Jack White (golfer)

Jack White
Jack White in 1904
Personal information
Full name	John White
Nickname	Jack
Born	(1873-08-15)15 August 1873 Pefferside, Whitekirk. Scotland
Died	24 March 1949(1949-03-24) (aged 75) Musselburgh, Scotland
Sporting nationality	Scotland
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	1
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	WD: 1929
The Open Championship	Won: 1904

John White (15 August 1873 – 24 March 1949) was a Scottish professional golfer. He posted six top-10 finishes in the Open Championship, including a victory in 1904.

White was born at Pefferside, Whitekirk, four miles east of North Berwick.^[1] He was the son of James White, an agricultural labourer, and his wife Emily Thomson White. Jack worked as a caddie from the age of ten. Like many early professionals he trained as a clubmaker. From his late teens he worked as a golf professional at the North Berwick Golf Club in the summer and at York Golf Club in England in the winter.

White first played in The Open Championship in 1891 and in 1904, when it was played at Royal St George's, where he won his only major championship.^[2] He was the professional at the prestigious Sunningdale Golf Club outside London for over twenty five years from 1902.

White died in 1949 in Musselburgh.^[3] He is best remembered as the winner of the 1904 Open Championship.

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1904	The Open Championship	1 shot deficit	80-75-72-69=296	1 stroke	James Braid, J.H. Taylor

Note: White only played in The Open Championship and the U.S. Open.

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
WD = Withdrew
? = unknown
"T" indicates a tie for a place

• England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1903 (winners), 1904 (tie), 1905 (tie), 1906, 1907, 1909, 1912 (tie), 1913

• Media related to Jack White (golfer) at Wikimedia Commons
• Famous North Berwick Golfers profile