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John Joseph Farrell was an American

United States

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professional

Professional golfer

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golf

Golf

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er, best known for winning the 1928 U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...

.

Farrell was born in White Plains, New York

White Plains, New York

White Plains is a city and the county seat of Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located in south-central Westchester, about east of the Hudson River and northwest of Long Island Sound...

. He turned professional in 1922.

In 1928, Farrell won the U.S. Open. He tied with amateur Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones (golfer)

Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. was an American amateur golfer, and a lawyer by profession. Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete on a national and international level...

after the regulation 72 holes, at the Olympia Fields Country Club

Olympia Fields Country Club

Olympia Fields Country Club is a golf club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago, about 25 miles south of The Loop. It is a private club with two eighteen-hole courses, the North and the South. The North Course is considered one of the top three courses in the Chicago area, and...

near Chicago

Chicago

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, and won a 36-hole playoff by one stroke. He was voted the 1927 and 1928 Best Golf

Golf

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Professional in the United States, after a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments, on his road to a total of 22 career PGA Tour

PGA Tour

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wins. He played for the United States in the first three Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup

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s: 1927, 1929, and 1931.

Farrell was the head professional at the Quaker Ridge Golf Club

Quaker Ridge Golf Club

Quaker Ridge Golf Club is a private golf club in Scarsdale, New York that contains the Quaker Ridge Golf Course. Additionally, club grounds encompass numerous tennis courts, a swimming pool, a clubhouse and many other structures along the property.-History:...

in New York from 1919-1930.

In 1931, Farrell played in his third Ryder Cup. He also met and married Catherine Hush. In 1934, Farrell accepted the Head Golf Professional's job at Baltusrol Golf Club

Baltusrol Golf Club

The Baltusrol Golf Club is a private 36-hole golf club located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey. Among the many prestigious tournaments it has hosted, Baltusrol was most recently the site of the 2005 PGA Championship. The course architect is A. W...

in Springfield, New Jersey. The Farrell's had five children: Johnny, Jimmy, Billy, Peggy and Cathy. The Farrell family dedicated itself to golf, becoming Golf Family of the Year in 1966. Billy Farrell played professional golf, and is best known for being the first player to hit the 630-yard par 5 17th hole at Baltusrol's Lower Course in two shots, during the 1967 U.S. Open held there.

Johnny Farrell died in Boynton Beach, Florida

Boynton Beach, Florida

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PGA Tour wins (22)

1921 (1) Garden City Open
1922 (1) Shawnee Open
1924 (1) Florida West Coast Open
1925 (2) Philadelphia Open Championship
Philadelphia Open Championship
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, Mid-South All Pro
1926 (4) Florida Central Competition, Florida Open
Florida Open
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, Shawnee Open, Mid-Winter Tournament
1927 (7) Metropolitan Open
Metropolitan Open
The Metropolitan Open is golf tournament organized by the Metropolitan Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1905 and is the third oldest "Open" golf tournament in the United States after the U.S. Open and the Western Open. It is held at member clubs in New York, New Jersey, and...

, Shawnee Open, Eastern Open Championship, Massachusetts Open
Massachusetts Open
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, Pennsylvania Open Championship
Pennsylvania Open Championship
The Pennsylvania Open Championship is the Pennsylvania state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Pennsylvania Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1912 at a variety of courses around the state...

, Philadelphia Open Championship
Philadelphia Open Championship
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, Chicago Open Championship
1928 (2) La Gorce Open
La Gorce Open
The La Gorce Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1928 to 1931. It was held at the La Gorce Country Club in Miami Beach, Florida.-Winners:*1931 Gene Sarazen*1930 Bill Mehlhorn*1929 Horton Smith*1928 Johnny Farrell-External links:*...

, U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
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1930 (2) New York State Open, Pensacola Open Invitational
1931 (1) Pensacola Open Invitational
1936 (1) New Jersey Open

Major championship

Men's major golf championships

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is shown in bold.

Other wins (5)

this list may be incomplete

1925 Miami International Four-Ball
Miami International Four-Ball
The Miami International Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1954. It was played primarily at what is now the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club in Miami, Florida...

(with Bobby Cruickshank
Bobby Cruickshank
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)
1926 Westchester Open
Westchester Open
The Westchester Open is golf tournament organized by the Westchester Golf Association. It has been played annually since 1920 at member clubs in New York or Connecticut...
1928 Miami International Four-Ball
Miami International Four-Ball
The Miami International Four-Ball was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1924 to 1954. It was played primarily at what is now the Miami Springs Golf and Country Club in Miami, Florida...

(with Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen
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)
1940 Rhode Island Open
Rhode Island Open
The Rhode Island Open is the Rhode Island state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Rhode Island Golf Association...
1941 Rhode Island Open
Rhode Island Open
The Rhode Island Open is the Rhode Island state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Rhode Island Golf Association...

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
1928	U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	5 shot deficit	+10 (77-74-71-72=294)	Playoff ¹	Bobby Jones Bobby Jones (golfer) Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. was an American amateur golfer, and a lawyer by profession. Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete on a national and international level...

¹ Defeated Bobby Jones in a 36-hole playoff - Farrell 70-73=143 (+1), Jones 73-71=144 (+2).

Results timeline

Tournament	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	DNP	T45	38	T11	T5	T19	T3	T3	T7	1	CUT
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	T19	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	2
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	R32	DNP	R32	R16	R16	QF	QF	SF	R32	DNP	2

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T36	T37	T29	DNP	DNP	39
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	8	T10	CUT	T9	T58	T52	T22	T40	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	T5	DNP	T54	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	QF	R32	DNP	SF	DNP	DNP	DNP	R16	R64	R32

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Masters	T14	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	DNP	T52	47	53
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	28	CUT	NT	NT	NT	NT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956
The Masters	WD	T57	DNP	DNP	DNP	WD	WD
U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded

NT = No tournament

DNP = Did not play

WD = Withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut

R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

External links

Johnny Farrell website