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Jack Busson

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Jack Busson
Personal information
Full nameJohn Joseph Busson
Born(1910-11-02)2 November 1910
Hinckley, Leicestershire
Died1 February 1989(1989-02-01) (aged 78)
Tadworth, Surrey
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT4: 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 Busson (1907–1993), was also a professional golfer and was a well-known club maker.

Professional wins

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this list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

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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

Team appearances

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References

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