George Pulford

John George Pulford (born 1873) was an English professional golfer. His skill on the links enabled him to place high on the leaderboard in several Open Championships. He finished tied for third in both the 1897 Open Championship and the 1907 Open Championship. He was fourth in the 1895 Open Championship and was tied for tenth place in the 1909 Open Championship.[1]

George Pulford
Personal information
Full nameJohn George Pulford
Born1873
Hoylake, Cheshire, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT3: 1897, 1907

Early life

Pulford was born in Hoylake, Cheshire, England in 1873, the eldest child of George and Ann (nee Meadows).[2]

Golf career

1895 Open Championship

The 1895 Open Championship was the held 12–13 June at the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Defending champion J.H. Taylor won the Championship for the second time, by four strokes from runner-up Sandy Herd. Pulford played steady golf throughout the event and finished alone in fourth place.[1]

1897 Open Championship

The 1897 Open Championship was held 19–20 May at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Harold Hilton, an amateur, won the Championship for the second time, a stroke ahead of James Braid.[1] As an amateur Hilton received "£30 in plate" in addition to the "Championship Cup" and "Gold Medal".[3] The prize money for the professionals was reduced accordingly to £60. This arrangement had been introduced after the 1892 Open Championship which was also won by Hilton.[4]

Details of play

This was the second Open to be played in England after the 1894 event staged at Royal St George's. It was also the last Open Championship with no qualifying and no cut. 88 players entered including 20 amateurs. Royal Liverpool was the home club of many of the leading amateurs of the day including John Ball, Jr. and Hilton, both of whom had already won the Championship. The great masters of the game—Harry Vardon and J.H. Taylor—both played poorly in the tournament shooting scores of 84-80-80-76=320 and 82-80-82-86=330, respectively. Taylor's performance was especially dismal as his final round 86 was 3 shots or more worse than all others players in the top 10. Pulford played impressively, and consistently, carding rounds of 80-79-79-79=317 and was rewarded for his excellent play with the handy sum of £10.

1907 Open Championship

The 1907 Open Championship was held 20–21 June at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. Arnaud Massy, from France, won the Championship, two strokes ahead of runner-up J.H. Taylor.[1] Massy was the first non-Briton to win the Open Championship. Returning to the good form that he had exhibited in previous Open Championships in 1895 and 1897, Pulford once again claimed a lofty perch on the leaderboard finishing in a tie for third place.

Results in major championships
Tournament 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913
The Open Championship WD 4 WD T3 T13 WD DNP DNP 22 T18 WD CUT T30 T3 T18 T10 WD DNP DNP WD

Note: Pulford only played in The Open Championship.

DNP = Did not play
CUT = Missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

References
  1. Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
  2. "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. "Golf - The Open Championship - The Final Rounds". The Times. 21 May 1897. p. 11.
  4. "Golf". The Times. 30 August 1893. p. 9.
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