Tom Ball (golfer)

Tom Ball
Ball, c. 1918
Personal information
Full nameThomas John Ball
Born(1882-06-27)27 June 1882[1]
Hoylake, England
Died18 February 1919(1919-02-18) (aged 36)
Wimbledon, Surrey, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins7
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open Championship2nd/T2: 1908, 1909

Thomas John Ball (27 June 1882 – 18 February 1919) was an English professional golfer. Ball placed second in the 1908 Open Championship and tied for second place in the 1909 Open Championship.[2] He won the Belgian Open twice, in 1913 and again in 1914. He won the 1909 News of the World Match Play tournament.

  1. ^ "The professional golf tournament – Victory of Tom Ball". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1909. p. 9.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Brenner was invoked but never defined (see the help page).