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Hutchison in 1921
Personal information
Full name	Jack Falls Hutchison
Nickname	Jock
Born	(1884-06-06)June 6, 1884 St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Died	September 27, 1977(1977-09-27) (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)
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.

Professional wins

Hutchison with The Open Championship trophy in 1921

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
1920	PGA Championship	n/a	1 up		James Douglas Edgar
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

     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