Johnny Golden

Johnny Golden
Personal information
Full name	John Golden
Born	(1896-04-02)April 2, 1896 Tuxedo, New York
Died	January 27, 1936(1936-01-27) (aged 39) Stamford, Connecticut
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Turned professional	1924
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	10
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	9
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T21: 1934
PGA Championship	T3: 1922, 1926, 1927
U.S. Open	5th: 1930
The Open Championship	T13: 1929

Johnny Golden (April 2, 1896 – January 27, 1936) was an American professional golfer.

Biography

Golden was born in Tuxedo, New York. He won nine times on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He played on the 1927 and 1929 Ryder Cup teams. He died in Stamford, Connecticut in 1936 from pneumonia. He was elected to the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame in 2000.

PGA Tour wins (9)

• 1927 (1) New Jersey Open
• 1928 (1) New Jersey Open
• 1929 (2) La Jolla Open, New Jersey Open
• 1931 (1) Agua Caliente Open
• 1932 (2) North and South Open, Connecticut Open
• 1933 (1) Connecticut Open
• 1935 (1) Connecticut Open

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

• 1934 Connecticut Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF
U.S. Open	T17	T22	T8	DNP	T25	T18	T32	T7	35	T32
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T13
PGA Championship	DNP	QF	SF	R16	DNP	R16	SF	SF	R32	R32

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935
The Masters	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T21	T35
U.S. Open	5	T27	T35	T21	T17	61
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	R32	R16	R16	QF	DNP	R64

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
DNP = Did not play
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

See also

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins