Jack Busson

Jack Busson
Jack Busson
Personal information
Full name	John Joseph Busson
Born	2 November 1910; Hinckley, Leicestershire
Died	1 February 1989 (aged 78); Tadworth, Surrey
Sporting nationality	England
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	4
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T4: 1938

John Joseph Busson (2 November 1910 – 1 February 1989) was an English professional golfer. He played in the 1935 Ryder Cup.

He was a professional at Huddersfield and then at Pannal, Harrogate. In 1934, at the age of 23 he won the News of the World Match Play £1,040 tournament at Walton Heath. He beat Charles Whitcombe 2 up in the final and took the first prize of £300 and a large gold medal.[1]

His older brother, Harry (1907–1993), was also a professional golfer and was a well-known club maker.

Professional wins

this list may be incomplete

Tournament	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Open Championship	CUT	T37		T12	T40	23	T4	32

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	CUT		CUT

Note: Busson only played in The Open Championship.

Top 10

Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1935
England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1934 (winners), 1935 (winners), 1936 (winners), 1937 (winners)

"'News of the World' tournament - Success of Busson". The Times. 22 September 1934. p. 4.

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