Jack Grout

Jack Grout
Personal information
Full nameJohn Frederick Grout
Born(1910-03-24)March 24, 1910
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
DiedMay 13, 1989(1989-05-13) (aged 79)
Tequesta, Florida
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
SpouseBonnie Ann Fox
Children4
Career
Turned professional1927
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT9: 1941, 1945
U.S. OpenT51: 1947
The Open ChampionshipDNP

John Frederick Grout (March 24, 1910 – May 13, 1989) was an American professional golfer who competed on the PGA Tour from 1931 to 1953. Though he taught many Hall of Fame players, he is best known as the 'first and only' golf teacher of Jack Nicklaus.[1] He was inducted into the Golf Magazine World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame in 2016.

  1. ^ Nicklaus, Jack. The Greatest Game of All. Simon And Schuster. p.60 ISBN 0-671-20215-4