Jock Hutchison facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jock Hutchison |
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Hutchison in 1921
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jack Falls Hutchison |
| Nickname | Jock |
| Born | June 6, 1884 St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| Died | September 27, 1977 (aged 93) Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Nationality |  Scotland |
| Spouse | Maire |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 19 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 14 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 2) |
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| The Masters Tournament | 43rd: 1941 |
| U.S. Open | 2nd/T2: 1916, 1920 |
| The Open Championship | Won: 1921 |
| PGA Championship | Won: 1920 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 2011 |
Jack Falls "Jock" Hutchison (June 6, 1884 – September 27, 1977) was a Scottish professional golfer.
Hutchison was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the son of William and Helen (née Falls). His name was registered as John Waters Hutchison, Waters being the maiden name of William's mother. He appears in the 1901 census as John Hutchison, golf caddie. He had an older brother who was also a golf player, Tom Hutchinson. Hutchison later moved to the United States and became a naturalized citizen in 1920. He was known there as Jack Falls Hutchison or John Falls Hutchison. He won two major championships, the PGA Championship in 1920 and the Open Championship at St Andrews in 1921. His 1921 victory was the first by a U.S.-based player; the following year Walter Hagen became the first U.S.-born winner.
In 1937, Hutchison won the inaugural PGA Seniors' Championship at Augusta National Golf Club, and in 1947 he won that event for a second time.
Beginning in 1963, Hutchison was one of the two men who served as honorary starters for The Masters (along with 1908 U.S. Open champion Fred McLeod), until ailments prevented him from hitting one of the honorary tee shots in 1973. His death on September 27, 1977 came just two days before Masters co-founder Clifford Roberts' own death.
Hutchison died at the age of 93 in Evanston, Illinois. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Professional wins
PGA Tour wins (14)
- 1918 (1) Florida West Coast Open
- 1920 (4) West Baden Springs Hotel, Illinois Open, Western Open, PGA Championship
- 1921 (3) White Sulphur Springs Open, The Open Championship, North and South Open
- 1922 (2) Columbia Country Club Open, Northern California Open
- 1923 (1) Western Open
- 1925 (1) Illinois PGA Championship
- 1926 (1) Illinois PGA Championship
- 1928 (1) Florida West Coast Open
Other wins
- 1916 Pennsylvania Open Championship
- 1921 Kinghorn Tournament
- 1923 Illinois PGA Championship
Senior wins
- 1937 PGA Seniors' Championship
- 1947 PGA Seniors' Championship
Major championships
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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| 1920 | PGA Championship | n/a | 1 up |  James Douglas Edgar |
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| 1921 | The Open Championship | 4 shot deficit | 72-75-79-70=296 | Playoff1 | Roger Wethered |
1 Hutchison defeated Wethered in a 36-hole playoff by nine strokes: Hutchison 74-6=150; Wethered 77-82=159.
Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1908 | 1909 |
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| U.S. Open | T8 | T23 |
| The Open Championship |
| Tournament | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
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| U.S. Open | T8 | T5 | T23 | T16 | WD | T8 | 2 | NT | NT | T3 |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | |||||
| PGA Championship | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 2 | NT | NT | QF |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
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| U.S. Open | T2 | T18 | T8 | 3 | T31 | T27 | CUT | 23 | T41 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | 1 | R16 | QF | R32 | QF |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T51 | WD | WD | WD | ||
| U.S. Open | WD | T45 | ||||||||
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| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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| Masters Tournament | NT | NT | NT | |||||||
| U.S. Open | T23 | 57 | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||
| PGA Championship | NT |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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| Masters Tournament | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | WD | |||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | ||||||||
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| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
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| Masters Tournament | WD | WD | WD |
| U.S. Open | |||
| The Open Championship | |||
| PGA Championship |
Win Top 10 Did not play 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
