- Johnny Farrell
John Joseph Farrell (
April 1 ,1901 –June 14 ,1988 ) was an American professionalgolf er. He was born inWhite Plains, New York and died inBoynton Beach, Florida .In 1928 Farrell won the U.S. Open. He tied with amateur Bobby Jones after the regulation 72 holes and won a thirty-six hole playoff by one stroke. He was voted the 1927 and 1928 Best
Golf Professional in the United States after a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments on his road to a total 22 career wins. He played for the United States in the first threeRyder Cup s: 1927, 1929, and 1931.Farrell spent many years as the head professional at the
Baltusrol Golf Club inNew Jersey .PGA Tour wins (22)
*1921 (1) Garden City Open
*1922 (1) Shawnee Open
*1924 (1) Florida West Coast Open
*1925 (2)Philadelphia Open Championship , Mid-South All Pro
*1926 (4) Florida Central Competition, Florida Open Championship, Shawnee Open, Mid-Winter Tournament
*1927 (7)Metropolitan Open , Shawnee Open, Eastern Open Championship,Massachusetts Open ,Pennsylvania Open Championship ,Philadelphia Open Championship , Chicago Open Championship
*1928 (2) La Gorce Open, U.S. Open
*1930 (2) New York State Open,Pensacola Open Invitational
*1931 (1)Pensacola Open Invitational
*1936 (1)New Jersey Open Major championship is shown in bold.
Other wins
"this list may be incomplete"
*1925Miami International Four-Ball (withBobby Cruickshank )
*1926Westchester Open
*1928Miami International Four-Ball (withGene Sarazen )
*1940Rhode Island Open
*1941Rhode Island Open Results in major championships
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10See also
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Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
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