Jack Allan (golfer)

Alexander John Travers Allan MB ChB known generally as Jack Allan (17 November 1875 – 3 March 1898[1])[2] was a Scottish amateur golfer who won the British Amateur Championship in 1897 at Muirfield.[3]

Jack Allan
Personal information
Full nameAlexander John Travers Allan
NicknameJack
Born(1875-11-17)17 November 1875
Portland, Dorset, England
Died3 March 1898(1898-03-03) (aged 22)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur
British AmateurWon: 1897
The grave of Jack Allan, Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh

Biography

Allan was born on the Isle of Portland in Dorset,[4] the son of Margaret Bird Munro and Surgeon Colonel Alexander Allan (1836–1892), a Scottish surgeon working there in the Royal Navy Hospital.

He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and had graduated MBChB. While studying for his full qualification as a doctor (MD), and was probably undergoing practical training at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, when he contracted tuberculosis.

He died in Edinburgh of tuberculosis at the age of 22.[1][5][6] He is buried in the southern section of Morningside Cemetery. His parents are buried opposite.

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)
YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up
1897The Amateur Championship4 & 2Scotland James Robb

This was Allan's only appearance in the Amateur Championship.

References
  1. "Deaths in the District of Newington in the City of Edinburgh". Statutory Deaths 685/05 0212. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. "Nae Tackety Boots - but He Won at Muirfield! by RAP Burt MD" (PDF). British Golf Collectors' Society. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. Kelley, Brent. "British Amateur Championship Winners". About.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. St John The Baptist Church, Fortuneswell, Portland, Dorset - Baptisms (11 April 1876)
  5. "Obituary". The Times. 4 March 1898. p. 10.
  6. "1897 The first Amateur Championship at Muirfield". Muirfield. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
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