Jack Falls "Jock" Hutchison (June 6, 1884 – September 27, 1977) was a Scottish-born professional golfer who was based in the United States.
Early life Hutchison was born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the son of William and Helen (née Falls). His name was registered as John Waters Hutchison, Waters being the maiden name of William's mother. He appears in the 1901 census as John Hutchison, golf caddie. He had an older brother who was also a golf player, Tom Hutchison.
Golf career Hutchison later moved to the United States and became a naturalized citizen in 1920. He was known there as Jack Falls Hutchison or John Falls Hutchison. He won two major championships, the PGA Championship in 1920 and the Open Championship at St Andrews in 1921. His 1921 victory was the first by a U.S.-based player; the following year Walter Hagen became the first U.S.-born winner.
In 1937, Hutchison won the inaugural PGA Seniors' Championship at Augusta National Golf Club and in 1947 he won the event for a second time.
Beginning in 1963, Hutchison was one of the two men who served as honorary starters for The Masters (along with 1908 U.S. Open champion Fred McLeod), until ailments prevented him from hitting one of the honorary tee shots in 1973.
Death Hutchinson died on September 27, 1977. It came just two days before Masters co-founder Clifford Roberts' own death. He was 93 years old. He died in Evanston, Illinois.
Awards and honors In 2011, Hutchinson was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Professional wins (20)
PGA Tour wins (14) 1918 (1) Florida West Coast Open 1920 (4) West Baden Springs Hotel, Illinois Open, Western Open, PGA Championship 1921 (3) White Sulphur Springs Open, The Open Championship, North and South Open 1922 (2) Columbia Country Club Open, Northern California Open 1923 (1) Western Open 1925 (1) Illinois PGA Championship 1926 (1) Illinois PGA Championship 1928 (1) Florida West Coast Open
Majors championship wins shown in bold.
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Other wins (4) 1916 Pennsylvania Open Championship 1917 National Patriotic Tournament 1921 Kinghorn Tournament 1923 Illinois PGA Championship
Senior wins (2) 1937 PGA Seniors' Championship 1947 PGA Seniors' Championship
Major championships Wins (2) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up1920 PGA Championship n/a 1 up James Douglas Edgar1921 The Open Championship 4 shot deficit72-75-79-70=296 Playoff1 Roger Wethered 1 Hutchison defeated Wethered in a 36-hole playoff by nine strokes: Hutchison 74-76=150; Wethered 77-82=159. Note: The PGA Championship was match play until 1958
Results timeline Tournament19081909U.S. OpenT8T23The Open Championship
Tournament1910191119121913191419151916191719181919U.S. OpenT8T5T23T16WDT82NTNTT3The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTPGA ChampionshipNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYF2NTNTQF
Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929U.S. OpenT2T18T83T31T27CUT23T41CUTThe Open Championship14PGA Championship1R16QFR32QF
Tournament1930193119321933193419351936193719381939Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYFT51WDWDWDU.S. OpenWDT45The Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949Masters TournamentNTNTNTU.S. OpenT2357NTNTNTNTCUTCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNTPGA ChampionshipNT
Tournament1950195119521953195419551956195719581959Masters TournamentWDWDWDWDWDWDWDU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
Tournament196019611962Masters TournamentWDWDWDU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
NYF = Tournament not yet founded NT = No tournament WD = Withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place
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