Johnny Farrell

Johnny Farrell

John Joseph Farrell (April 1, 1901 – June 14, 1988) was an American professional golfer. He was born in White Plains, New York and died in Boynton Beach, Florida.

In 1928 Farrell won the U.S. Open. He tied with amateur Bobby Jones after the regulation 72 holes and won a thirty-six hole playoff by one stroke. He was voted the 1927 and 1928 Best Golf Professional in the United States after a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments on his road to a total 22 career wins. He played for the United States in the first three Ryder Cups: 1927, 1929, and 1931.

Farrell spent many years as the head professional at the Baltusrol Golf Club in New Jersey.

PGA Tour wins (22)

*1921 (1) Garden City Open
*1922 (1) Shawnee Open
*1924 (1) Florida West Coast Open
*1925 (2) Philadelphia Open Championship, Mid-South All Pro
*1926 (4) Florida Central Competition, Florida Open Championship, Shawnee Open, Mid-Winter Tournament
*1927 (7) Metropolitan Open, Shawnee Open, Eastern Open Championship, Massachusetts Open, Pennsylvania Open Championship, Philadelphia Open Championship, Chicago Open Championship
*1928 (2) La Gorce Open, U.S. Open
*1930 (2) New York State Open, Pensacola Open Invitational
*1931 (1) Pensacola Open Invitational
*1936 (1) New Jersey Open

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins

"this list may be incomplete"
*1925 Miami International Four-Ball (with Bobby Cruickshank)
*1926 Westchester Open
*1928 Miami International Four-Ball (with Gene Sarazen)
*1940 Rhode Island Open
*1941 Rhode Island Open

Results in major championships

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

See also

*Golfers with most PGA Tour wins


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