Jack Hobens
| Jack Hobens | |
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Hobens prepares to hit a chip shot, c. 1907
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | John Owen Hobens |
| Nickname | Jack, Pop |
| Born |
25 October 1880 Dunbar, Scotland |
| Died | 25 March 1944 (aged 63) Englewood, New Jersey |
| Nationality |
 Scotland United States
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| Spouse | Delia A. Lally |
| Children | 8 |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | 4th/T4: 1907, 1909 |
| The Open Championship | WD: 1899 |
| PGA Championship | T9: 1916 |
John Owen "Jack" Hobens (25 October 1880 – 25 March 1944) was a Scottish-American professional golfer. He was born in Dunbar, Scotland, to Thomas Hoben and Elizabeth (Annie) Owen. He learned the game of golf by starting out as a caddie. Jack had five brothers and a sister.
Both of his parents were alcoholics, so young Jack, being the eldest, was often tasked with caring for his younger siblings. From the age of eleven he was a licensed caddie and was granted his professional ticket at the West Links Golf Club on 13 December 1894 at the age of fourteen.
Hobens entered the 1899 Open Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club located in Sandwich, England. After shooting a disappointing 90 in the first round he withdrew, but the experience he gained competing against Harry Vardon, James Braid and Willie Park, Jr. would give him confidence to continue his aspirations to be a successful golf professional. Hobens emigrated to the United States in January 1900 and was accompanied on the journey by Tom Anderson, Sr., the former North Berwick head greenkeeper and his son, Thomas Jr., the brother of U.S. Open champion Willie Anderson.
Hobens was appointed pro at Yountakah Country Club in Nutley, New Jersey, and Tom Anderson, Sr. took up a position ten miles away at Montclair Country Club. In April 1901, Hobens moved less than five miles to Glen Ridge Golf Club and George Thomson from North Berwick took over at Yountakah. In 1907 Hobens married an Irish girl, Delia Agnes Lally (1881–1969), and together they would have a house full of children, eight in all. At the time of his marriage he changed his surname from Hoben to Hobens.
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