Emmet French

Emmet French
Personal information
Full name John Emmet French
Born November 22, 1886(1886-11-22)
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Height 5 ft 11.75 in (1.82 m)
Nationality  United States
Career
Status Professional
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament WD: 1934
U.S. Open 4th: 1927
The Open Championship T8: 1926
PGA Championship 2nd: 1922

John Emmet French (born November 22, 1886) 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 won three PGA events.[1]

Contents

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
Masters Tournament NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF
U.S. Open T10 DNP NT NT T34
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT
PGA Championship NYF R16 NT NT QF
Tournament 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
Masters Tournament NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF
U.S. Open DNP T5 T19 22 T22 T20 T27 4 T31 T51
The Open Championship DNP T26 DNP DNP DNP DNP T8 DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP SF 2 DNP QF R32 DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934
Masters Tournament NYF NYF NYF NYF WD
U.S. Open WD DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

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

References

  1. ^ Barkow, Al. The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. p. 254. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.