John de Forest
John de Forest | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | John Gerard de Forest |
Born |
London, England | 31 March 1907
Died |
10 April 1997 90) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | (aged
Nationality | England |
Career | |
Status | Amateur |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | 61st: 1953 |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1930, 1932, 1933 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
British Amateur | Won: 1932 |
John Gerard de Forest (31 March 1907 – 10 April 1997)[1][2][3] was an English amateur golfer. He won the Amateur Championship in 1932 and was in the Walker Cup team the same year.
Golf career
de Forest reached the final of the Amateur Championship in 1931, losing to Eric Martin Smith by 1 hole.[4] The following year he reached the final again, this time beating Eric Fiddian 3&1.[5] Both de Forest and Fiddian were selected for the Walker Cup team following their semi-final wins.[6] The Walker Cup was held at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts on 1 and 2 September. de Forest lost his foursomes match and was not selected for the singles.[7]
Personal life
de Forest was the younger son of Maurice de Forest. Maurice de Forest was granted the title Count Maurice de Bendern and John de Forest later adopted the name John de Bendern. His first wife was Lady Patricia Sybil Douglas, daughter of Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry. Their children included Emma de Bendern, who married firstly journalist Nigel Dempster and thirdly Prince George Galitzine,[8] and Caroline de Bendern, who married saxophonist Barney Wilen.[9]
de Forest had an older brother Alaric (1905–1973), who also adopted the Bendern name. Alaric was also a useful golfer, and reached the semi-final of the Amateur Championship in 1937, losing 4&3 to Lionel Munn.[10] John and Alaric met in the final of the 1937 Dutch Open Amateur Championship with Alaric winning by 1 hole.[11]
Amateur wins
- 1931 Surrey Amateur Championship
- 1932 Amateur Championship
- 1937 Austrian Open Amateur Championship
- 1949 Surrey Amateur Championship
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
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1932 | Amateur Championship | 3 & 1 | Eric Fiddian |
Results timeline
Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | WD | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
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Masters Tournament | WD | DNP | DNP | DNP | 61 |
Note: de Forest only played in the Open Championship and the Masters.
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain): 1932
References
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ6-36FQ
- ↑ "Find a will". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Deaths – de Bendern". The Times. 14 April 1997. p. 22.
- ↑ "Golf – The Amateur Championship". The Times. 23 May 1931. p. 7.
- ↑ "Golf – Victory of J. de Forest". The Times. 30 May 1932. p. 6.
- ↑ "The Walker Cup team". The Times. 28 May 1932. p. 4.
- ↑ "The Walker Cup match". The Times. 3 September 1932. p. 5.
- ↑ The peerage.
- ↑ Divenni la Marianna del '68 Oggi le modelle vanno a destraCorriere della Sera
- ↑ "Golf – The Amateur Championship". The Times. 29 May 1937. p. 4.
- ↑ "Dutch Amateur Title". The Glasgow Herald. 14 July 1937. p. 4.