Max R. Marston
Max R. Marston | |
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— Golfer — | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Maxwell R. Marston |
Born |
Buffalo, New York | June 12, 1892
Died |
May 7, 1949 56) Old Lyme, Connecticut | (aged
Nationality | United States |
Career | |
Status | Amateur |
Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | T19: 1915 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Amateur | Won: 1923 |
Maxwell R. Marston (June 12, 1892 – May 7, 1949)[1] was an American amateur golfer. He worked as an investment banker in Philadelphia.[1] He was a member of the Cranford Golf Club in Cranford, New Jersey.
In the 1923 U.S. Amateur at Flossmoor Country Club,[2] Marston defeated three former or future Amateur champions: Bobby Jones (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930), Francis Ouimet (1931), and Jess Sweetser (1922) in the final (38th hole).[1][3][4] He reached the final again in 1933, losing to George Dunlap, 6 and 5.[5] Marston also won the New Jersey Amateur twice[6] and the Pennsylvania Amateur three times.[7]
Marston played on the first three Walker Cup teams and again in 1934.[1]
Amateur wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1915 New Jersey Amateur[6]
- 1919 New Jersey Amateur[6]
- 1921 Pennsylvania Amateur[7]
- 1922 Pennsylvania Amateur[7]
- 1923 U.S. Amateur, Pennsylvania Amateur[7]
U.S. national team appearances
- Walker Cup: 1922 (winners), 1923 (winners), 1924 (winners), 1934 (winners)
References
- 1 2 3 4 Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 126–7. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
- ↑ "Great Players, Great Events". Flossmoor Country Club. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ↑ "U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1923". United States Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ↑ Williams, Joe (November 26, 1923). "Marston's Fighting Spirit Gives Him Big Golf Victory". The Evening News. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 15.
- ↑ "U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1933". United States Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "NJSGA Amateur Championship" (PDF). New Jersey State Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Pennsylvania Amateur – Past Champions". Pennsylvania Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
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