John Morgan (golfer)
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John Morgan ( 3 September 1943 – 23 June 2006) was an English golfer who competed on the European Tour in the 1970s and 80s, winning one tournament, namely the 1986 Jersey Open.
Morgan was born in Oxford. During the 1970s and 1980s he also competed in Africa on the Safari Tour, winning a total of five times, including the Nigerian Open and Ivory Coast Open. He was one of only a few professional golfers to combine a club professional role during this time, culminating in his last position at Royal Liverpool, the venue for The Open Championship in 2006.
He was one member of a team of golfers, the Golfing Lions, who paved the way to bringing golf to Dubai, when they journeyed out there to play Pro-Ams and teach the Ex-Pat community in the early 1980s. Back then there were only sand golf courses.
After turning 50, he played on the European Seniors Tour and the Champions Tour. He won the John Jacobs Trophy (European Seniors order of merit) in 1994, and was runner up in 1995 and 1996. He has won eight European Seniors Tour tournaments including the PGA Seniors Championship twice.
Morgan died of a brain tumour on 23 June 2006 at the age of 62. He left a wife and four children.
[edit] Professional wins
European Tour
- 1986 Jersey Open
European Seniors Tour
- 1994 Northern Electric Seniors, Lawrence Batley Seniors, Forte PGA Seniors Championship
- 1995 Forte PGA Seniors Championship
- 1996 Scottish Seniors Open, Motor City Seniors Classic
- 1998 West of Ireland Seniors Championship
- 1999 AIB Irish Seniors Open
Other
- 1979 Nigerian Open, Lusaka Open (Zambia)
- 1982 Ivory Coast Open
- 1986 Sierra Leone Open
- 1992 Cyprus Open
- 2004 New Zealand Seniors PGA Championship
Teams
- Praia D'el Ray Cup 1997,1998,1999
- PGA Cup 1973, 1979 (winners), 1981
