Jess Sweetser | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Jesse William Sweetser | ||
Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | April 18, 1902||
Died | May 27, 1989 Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 87)||
Sporting nationality | United States | ||
Spouse | Agnes Isobel "Nan" Lewis Sweetser; Virginia Lee Sweetser | ||
Children | 3 | ||
Career | |||
College | Yale University | ||
Status | Amateur | ||
Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |||
Masters Tournament | T29: 1939 | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | T14: 1920 | ||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Amateur | Won: 1922 | ||
British Amateur | Won: 1926 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Jesse William Sweetser (April 18, 1902 – May 27, 1989) was an amateur golfer, best known as the first American-born player to win the British Amateur.