Jack Busson

Jack Busson
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name John Joseph Busson
Born (1910-11-02)2 November 1910
Hinckley, Leicestershire
Died 1 February 1989(1989-02-01) (aged 78)
Tadworth, Surrey
Nationality  England
Career
Status Professional
Professional wins 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T4: 1938
PGA Championship DNP

John Joseph "Jack" 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]

Professional wins

this list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948
The Open Championship CUT T37 DNP T12 T40 23 T4 32 CUT DNP CUT

Note: Busson only played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

References

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


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