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Emmet French
Professional golfer

Emmet French

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Intro
Professional golfer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Age
60 years
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

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.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

  • 1919 Philadelphia Open Championship
  • 1924 Pennsylvania Open Championship, Ohio Open

Other wins

Note: This list may be incomplete

  • 1926 Philadelphia Open Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament19151916191719181919
U.S. OpenT10DNPNTNTT34
The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNT
PGA ChampionshipNYFR16NTNTQF
Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
U.S. OpenDNPT5T1922T22T20T274T31T51
The Open ChampionshipDNPT26DNPDNPDNPDNPT8DNPDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNPSF2DNPQFR32DNPDNPDNPDNP
Tournament19301931193219331934
Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYFWD
U.S. OpenWDDNPDNPDNPDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000010
U.S. Open0002371211
The Open Championship00001122
PGA Championship01145666
Totals01169142119
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 19 (1915 U.S. Open – 1929 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)
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