Johnny Farrell

Johnny Farrell
Johnny Farrell
Personal information
Full name	John Joseph Farrell
Nickname	The Gentleman
Born	April 1, 1901; White Plains, New York
Died	June 14, 1988 (aged 87); Boynton Beach, Florida
Height	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality	United States
Spouse	Catherine Theresa Hush Farrell
Children	Peggy, Cathy, Billy,; Jimmy, Johnny
Career
Turned professional	1922
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	27
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	22
Other	5
Best results in major championships; (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T29: 1936
PGA Championship	2nd: 1929
U.S. Open	Won: 1928
The Open Championship	2nd: 1929

John Joseph Farrell (April 1, 1901 – June 14, 1988) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the U.S. Open in 1928. Over the course of his career, he won 22 PGA Tour events.

Early life[]

Born in White Plains, New York, Farrell started as a caddie and turned professional in 1922.

Golf career[]

At the 1928 U.S. Open, held at Olympia Fields Country Club near Chicago, Farrell tied with amateur Bobby Jones, then a two-time champion, after the regulation 72 holes and won the 36-hole playoff by one stroke. Farrell was voted the 1927 and 1928 Best Golf Professional in the United States, after a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments, on his road to a total of 22 career PGA Tour wins. He played for the United States in the first three Ryder Cups: 1927, 1929, and 1931.

Farrell was the head professional at the Quaker Ridge Golf Club in New York from 1919 to 1930. In 1931, Farrell played in his third Ryder Cup and also met and married Catherine Hush.^[1]^[2] In 1934, Farrell accepted the head professional job at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey.

Family[]

The Farrells had five children: Johnny, Jimmy, Billy, Peggy, and Cathy. The Farrell family dedicated itself to golf, becoming Golf Family of the Year in 1966. Billy Farrell played professional golf and is best known for being the first ever to hit the 630-yard (576 m) par-5 17th hole at Baltusrol's Lower Course in two shots, which he did during the 1967 U.S. Open.

Death[]

Farrell died in Boynton Beach, Florida after a stroke at age 87.^[3]

Professional wins (27)[]

PGA Tour wins (22)[]

1921 (1) Garden City Open
1922 (1) Shawnee Open
1924 (1) Florida West Coast Open
1925 (2) Philadelphia Open Championship, Mid-South All Pro
1926 (4) Florida Central Competition, Florida Open, Shawnee Open, Mid-Winter Tournament
1927 (7) Metropolitan Open, Shawnee Open, Eastern Open Championship, Massachusetts Open, Pennsylvania Open Championship, Philadelphia Open Championship, Chicago Open Championship
1928 (2) La Gorce Open, U.S. Open
1930 (2) New York State Open, Pensacola Open Invitational
1931 (1) Pensacola Open Invitational
1936 (1) New Jersey Open

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins (5)[]

Note: This list may be incomplete.

1925 Miami International Four-Ball (with Bobby Cruickshank)
1926 Westchester Open
1928 Miami International Four-Ball (with Gene Sarazen)
1940 Rhode Island Open
1941 Rhode Island Open

Major championships[]

Wins (1)[]

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1928	U.S. Open	5 shot deficit	+10 (77-74-71-72=294)	Playoff ¹	Bobby Jones

¹ Defeated Bobby Jones in a 36-hole playoff – Farrell 70-73=143 (+1), Jones 73-71=144 (+2).

Results timeline[]

Tournament	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
U.S. Open		T45	38	T11	T5	T19	T3	T3	T7	1	CUT
The Open Championship	NT				T19						2
PGA Championship	R32		R32	R16	R16	QF	QF	SF	R32		2

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T36	T37	T29			39
U.S. Open	8	T10	CUT	T9	T58	T52	T22	T40		CUT
The Open Championship		T5		T54
PGA Championship	QF	R32		SF				R16	R64	R32

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	T14			NT	NT	NT		T53	48	53
U.S. Open	28	CUT	NT	NT	NT	NT	CUT
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT
PGA Championship				NT

Tournament	1950	1951	1954	1955	1956
Masters Tournament	WD	T57		WD	WD
U.S. Open	CUT		CUT
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

Summary[]

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	9
U.S. Open	1	0	2	4	8	11	24	17
The Open Championship	0	1	0	2	2	3	4	4
PGA Championship	0	1	2	6	9	14	15	15
Totals	1	2	4	12	19	29	55	45

Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (1919 PGA – 1928 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (twice)

References[]

^ "Johnny Farrell claims bride". Portsmouth Times. Associated Press. November 25, 1931. p. 10.
^ "Obituaries: Kay Farrell, 86, Socialite Of Golf". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (The New York Times). July 22, 1997. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ "Obituaries: Johnny Farrell, Hall of Fame Golfer, 87". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 16, 1988. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

External links[]

[jfcb-1] "Johnny Farrell claims bride". Portsmouth Times. Associated Press. November 25, 1931. p. 10.

[kfsog-2] "Obituaries: Kay Farrell, 86, Socialite Of Golf". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (The New York Times). July 22, 1997. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

[ojfhof-3] "Obituaries: Johnny Farrell, Hall of Fame Golfer, 87". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 16, 1988. Retrieved May 10, 2013.

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