John Garner (golfer)

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John Garner
Personal Information
Birth January 9, 1947 (1947-01-09) (age 61)
Preston, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg)
Nationality Flag of England England
Residence Cheshire, England
College None
Career
Turned Pro 1963
Current tour None
Professional wins 3 (European Tour: 1, Other: 1, European Seniors Tour: 1)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters DNP
U.S. Open DNP
British Open T11: 1974
PGA Championship DNP

John Garner (born January 9, 1947) is an English professional golfer.

Garner is retired from professional golf. He won one European Tour event in his career. He defeated Neil Coles in the final at the Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship in 1972. He didn't win again until 1998 at the Senior Tournament of Champions on the European Seniors Tour.

Garner appeared in the 1971 and 1973 Ryder Cup. He made one appearance in the 1971 cup. He teamed up with Neil Coles in a four-ball match against Americans Frank Beard and J. C. Snead. Beard and Snead won by the score of 2 & 1. Garner was selected for the 1973 team but did not participate.

Contents

[edit] Professional wins (3)

[edit] European Tour wins (1)

[edit] Other wins (1)

  • 1971 Coca-Cola Under 25's Championship

[edit] European Seniors Tour wins (1)

  • 1998 Senior Tournament of Champions

[edit] Results in major championships

The only major that Garner played in was The Open Championship.

Tournament 1967 1968 1969
The Open Championship CUT CUT T34
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Open Championship DNP T35 T28 CUT T11 CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP T60 DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] Team appearances

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