John Ball (golfer)

John Ball
Personal information
Full nameJohn Ball Jr.
Born(1861-12-24)24 December 1861
Hoylake, England
Died2 December 1940(1940-12-02) (aged 78)
Holywell, Wales
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 9)
The Open ChampionshipWon: 1890
British AmateurWon: 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1899, 1907, 1910, 1912
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame1977 (member page)

John Ball Jr. (24 December 1861 – 2 December 1940) was an English amateur golfer of the late 19th and early 20th century.[1]

  1. ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. pp. 206–7. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.