George Sargent (golfer)
George Sargent | |
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Atlanta, Georgia | |
Sporting nationality | England |
Children | 11 |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 3 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | T50: 1934 |
PGA Championship | T33: 1922 |
U.S. Open | Won: 1909 |
The Open Championship | 32nd: 1901 |
George Jonathan Sargent (2 August 1882 – 18 June 1962)[1] was an English professional golfer.
Early life
Sargent was born in Brockham, Surrey, England to William Henry Sargent and Amelia Jane Harkett.[2][3][1] The family moved to Epsom when he was young and he began his golf career at age twelve at Epsom Downs Golf Club in his home county.
Professional career
In 1899 Sargent spent some time at
Sargent won the 1909 U.S. Open at Englewood Golf Club in New Jersey. He set a new 72-hole scoring record for the tournament of 290. He played in sixteen U.S. Open in total, and finished in the top-10 six times. He also won the 1912 Canadian Open and the 1918 Minnesota State Open.
He is credited with introducing the use of motion pictures to study the
Personal life
He married Beatrice Margaret Pearse (1886–1968) in 1907 and fathered eleven children.[1] Like him, his sons Harold and Jack are members of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.
Professional wins
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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1909 | U.S. Open | 2 shot deficit | +2 (75-72-72-71=290) | 4 strokes | Tom McNamara |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 |
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U.S. Open | 1 | ||||||||
The Open Championship | 32 | CUT | WD | CUT |
Tournament | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
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U.S. Open | T16 | T7 | 6 | T21 | T3 | T10 | T4 | NT | NT | T29 |
The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | |||||
PGA Championship | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NT | NT |
Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
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U.S. Open | T38 | WD | T29 | 43 | T44 | |||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship | R64 |
Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T50 | 62 | WD | WD | ||
U.S. Open | WD | |||||||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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Masters Tournament | WD | NT | NT | NT | ||||||
U.S. Open | WD | NT | NT | NT | NT | |||||
The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||
PGA Championship | NT |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 |
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Masters Tournament | WD | ||||||
U.S. Open | |||||||
The Open Championship | |||||||
PGA Championship |
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References
- ^ a b c Ancestry.com
- ^ "George Jonathan Sargent 1882–1962". Epsom and Ewell History Explorer. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "George Sargent: The Forgotten Golfing Innovator". Free UK Genealogy. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Minnesota State Open". 26 October 2007. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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