Summary
John Fallon (29 April 1913 – 7 December 1985) was a Scottish professional golfer whose career spanned the years either side of World War II. He was born in Lanark, Scotland. Although never a winner of a major tournament of note, Fallon often contended with high finishes – he lost the final of the 1954 British PGA Matchplay Championship, and was perhaps most unlucky that he missed out on a potential Open Championship that might have been played at St Andrews during the war years. He had placed third there in 1939, and then second in 1955, each time by just a handful of strokes.
| John Fallon | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Nickname | Johnny |
| Born | 29 April 1913 Lanark, Scotland |
| Died | 7 December 1985 (aged 72) Brighouse, West Yorkshire |
| Sporting nationality |  Scotland |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 2nd: 1955 |
Fallon played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team and in 1963 he was non-playing captain of the Great Britain Ryder Cup team.
Professional wins edit
- 1937 Leeds Cup
- 1949 Leeds Cup
- 1950 Northern Professional Championship
- 1956 Stuart C. Goodwin Tournament (tie with Eric Brown)
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T23 | T32 | T26 | T3 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | CUT | T21 | T8 |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | T37 | CUT | 2 | T19 | CUT | CUT |
Note: Fallon only played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances edit
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1955, 1963 (non-playing captain)
- England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1936, 1937, 1938
- Triangular Professional Tournament (representing Scotland): 1937
- Llandudno International Golf Trophy (representing Scotland): 1938
References edit
- Alliss, Peter: "The Who's Who of Golf" (1983), Orbis Publishing Ltd, ISBN 0-85613-520-8