Samuel Tucker (golfer)

Samuel Tucker
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Samuel Tucker
Born England
Nationality  England
Career
Status Professional
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open 9th: 1895
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

Samuel Tucker was an English professional golfer. Tucker placed ninth in the 1895 U.S. Open, held on Friday, 4 October, at Newport Golf Club in Newport, Rhode Island.[1][2]

The 1895 U.S. Open was the inaugural U.S. Open. The winner was Horace Rawlins, two strokes ahead of runner-up Willie Dunn.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
  2. ↑ "Rawlins is Champion". The Evening Star (Washington, D.C.). 25 October 1895. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Gola, Hank (15 June 1995). "U.S. Open challenges golf's best". Wilmington Morning Star. (New York Daily News). p. 4C.
  4. ↑ "10 pros, 1 amateur in first Open". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 13 June 1983. p. 58.