David Foulis (golfer)
| David Foulis | |
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| — Golfer — | |
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Foulis in 1903
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | David Foulis |
| Born |
19 April 1868 St Andrews, Scotland |
| Died | 1950 (aged 81-82) Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality |
 Scotland United States
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| Spouse | Janet Fowler |
| Children | 2 |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T8: 1897 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
David Foulis (19 April 1868 – 1950) was a Scottish-American professional golfer who played in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Foulis tied for eighth place in the 1897 U.S. Open, held at the Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. He was the inventor of the golf hole cup liner or "golf flag support" and received a patent for the invention in 1912. He and his brother James were co-inventors of the modern 7-iron, which they called a "mashie-niblick".
Foulis was born on 19 April 1868 in the family home at 9 Crails Lane in St Andrews, Scotland, to James Foulis (1841–1925) and Helen Ann Foulis (née Jamieson) (1847–1928). At age 23 he was working as an ironmonger's assistant. He emigrated to the United States in 1896 and became a naturalized American citizen. He married Janet Fowler in 1898 and they had two children, Jessie Helen Foulis (1899–1973) and James Ronald Foulis (1903–1969). His son James played in the first Masters tournament in 1934, carding rounds of 78-74-76-72=300.
Foulis played in the 1897 U.S. Open held at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois, where his brother James was the head professional. He scored rounds of 86-87=173 and tied for eighth place with Horace Rawlins and H. J. Whigham. None of the three competitors won any prize money.
In 1905 Foulis succeeded his brother James as the professional at Chicago Golf Club where he remained until 1916. In 1921 David became the professional and greenskeeper at the Hinsdale Golf Club in Chicago where he remained until his retirement in 1939. Foulis and his brother James were the proprietors of the J & D Foulis Company of Chicago, producing golf clubs and "American Eagle" golf balls until 1921.
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