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Tony Jacklin O.B.E.
British
7th July 1944
Scunthorpe
Arthur David Jacklin & Doris Lillian
Vivien Jacklin in 1966 (died 1988)
Two Sons & One Daughter
1962
Hailed as a national hero in 1970, as he became the first British player to hold
both the British and US Open Championships for seventy years, he was awarded an O.B.E.
Tony Jacklin had a burning ambition to become the best and at the age of thirteen
he won the Lincolnshire Boys Championship - holding the title for the next two years.
The tender age of sixteen saw him adding the Lincolnshire Open to his successes,
beating the leading professional by nine strokes.
Turning professional in 1962 and becoming Rookie of the Year in 1963,
so named by no less than the great Henry Cotton.
Success after success has followed his career as he played in eight Ryder Cup matches
and four times for England in the World Cup.
Captain of 1985 in the European Ryder Cup Team brought a victory
which was the first win for Europe since 1957.
In 1987 he became TV Golf Commentator for the BBC.
The rest as they say is History!!
WON
DATE
British Open Championship
1973 (became first British player to win since 1969
US Open Championship
1970 (first British player to win since 1920 and first since 1900 to hold US & British Open titles simultaneously)
Dunlop Masters
1957, 1967, 1973
German Open
1979
Venezuelan Open
1979
Italian Open
1973
Jersey Open
1981
PGA European Tour Events
Thirteen wins 1967 - 1982
British PGA Championship
1972, 1982
Greater Greensboro Open Championship USA
1968 - 1972
World Cup
1966, 1970, 1971, 1972
Ryder Cup
1967 - 1979 (non playing Captain 1983-89)