Jack McGowan (golfer)

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| fullname = John W. McGowan

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|12|18}}

| birth_place = Concord, New Hampshire

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|2|15|1930|12|18}}

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| weight = {{convert|140|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

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| yearpro = 1954

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| masters = T42: 1965

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| pga = T43: 1961

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John W. "Jack" McGowan (December 18, 1930{{cite book |last1=Elliott |first1=Len |first2=Barbara |last2=Kelly |title=Who's Who in Golf |year=1976 |publisher=Arlington House |location=New Rochelle, New York |isbn=0870002252 |page=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/130 130] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/130 }} – February 15, 2001) was an American professional golfer.

McGowan was born in Concord, New Hampshire. He turned professional in 1954 and joined the PGA Tour in 1961.

He played on the PGA Tour through 1970,{{cite book |editor-first1=Sal |editor-last1=Johnson |editor-first2=Dave |editor-last2=Seanor |title=The USA Today Golfers Encyclopedia |year=2009 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |location=New York, New York |isbn=978-1-60239-302-8 |pages=365–6 }} winning one event, the 1964 Mountain View Open{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BHZhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SgEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4554,6791507&dq=mountain-view+open+corona&hl=en |title=Playing It Commercially Almost Costs McGowan |newspaper=Toledo Blade |date=October 26, 1964 |page=22 |accessdate=July 15, 2013}} among 32 top-10 finishes. He had four runner-up finishes: 1964 St. Paul Open Invitational to Chuck Courtney, 1964 Sahara Invitational to R. H. Sikes, 1965 Western Open to Billy Casper, and 1969 Texas Open Invitational to Deane Beman.