Tony Jacklin

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Tony Jacklin
Personal information
Full name Anthony Jacklin
Born 7 July 1944 (1944-07-07) (age 67)
Scunthorpe, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nationality  England
Residence Bradenton, Florida, U.S.
Spouse Vivien (m.1966, d.1988)
Astrid (m.1988)
Children Bradley (b.1969), Warren (b.1972), Tina (b.1975), Anna May (b.1979), A J (b.1981), Sean (b.1991)
Career
Turned professional 1962
Retired 2004
Former tour(s) European Tour
European Seniors Tour
PGA Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins 28
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 4
European Tour 8 (tied 30th all time)
Champions Tour 2
Other 14
Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 2)
Masters Tournament T12: 1970
U.S. Open Won: 1970
The Open Championship Won: 1969
PGA Championship T25: 1969
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame 2002 (member page)
Commander of the
Order of the
British Empire		 1990
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year		 1963

Anthony Jacklin CBE (born 7 July 1944) is an English golfer, who was the most successful British player of his generation. He was also the most successful European Ryder Cup captain ever.

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[edit] Early life and education

Jacklin was born in the North Lincolnshire town of Scunthorpe in 1944, the son of a truck driver. He attended Henderson Avenue Primary School in the town. He turned professional in 1962.

[edit] Playing career

Jacklin won two majors. In 1969, he became the first British player to win The Open Championship for 18 years. The following season he won the U.S. Open. It was the only victory by a European player in an 84-year span (1926–2009); Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell ended that streak in 2010.

Jacklin won eight events on the European Tour between its first season in 1972 and 1982. He also won tournaments in Europe prior to the European Tour era, and in the United States, South America, South Africa and Australasia. His 1968 PGA Tour win at the Jacksonville Open Invitational was the first by a European player on the U.S. Tour since the 1920s; Jacklin was the first British player since the 1940s and Henry Cotton to devote much of his effort to American Tour events.

However, Jacklin may be best remembered for his involvement in the Ryder Cup. He was a playing member of the "Great Britain and Ireland" team in 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1977, and of the first European team in 1979. Except for a tie in 1969, all of those teams were defeated. Jacklin was involved in one of the most memorable moments in Ryder Cup history at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in 1969. After his eagle putt on 17 evened his match with Jack Nicklaus, Nicklaus conceded Jacklin's two-foot putt on 18, halving the match, and ending the Ryder Cup with a tied score. "The Concession" ended with the two golfers walking off the course with arms around each other's shoulders.[1] Jacklin and Nicklaus later co-designed a golf course in Florida called "The Concession" to commemorate the moment.[2]

Jacklin suffered a devastating near-miss in The Open Championship of 1972 at Muirfield. Tied for the lead with playing partner Lee Trevino playing the 71st hole, Jacklin had a straightforward 15-foot birdie putt on the par-5 hole, while Trevino was not yet on the green after four struggling strokes. But Trevino holed a difficult chip shot, and Jacklin took three putts, leaving him one shot behind. Trevino parred the final hole to win, but Jacklin bogeyed, finishing third behind Jack Nicklaus. Jacklin was just 28 years old at the time, but never seriously contended again in a major championship.[3]

Jacklin later served as the non-playing captain of Europe in four consecutive Ryder Cups from 1983 to 1989. He had a 2.5 -- 1.5 won-loss record, captaining his men to their first victory for 28 years in 1985, and to their first ever victory in the United States in 1987.

Jacklin was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2002. He retired from tournament golf in 2004 at the age of sixty, having won a number of events at senior level. Jacklin has developed a golf course design business since his retirement from competition. He has designed numerous courses, including the 9-hole par 3 course of The St. Pierre Park Hotel in Guernsey.

[edit] Professional wins

[edit] European Tour wins (8)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 26 Aug 1972 Viyella PGA Championship -9 (71-72-68-68=279) 3 strokes England Peter Oosterhuis
2 21 Apr 1973 Italian Open -4 (71-72-70-71=284) 1 stroke Spain Valentin Barrios
3 6 Oct 1973 Dunlop Masters -12 (69-65-70-68=272) 7 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
4 21 Jul 1974 Scandinavian Enterprise Open -5 (70-65-69-75=279) 11 strokes Spain José Maria Cañizares
5 7 Jun 1976 Kerrygold International Classic +2 (69-79-72-70=290) 1 stroke England Glenn Ralph
6 19 Aug 1979 Braun German Open -7 (68-68-70-71=277) 2 strokes Spain Antonio Garrido, United States Lanny Wadkins
7 21 Jun 1981 Billy Butlin Jersey Open -9 (71-68-72-68=279) 1 stroke West Germany Bernhard Langer
8 31 May 1982 Sun Alliance PGA Championship -4 (72-69-73-70=284) Playoff West Germany Bernhard Langer

[edit] PGA Tour wins (4)

Major championships are shown in bold.

[edit] Other wins (14)

[edit] Senior PGA Tour wins (2)

[edit] Major championships

[edit] Wins (2)

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner-up
1969 The Open Championship 2 shot lead -4 (68-70-70-72=280) 2 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
1970 U.S. Open 4 shot lead -7 (71-70-70-70=281) 7 strokes United States Dave Hill

[edit] Results timeline

Tournament 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP T16 T22 CUT
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T25
The Open Championship T30 DNP T25 T30 5 T18 1
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T25
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Masters T12 T36 T27 CUT CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open 1 CUT T40 T52 CUT CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship 5 3 3 T14 T18 DNP T42 T43 CUT T24
PGA Championship CUT DNP DNP T46 T55 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship T32 T23 CUT T39 CUT CUT DNP DNP CUT CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.tonyjacklin.com/biocons.htm
  2. ^ Arnie and Jack: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Golf's Greatest Rivalry by Ian O'Connor, 2008
  3. ^ Scotland: Where Golf is Great, by James W. Finegan, New York 2010, Artisan, ISBN 978-1-57965-428-3, p. 246

[edit] External links
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