Jack Allan (golfer)

Jack Allan
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Alexander John Travers Allan
Nickname Jack
Born 17 November 1875
Portland, Dorset, England
Died 3 March 1898 (aged 22)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality  Scotland
Career
Status Amateur
British Amateur Won: 1897

Dr. Alexander John Travers "Jack" Allan (17 November 1875 – 3 March 1898[1])[2] was a Scottish amateur golfer who won the British Amateur Championship in 1897 at Muirfield.[3] Allan was born on Portland, Dorset,[4] the son of Alexander Allan, a Scottish surgeon working in the Royal Navy hospital there. He died in Edinburgh of tuberculosis at the age of 22.[1][5][6]

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up
1897 The Amateur Championship 4 & 2 Scotland James Robb

This was Allan's only appearance in the Amateur Championship.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Deaths in the District of Newington in the City of Edinburgh". Statutory Deaths 685/05 0212. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 16 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
  2. "Nae Tackety Boots - but He Won at Muirfield! by RAP Burt MD". British Golf Collectors’ Society. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  3. Kelley, Brent. "British Amateur Championship Winners". About.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. St John The Baptist Church, Fortuneswell, Portland, Dorset - Baptisms (11 April 1876)
  5. "Obituary". The Times. 4 March 1898. p. 10.
  6. "1897 The first Amateur Championship at Muirfield". Muirfield. Retrieved 17 July 2013.