John Emmet French (November 22, 1886 – June 10, 1947) was an American professional golfer, who is notable for losing to Gene Sarazen in the 1922 PGA Championship.

French was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. French, being a tall man, was a good iron player. He was known for playing entire rounds and matches without ever using a wooden club.

French won three PGA events.[1]

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

Other wins

Note: This list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
U.S. Open T10 NT NT T34
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT
PGA Championship NYF R16 NT NT QF
Tournament 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
U.S. Open T5 T19 22 T22 T20 T27 4 T31 T51
The Open Championship T26 T8
PGA Championship SF 2 QF R32
Tournament 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934
Masters Tournament NYF NYF NYF NYF WD
U.S. Open WD
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 2 3 7 12 11
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
PGA Championship 0 1 1 4 5 6 6 6
Totals 0 1 1 6 9 14 21 19
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 19 (1915 U.S. Open – 1929 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)
In 1921

References

  1. ^ Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. p. 254. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmet_French
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