scotland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Scotland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Guthrie_Tait" title="Frederick Guthrie Tait">Frederick Guthrie Tait</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1907</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></td> <td align="center">6 & 4</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=C._A._Palmer_(golfer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="C. A. Palmer (golfer) (page does not exist)">C. A. Palmer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1910</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></td> <td align="center">10 & 9</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Colin_Aylmer" title="Colin Aylmer">Colin Aylmer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1912</td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a></td> <td align="center">38 holes</td> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/England" title="England"><img alt="England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/23px-Flag_of_England.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/35px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/be/Flag_of_England.svg/46px-Flag_of_England.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Abe_Mitchell" title="Abe Mitchell">Abe Mitchell</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_timeline">Results timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Results timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1878 </th> <th>1879 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T4 <span style="font-size:87%;">LA</span> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1880 </th> <th>1881 </th> <th>1882 </th> <th>1883 </th> <th>1884 </th> <th>1885 </th> <th>1886 </th> <th>1887 </th> <th>1888 </th> <th>1889 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>WD </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NYF </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NYF </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NYF </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NYF </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NYF </td> <td style="background:yellow;">SF </td> <td style="background:yellow;">SF </td> <td style="background:yellow;">2 </td> <td style="background:#00ff00;"><b>1</b> </td> <td style="background:yellow;">SF </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1890 </th> <th>1891 </th> <th>1892 </th> <th>1893 </th> <th>1894 </th> <th>1895 </th> <th>1896 </th> <th>1897 </th> <th>1898 </th> <th>1899 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:#00ff00;"><b>1</b> <span style="font-size:87%;">LA</span> </td> <td>T11 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T2 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">T8 </td> <td>T13 </td> <td>T18 </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>17 </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>T25 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:#00ff00;"><b>1</b> </td> <td>R32 </td> <td style="background:#00ff00;"><b>1</b> </td> <td style="background:yellow;">R16 </td> <td style="background:#00ff00;"><b>1</b> </td> <td style="background:yellow;">2 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">QF </td> <td>R64 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">QF </td> <td style="background:#00ff00;"><b>1</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1900 </th> <th>1901 </th> <th>1902 </th> <th>1903 </th> <th>1904 </th> <th>1905 </th> <th>1906 </th> <th>1907 </th> <th>1908 </th> <th>1909 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>T15 </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>18 </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>T35 </td> <td>T15 </td> <td>T13 <span style="font-size:87%;">LA</span> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>R64 </td> <td style="background:yellow;">QF </td> <td style="background:yellow;">R16 </td> <td>R128 </td> <td>R64 </td> <td style="background:#00ff00;"><b>1</b> </td> <td>R128 </td> <td>R128 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1910 </th> <th>1911 </th> <th>1912 </th> <th>1913 </th> <th>1914 </th> <th>1915 </th> <th>1916 </th> <th>1917 </th> <th>1918 </th> <th>1919 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td>T19 <span style="font-size:87%;">LA</span> </td> <td>CUT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NT </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:#00ff00;"><b>1</b> </td> <td>R32 </td> <td style="background:#00ff00;"><b>1</b> </td> <td>R256 </td> <td>R64 </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NT </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;">NT </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Tournament </th> <th>1920 </th> <th>1921 </th> <th>1922 </th> <th>1923 </th> <th>1924 </th> <th>1925 </th> <th>1926 </th> <th>1927 </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Open_Championship" title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/The_Amateur_Championship" title="The Amateur Championship">The Amateur Championship</a> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:yellow;">R16 </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td style="background:#eeeeee;"> </td> <td>R128 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Note: Ball only played in The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship.</i><br /> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid 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withdrew<br /> "T" indicates a tie for a place<br /> R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Team_appearances">Team appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Team appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/England%E2%80%93Scotland_Amateur_Match" title="England–Scotland Amateur Match">England–Scotland Amateur Match</a> (representing England): 1902, 1903 (winners), 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 (winners), 1911, 1912</li> <li>Coronation Match (representing the Amateurs): <a href="/wiki/1911_Coronation_Match" title="1911 Coronation Match">1911</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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(1888). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=li0PAQAAMAAJ"><i>The Golfing Annual, 1887–88</i></a>. London: Horace Cox. pp. <span class="nowrap">178–</span>9.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Golfing+Annual%2C+1887%E2%80%9388&rft.place=London&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E178-%3C%2Fspan%3E9&rft.pub=Horace+Cox&rft.date=1888&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dli0PAQAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Ball+%28golfer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ga92-3-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ga92-3_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFDuncan1893" class="citation book cs1">Duncan, David Scott, ed. (1893). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=lC4PAQAAMAAJ"><i>The Golfing Annual, 1892–93</i></a>. London: Horace Cox. p. 245.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Golfing+Annual%2C+1892%E2%80%9393&rft.place=London&rft.pages=245&rft.pub=Horace+Cox&rft.date=1893&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DlC4PAQAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Ball+%28golfer%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sources">Sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ul><li>Open Championship: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.opengolf.com/en/History/PreviousOpens.aspx?eventid=2003040&view=">opengolf.com</a></li> <li>1885 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18850424&printsec=frontpage"><i>The Glasgow Herald</i>, 24 April 1885, p. 8.</a></li> <li>1886 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18860924&printsec=frontpage"><i>The Glasgow Herald</i>, 24 September 1886, p. 5.</a></li> <li>1889 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18890509&printsec=frontpage"><i>The Glasgow Herald</i>, 10 May 1889, p. 10.</a></li> <li>1891 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18910508&printsec=frontpage"><i>The Glasgow Herald</i>, 8 May 1891, p. 10.</a></li> <li>1893 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18930511&printsec=frontpage"><i>The Glasgow Herald</i>, 11 May 1893, p. 12.</a></li> <li>1896 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18960522&printsec=frontpage"><i>The Glasgow Herald</i>, 22 May 1896, p. 10.</a></li> <li>1897 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18970428&printsec=frontpage"><i>The Glasgow Herald</i>, 28 April 1897, p. 10.</a></li> <li>1898 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18980527&printsec=frontpage"><i>The Glasgow Herald</i>, 27 May 1898, p. 11.</a></li> <li>1902 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141205235942/http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl/"><i>Golf</i>, June 1902, p. 397.</a></li> <li>1903 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141205235942/http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl/"><i>Golf</i>, July 1903, p. 10.</a></li> <li>1904 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141205235942/http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl/"><i>Golf</i>, July 1904, p. 8.</a></li> <li>1905 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141205235942/http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl/"><i>Golf</i>, June 1905, p. 340.</a></li> <li>1906 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141205235942/http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl/"><i>Golf</i>, July 1906, p. 29.</a></li> <li>1908 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19080527&printsec=frontpage"><i>The Glasgow Herald</i>, 27 May 1908, p. 14.</a></li> <li>1909 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1909/ag21e.pdf"><i>The American Golfer</i>, Jul, 1909, p. 11.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120224032506/http://la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1909/ag21e.pdf">Archived</a> 24 February 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li>1911 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19110601&printsec=frontpage"><i>The Glasgow Herald</i>, 1 June 1911, p. 10.</a></li> <li>1913 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1913/ag103d.pdf"><i>The American Golfer</i>, July 1913, p. 222.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100807143824/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1913/ag103d.pdf">Archived</a> 7 August 2010 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li>1914 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141205235942/http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl/"><i>Golf Illustrated</i>, July 1914, p. 27.</a></li> <li>1921 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100806175718/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1921/ag2411e.pdf"><i>The American Golfer</i>, 4 June 1921, p. 24.</a></li> <li>1927 Amateur: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1927/ag3010h.pdf"><i>The American Golfer</i>, July 1927, p. 66.</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110510010450/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1927/ag3010h.pdf">Archived</a> 10 May 2011 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Ball_(golfer)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/12px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" 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title="The Open Championship">The Open Championship</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Open_Championship_champions" title="List of The Open Championship champions">champions</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd plainlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1860 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Park_Sr." title="Willie Park Sr.">Willie Park Sr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1861 <a href="/wiki/Old_Tom_Morris" title="Old Tom Morris">Tom Morris Sr.</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1862 <a href="/wiki/Old_Tom_Morris" title="Old Tom Morris">Tom Morris Sr.</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1863 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Park_Sr." title="Willie Park Sr.">Willie Park Sr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1864 <a href="/wiki/Old_Tom_Morris" title="Old Tom Morris">Tom Morris Sr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1865 <a 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title="Bob Ferguson (golfer)">Bob Ferguson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1883 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Fernie_(golfer)" title="Willie Fernie (golfer)">Willie Fernie</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1884 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Simpson_(golfer)" title="Jack Simpson (golfer)">Jack Simpson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1885 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Martin_(golfer)" title="Bob Martin (golfer)">Bob Martin</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1886 <a href="/wiki/David_Brown_(golfer)" title="David Brown (golfer)">David Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1887 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Park_Jr." title="Willie Park Jr.">Willie Park Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1888 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Burns_(golfer)" title="Jack Burns (golfer)">Jack Burns</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1889 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Park_Jr." title="Willie Park Jr.">Willie Park Jr.</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1890 <a class="mw-selflink selflink">John Ball</a># </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1891 <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Kirkaldy" title="Hugh Kirkaldy">Hugh Kirkaldy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1892 <a href="/wiki/Harold_Hilton" title="Harold Hilton">Harold Hilton</a>#</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1893 <a href="/wiki/William_Auchterlonie" title="William Auchterlonie">William Auchterlonie</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1894 <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Taylor" title="John Henry Taylor">John Henry Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1895 <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Taylor" title="John Henry Taylor">John Henry Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1896 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1897 <a href="/wiki/Harold_Hilton" title="Harold Hilton">Harold Hilton</a>#</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1898 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1899 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1900 <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Taylor" title="John Henry Taylor">John Henry Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1901 <a href="/wiki/James_Braid_(golfer)" title="James Braid (golfer)">James Braid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902 <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Herd" title="Sandy Herd">Sandy Herd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904 <a href="/wiki/Jack_White_(golfer)" title="Jack White (golfer)">Jack White</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905 <a href="/wiki/James_Braid_(golfer)" title="James Braid (golfer)">James Braid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906 <a href="/wiki/James_Braid_(golfer)" title="James Braid (golfer)">James Braid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907 <a href="/wiki/Arnaud_Massy" title="Arnaud Massy">Arnaud Massy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908 <a href="/wiki/James_Braid_(golfer)" title="James Braid (golfer)">James Braid</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909 <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Taylor" title="John Henry Taylor">John Henry Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910 <a href="/wiki/James_Braid_(golfer)" title="James Braid (golfer)">James Braid</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912‡ <a href="/wiki/Ted_Ray_(golfer)" title="Ted Ray (golfer)">Edward Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913 <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Taylor" title="John Henry Taylor">John Henry Taylor</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Vardon" title="Harry Vardon">Harry Vardon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920 <a href="/wiki/George_Duncan_(golfer)" title="George Duncan (golfer)">George Duncan</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921 <a href="/wiki/Jock_Hutchison" title="Jock Hutchison">Jock Hutchison</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922 <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hagen" title="Walter Hagen">Walter Hagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923 <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Havers" title="Arthur Havers">Arthur Havers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924 <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hagen" title="Walter Hagen">Walter Hagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925 <a href="/wiki/Jim_Barnes" title="Jim Barnes">Jim Barnes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(golfer)" title="Bobby Jones (golfer)">Bobby Jones</a>#</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927‡ <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(golfer)" title="Bobby Jones (golfer)">Bobby Jones</a>#</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928 <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hagen" title="Walter Hagen">Walter Hagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929 <a href="/wiki/Walter_Hagen" title="Walter Hagen">Walter Hagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(golfer)" title="Bobby Jones (golfer)">Bobby Jones</a>#</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931 <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Armour" title="Tommy Armour">Tommy Armour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932‡ <a href="/wiki/Gene_Sarazen" title="Gene Sarazen">Gene Sarazen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933 <a href="/wiki/Denny_Shute" title="Denny Shute">Denny Shute</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934‡ <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)" title="Henry Cotton (golfer)">Henry Cotton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935 <a href="/wiki/Alf_Perry" title="Alf Perry">Alf Perry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936 <a href="/wiki/Alf_Padgham" title="Alf Padgham">Alf Padgham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937 <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)" title="Henry Cotton (golfer)">Henry Cotton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938 <a href="/wiki/Reg_Whitcombe" title="Reg Whitcombe">Reg Whitcombe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939 <a href="/wiki/Dick_Burton_(golfer)" title="Dick Burton (golfer)">Dick Burton</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946 <a href="/wiki/Sam_Snead" title="Sam Snead">Sam Snead</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947 <a href="/wiki/Fred_Daly_(golfer)" title="Fred Daly (golfer)">Fred Daly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948 <a href="/wiki/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)" title="Henry Cotton (golfer)">Henry Cotton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Locke" title="Bobby Locke">Bobby Locke</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Locke" title="Bobby Locke">Bobby Locke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951 <a href="/wiki/Max_Faulkner" title="Max Faulkner">Max Faulkner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Locke" title="Bobby Locke">Bobby Locke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953 <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hogan" title="Ben Hogan">Ben Hogan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(golfer)" title="Peter Thomson (golfer)">Peter Thomson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(golfer)" title="Peter Thomson (golfer)">Peter Thomson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(golfer)" title="Peter Thomson (golfer)">Peter Thomson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957 <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Locke" title="Bobby Locke">Bobby Locke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(golfer)" title="Peter Thomson (golfer)">Peter Thomson</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Player" title="Gary Player">Gary Player</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960 <a href="/wiki/Kel_Nagle" title="Kel Nagle">Kel Nagle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961 <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palmer" title="Arnold Palmer">Arnold Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962 <a href="/wiki/Arnold_Palmer" title="Arnold Palmer">Arnold Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963 <a href="/wiki/Bob_Charles_(golfer)" title="Bob Charles (golfer)">Bob Charles</a>† </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Lema" title="Tony Lema">Tony Lema</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Thomson_(golfer)" title="Peter Thomson (golfer)">Peter Thomson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967 <a href="/wiki/Roberto_De_Vicenzo" title="Roberto De Vicenzo">Roberto De Vicenzo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Player" title="Gary Player">Gary Player</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Jacklin" title="Tony Jacklin">Tony Jacklin</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971 <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972 <a href="/wiki/Lee_Trevino" title="Lee Trevino">Lee Trevino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973‡ <a href="/wiki/Tom_Weiskopf" title="Tom Weiskopf">Tom Weiskopf</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974 <a href="/wiki/Gary_Player" title="Gary Player">Gary Player</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a>† </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976 <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Miller" title="Johnny Miller">Johnny Miller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978 <a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicklaus" title="Jack Nicklaus">Jack Nicklaus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979 <a href="/wiki/Seve_Ballesteros" title="Seve Ballesteros">Seve Ballesteros</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Rogers_(golfer)" title="Bill Rogers (golfer)">Bill Rogers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Watson_(golfer)" title="Tom Watson (golfer)">Tom Watson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984 <a href="/wiki/Seve_Ballesteros" title="Seve Ballesteros">Seve Ballesteros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985 <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Lyle" title="Sandy Lyle">Sandy Lyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986 <a href="/wiki/Greg_Norman" title="Greg Norman">Greg Norman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987 <a href="/wiki/Nick_Faldo" title="Nick Faldo">Nick Faldo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988 <a href="/wiki/Seve_Ballesteros" title="Seve Ballesteros">Seve Ballesteros</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989 <a href="/wiki/Mark_Calcavecchia" title="Mark Calcavecchia">Mark Calcavecchia</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990 <a href="/wiki/Nick_Faldo" title="Nick Faldo">Nick Faldo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991 <a href="/wiki/Ian_Baker-Finch" title="Ian Baker-Finch">Ian Baker-Finch</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992 <a href="/wiki/Nick_Faldo" title="Nick Faldo">Nick Faldo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993 <a href="/wiki/Greg_Norman" title="Greg Norman">Greg Norman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994 <a href="/wiki/Nick_Price" title="Nick Price">Nick Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995 <a href="/wiki/John_Daly_(golfer)" title="John Daly (golfer)">John Daly</a>† </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Lehman" title="Tom Lehman">Tom Lehman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997 <a href="/wiki/Justin_Leonard" title="Justin Leonard">Justin Leonard</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998 <a href="/wiki/Mark_O%27Meara" title="Mark O'Meara">Mark O'Meara</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999 <a href="/wiki/Paul_Lawrie" title="Paul Lawrie">Paul Lawrie</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001 <a href="/wiki/David_Duval" title="David Duval">David Duval</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002 <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Els" title="Ernie Els">Ernie Els</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003 <a href="/wiki/Ben_Curtis_(golfer)" title="Ben Curtis (golfer)">Ben Curtis</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004 <a href="/wiki/Todd_Hamilton" title="Todd Hamilton">Todd Hamilton</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005‡ <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006 <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Woods" title="Tiger Woods">Tiger Woods</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007 <a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1draig_Harrington" title="Pádraig Harrington">Pádraig Harrington</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008 <a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1draig_Harrington" title="Pádraig Harrington">Pádraig Harrington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009 <a href="/wiki/Stewart_Cink" title="Stewart Cink">Stewart Cink</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010 <a href="/wiki/Louis_Oosthuizen" title="Louis Oosthuizen">Louis Oosthuizen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011 <a href="/wiki/Darren_Clarke" title="Darren Clarke">Darren Clarke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012 <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Els" title="Ernie Els">Ernie Els</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013 <a href="/wiki/Phil_Mickelson" title="Phil Mickelson">Phil Mickelson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014‡ <a href="/wiki/Rory_McIlroy" title="Rory McIlroy">Rory McIlroy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015 <a href="/wiki/Zach_Johnson" title="Zach Johnson">Zach Johnson</a>†</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016 <a href="/wiki/Henrik_Stenson" title="Henrik Stenson">Henrik Stenson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017 <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Spieth" title="Jordan Spieth">Jordan Spieth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018 <a href="/wiki/Francesco_Molinari" title="Francesco Molinari">Francesco Molinari</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019 <a href="/wiki/Shane_Lowry" title="Shane Lowry">Shane Lowry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021 <a href="/wiki/Collin_Morikawa" title="Collin Morikawa">Collin Morikawa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022 <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Smith_(golfer)" title="Cameron Smith (golfer)">Cameron Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023 <a href="/wiki/Brian_Harman" title="Brian 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