Jack Allan (golfer)

Jack Allan
Personal information
Full nameAlexander John Travers Allan
NicknameJack
Born(1875-11-17)17 November 1875
Portland, Dorset, England
Died3 March 1898(1898-03-03) (aged 22)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur
British AmateurWon: 1897
The grave of Jack Allan, Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh

Alexander John Travers Allan MB ChB known generally as Jack Allan (17 November 1875 – 3 March 1898[1])[2] was a Scottish amateur golfer who won the British Amateur Championship in 1897 at Muirfield.[3]

  1. ^ "Deaths in the District of Newington in the City of Edinburgh". Statutory Deaths 685/05 0212. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Nae Tackety Boots - but He Won at Muirfield! by RAP Burt MD" (PDF). British Golf Collectors' Society. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. ^ Kelley, Brent. "British Amateur Championship Winners". About.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.