John Emmet French (November 22, 1886 – June 10, 1947) was an American professional golfer.
Career French was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. French, being a tall man, was a good iron player. He was known for playing entire rounds and matches without ever using a wooden club.
French is notable for losing to Gene Sarazen in the 1922 PGA Championship.
French won three PGA events.
Professional wins (4) PGA Tour wins (3) 1919 Philadelphia Open Championship 1924 Pennsylvania Open Championship, Ohio Open
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Other wins Note: This list may be incomplete 1926 Philadelphia Open Championship
Results in major championships Tournament19151916191719181919U.S. OpenT10NTNTT34The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTPGA ChampionshipNYFR16NTNTQF Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929U.S. OpenT5T1922T22T20T274T31T51The Open ChampionshipT26T8PGA ChampionshipSF2QFR32 Tournament19301931193219331934Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYFWDU.S. OpenWDThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
NYF = tournament not yet founded NT = no tournament WD = withdrew R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0U.S. Open 0 0 0 2 3 7 12 11The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2PGA Championship 0 1 1 4 5 6 6 6Totals 0 1 1 6 9 14 21 19 Most consecutive cuts made – 19 (1915 U.S. Open – 1929 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)
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