Johnny Farrell

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox golfer John Joseph Farrell (April 1, 1901 – June 14, 1988) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the U.S. Open in 1928. Over the course of his career, he won 22 PGA Tour events.

Career

Born in White Plains, New York, Farrell started as a caddie and turned professional in 1922.

At the 1928 U.S. Open, held at Olympia Fields Country Club near Chicago, Farrell tied with amateur Bobby Jones, then a two-time champion, after the regulation 72 holes and won the 36-hole playoff by one stroke. Farrell was voted the 1927 and 1928 Best Golf Professional in the United States, after a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments, on his road to a total of 22 career PGA Tour wins. He played for the United States in the first three Ryder Cups: 1927, 1929, and 1931.

Farrell was the head professional at the Quaker Ridge Golf Club in New York from 1919 to 1930. In 1931, Farrell played in his third Ryder Cup and also met and married Catherine Hush.<ref name=jfcb>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=kfsog>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1934, Farrell accepted the head professional job at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey.

In 1948, the AP's Frank Eck reported that there had been, to that point, eight rounds as low as 62 posted in competitive golf, and that Farrell had been the first to do so, in the late 1920s,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> at the La Gorce Country Club course in Miami Beach.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Personal life

Farrell was married to Catherine. They 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 ever to hit the Template:Convert par-5 17th hole at Baltusrol's Lower Course in two shots, which he did during the 1967 U.S. Open.

Farrell died in Boynton Beach, Florida after a stroke at age 87.<ref name=ojfhof>Template:Cite news</ref>

Awards and honors

Farrell was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2023 and was inducted in 2024.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Professional wins (27)

PGA Tour wins (20)

• 1921 (1) Garden City Open
• 1922 (1) Shawnee Open
• 1924 (1) Florida West Coast Open
• 1925 (2) Philadelphia Open Championship
• 1926 (4) Florida Central Competition, Florida Open, Shawnee Open
• 1927 (7) Metropolitan Open, Shawnee Open, Eastern Open Championship, Massachusetts Open, Pennsylvania Open Championship, Philadelphia Open Championship, Chicago Open Championship
• 1928 (2) La Gorce Open, U.S. Open
• 1930 (2) Pensacola Open Invitational, New York State Open<ref name=":3">Template:Cite news</ref>
• 1931 (1) Pensacola Open Invitational
• 1936 (1) New Jersey Open

Major championship is shown in bold.

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Other wins (7)

Note: This list may be incomplete.

• 1925 Miami International Four-Ball (with Bobby Cruickshank), Mid-South All Pro
• 1926 Westchester Open, Mid-Winter Tournament
• 1928 Miami International Four-Ball (with Gene Sarazen)
• 1940 Rhode Island Open
• 1941 Rhode Island Open

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1928	U.S. Open	5 shot deficit	+10 (77-74-71-72=294)	Playoff 1	Template:Flagicon Bobby Jones

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
U.S. Open		T45	38	T11	T5	T19	T3	T3	T7	1	CUT
The Open Championship	NT				T19						2
PGA Championship	R32		R32	R16	R16	QF	QF	SF	R32		2

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T36	T37	T29			39
U.S. Open	8	T10	CUT	T9	T58	T52	T22	T40		CUT
The Open Championship		T5		T54
PGA Championship	QF	R32		SF				R16	R64	R32

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	T14			NT	NT	NT		T53	48	53
U.S. Open	28	CUT	NT	NT	NT	NT	CUT
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT
PGA Championship				NT

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956
Masters Tournament	WD	T57				WD	WD
U.S. Open	CUT				CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Template:Legend Template:Legend Template:Legend NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
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

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	9
U.S. Open	1	0	2	4	8	11	24	17
The Open Championship	0	1	0	2	2	3	4	4
PGA Championship	0	1	2	6	9	14	15	15
Totals	1	2	4	12	19	29	55	45

• Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (1919 PGA – 1928 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (twice)

See also

• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins

External links

• Johnny Farrell website
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