Jack Dowling
| Jack Dowling | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | John Dowling |
| Born |
August 6, 1890 Glen Cove, New York |
| Died | October 24, 1931 (aged 41) Glen Cove, New York |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 118 lb (54 kg; 8.4 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T7: 1912 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1916 |
John "Jack" Dowling (August 6, 1890 – October 24, 1931) was an American professional golfer. He had two top-10 finishes in major championships: a tie for seventh in the 1912 U.S. Open and a quarterfinal loss (tie for fifth) in the inaugural 1916 PGA Championship. He won the 1921 Westchester Open and finished third in the same event in 1920.
He died suddenly of a massive heart attack in 1931 at the age of 41, cutting short a promising life and career.
Dowling was born August 6, 1890 in Glen Cove, New York. He served as the assistant professional at Nassau Country Club in 1910 and was later the head professional at Scarsdale Golf Club in Hartsdale, New York, before moving on to Engineers Country Club in Roslyn, New York.
He grew up to be a small, wiry man who weighed only 118 pounds. In 1931, his golf swing was described by writer Ralph Trost of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle as "vivid ... it was a full, powerful, complete lash at the ball". Trost further elaborated on Dowling's appearance as being "thin as the proverbial rail and almost gaunt-looking".
In the Eastern Professional Golfers Association Four-Ball Tournament held at Rumson Country Club, Rumson, New Jersey, on August 9, 1911, Dowling was paired with Jack Hobens. They won the event easily by posting a round of 68 and beat the second place team of Jack Jolly and Tom Anderson, Jr. who carded a round of 74. The winners received a gold medal and $125 in prize money.
The 1912 U.S. Open was the 18th U.S. Open, held August 1–2 at the Country Club of Buffalo in Amherst, New York, a suburb east of Buffalo. The course is now Grover Cleveland Golf Course, owned by Erie County. The Country Club of Buffalo relocated several miles east in 1926 to Williamsville. 20-year-old John McDermott successfully defended his U.S. Open title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara. Dowling carded rounds of 76-79-76-74=305, finished tied for seventh place, and won $45.
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