Johnny Farrell

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Johnny Farrell

| image = Johnny Farrell.png

| imagesize =

| caption = Farrell in 1928

| fullname = John Joseph Farrell

| nickname = The Gentleman

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1901|4|1}}

| birth_place = White Plains, New York, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1988|6|14|1901|4|1}}

| death_place = Boynton Beach, Florida, U.S.

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10.5}}

| weight = {{convert|160|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| spouse = Catherine Theresa Hush Farrell

| partner =

| children = 5

| college =

| yearpro = 1922

| retired =

| extour = PGA Tour

| prowins = 27

| pgawins = 22

| otherwins = 5

| majorwins = 1

| masters = T29: 1936

| usopen = Won: 1928

| open = 2nd: 1929

| pga = 2nd: 1929

| wghofid =

| wghofyear =

| award1 = World Golf Hall of Fame

| year1 = 2023

| award2 = PGA Hall of Fame

| year2 = 1966

| awardssection =

}}

John Joseph Farrell (April 1, 1901 – June 14, 1988) was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the U.S. Open in 1928. Over the course of his career, he won 22 PGA Tour events.

Early life

Born in White Plains, New York, Farrell started as a caddie and turned professional in 1922.

Professional career

At the 1928 U.S. Open, held at Olympia Fields Country Club near Chicago, Farrell tied with amateur Bobby Jones, then a two-time champion, after the regulation 72 holes and won the 36-hole playoff by one stroke. Farrell was voted the 1927 and 1928 Best Golf Professional in the United States, after a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments, on his road to a total of 22 career PGA Tour wins. He played for the United States in the first three Ryder Cups: 1927, 1929, and 1931.

Farrell was the head professional at the Quaker Ridge Golf Club in New York from 1919 to 1930. In 1931, Farrell played in his third Ryder Cup and also met and married Catherine Hush.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OyJBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gqgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5566,3633707 |newspaper=Portsmouth Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Johnny Farrell claims bride |date=November 25, 1931 |page=10 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cite news |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-07-22/news/9707210390_1_john-joseph-farrell-woman-playmates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116065555/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-07-22/news/9707210390_1_john-joseph-farrell-woman-playmates |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |newspaper=Sun Sentinel |location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida |agency=(The New York Times) |title=Obituaries: Kay Farrell, 86, Socialite Of Golf |date=July 22, 1997 |access-date=May 10, 2013}} In 1934, Farrell accepted the head professional job at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, New Jersey.

In 1948, the AP's Frank Eck reported that there had been, to that point, eight rounds as low as 62 posted in competitive golf, and that Farrell had been the first to do so, in the late 1920s,{{cite news |last=Bly |first=Tom |date=March 18, 1948 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-register/141538203/ |title=Incidents and Incidentals|newspaper=Red Bank Register |page=2{{hyphen}}1 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}} at the La Gorce Country Club course in Miami Beach.{{cite news |last=Eck |first=Frank |date=March 22, 1948 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/414230383/?clipping_id=141538560 |title=Great Rounds of Golf Recall 62's Posted As Record |newspaper=The Winona Daily News |page=12 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}

Personal life

Farrell was married to Catherine. They had five children: Johnny, Jimmy, Billy, Peggy, and Cathy. The Farrell family dedicated itself to golf, becoming Golf Family of the Year in 1966. Billy Farrell played professional golf and is best known for being the first ever to hit the {{convert|630|yd|0|adj=on}} par-5 17th hole at Baltusrol's Lower Course in two shots, which he did during the 1967 U.S. Open.

Farrell died in Boynton Beach, Florida after a stroke at age 87.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/16/obituaries/johnny-farrell-hall-of-fame-golfer-87.html |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Obituaries: Johnny Farrell, Hall of Fame Golfer, 87 |date=June 16, 1988 |access-date=May 10, 2013}}

Awards and honors

Farrell was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2023 and was inducted in 2024.{{cite news |date=March 9, 2023 |title=Padraig Harrington, LPGA founders join '24 Golf Hall of Fame class |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/35813789/padraig-harrington-lpga-founders-join-24-golf-hall-fame-class |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Ryan |date=June 10, 2024 |title=Game Changers: 5 Things to Know About Johnny Farrell, the Newest Member of the World Golf Hall of Fame |url=https://www.pga.com/story/5-things-to-know-about-johnny-farrell-the-newest-member-of-the-world-golf-hall-of-fame |publisher=PGA of America}}

Professional wins (27)

=PGA Tour wins (22)=

1921 (1) Garden City Open
1922 (1) Shawnee Open
1924 (1) Florida West Coast Open
1925 (2) Philadelphia Open Championship, Mid-South All Pro
1926 (4) Florida Central Competition, Florida Open, Shawnee Open, Mid-Winter Tournament
1927 (7) Metropolitan Open, Shawnee Open, Eastern Open Championship, Massachusetts Open, Pennsylvania Open Championship, Philadelphia Open Championship, Chicago Open Championship
1928 (2) La Gorce Open, U.S. Open
1930 (2) Pensacola Open Invitational, New York State Open{{Cite news |date=June 29, 1930 |title=Cox runner-up to Farrell in Empire State golf play |page=1A |newspaper=Times Union |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115106810/times-union |via=Newspapers.com}}
1931 (1) Pensacola Open Invitational
1936 (1) New Jersey Open

Major championship is shown in bold.

=Other wins (5)=

Note: This list may be incomplete.

1925 Miami International Four-Ball (with Bobby Cruickshank)
1926 Westchester Open
1928 Miami International Four-Ball (with Gene Sarazen)
1940 Rhode Island Open
1941 Rhode Island Open

Major championships

=Wins (1)=

class="wikitable"

!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

style="background:#FBCEB1;"

| 1928

U.S. Open

5 shot deficit

+10 (77-74-71-72=294)

Playoff ¹

{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Jones

¹ Defeated Bobby Jones in a 36-hole playoff – Farrell 70-73=143 (+1), Jones 73-71=144 (+2).

=Results timeline=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1919

!1920

!1921

!1922

!1923

!1924

!1925

!1926

!1927

!1928

!1929

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T45

|38

|T11

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|T19

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

|style="background:yellow;"|T7

|style="background:lime;"|1

|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T19

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|2

align=left|PGA Championship

|R32

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|R32

|style="background:yellow;"|R16

|style="background:yellow;"|QF

|style="background:yellow;"|SF

|R32

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|2

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1930

!1931

!1932

!1933

!1934

!1935

!1936

!1937

!1938

!1939

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF

|T36

|T37

|T29

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|39

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:yellow;"|8

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T58

|T52

|T22

|T40

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|T5

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T54

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|QF

|R32

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|SF

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|R16

|R64

|R32

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1940

!1941

!1942

!1943

!1944

!1945

!1946

!1947

!1948

!1949

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T14

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T53

|48

|53

align=left|U.S. Open

|28

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1950

!1951

!1952

!1953

!1954

!1955

!1956

align=left|Masters Tournament

|WD

|T57

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|WD

align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

NYF = tournament not yet founded

NT = no tournament

WD = withdrew

CUT = missed the half-way cut

R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play

"T" indicates a tie for a place

=Summary=

Totals	1	2	4	12	19	29	55	45
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	9
align=left\|U.S. Open	1	0	2	4	8	11	24	17
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	1	0	2	2	3	4	4
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	1	2	6	9	14	15	15