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John Fallon

1913 – 1985

Professional golfer

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About John Fallon

Lived 1913 – 1985 (aged 72). John Fallon was a golfer.

John Fallon (29 April 1913 – 7 December 1985) was a Scottish professional golfer whose career spanned the years either side of World War II.

Career He was born in Lanark, Scotland. Although never a winner of a major tournament of note, Fallon often contended with high finishes – he lost the final of the 1954 British PGA Matchplay Championship, and was perhaps most unlucky that he missed out on a potential Open Championship that might have been played at St Andrews during the war years. He had placed third there in 1939, and then second in 1955, each time by just a handful of strokes.

Fallon played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team and in 1963 he was non-playing captain of the Great Britain Ryder Cup team.

Professional wins 1937 Leeds Cup 1949 Leeds Cup 1950 Northern Professional Championship 1956 Stuart C. Goodwin Tournament (tie with Eric Brown)

Results in major championships Note: Fallon only played in The Open Championship.

NT = No tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1955, 1963 (non-playing captain) England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1936, 1937, 1938 Triangular Professional Tournament (representing Scotland): 1937 Llandudno International Golf Trophy (representing Scotland): 1938

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Who was John Fallon?

professional golfer (1913-1985)

When was John Fallon born?

John Fallon was born on 29 April 1913 in Lanark.

When did John Fallon die?

John Fallon died on 7 December 1985 in Brighouse.

What was John Fallon's occupation?

John Fallon was a golfer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Fallon

· Wikidata: Q6232680

· DBpedia: John Fallon (golfer)

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