George Sargent (golfer)

George Sargent
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	George Jonathan Sargent
Born	(1882-08-02)2 August 1882 Dorking, Surrey, England
Died	Atlanta, Georgia
Nationality	England
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	3
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T50: 1934
U.S. Open	Won: 1909
The Open Championship	32nd: 1901
PGA Championship	T33: 1922

George Sargent (2 August 1882 – 18 June 1962) was an English professional golfer.

Sargent was born in Dorking, Surrey, England to William Henry Sargent and Amelia Jane Harkett, and began his golf career at age twelve at Epsom Downs Golf Club in his home county. In 1900 he finished fourth at The Open Championship. Soon afterwards he moved to Canada, where he served as a professional at Royal Ottawa Golf Club and finished second in the 1908 Canadian Open. He married Beatrice Margaret Pearse (1886–1968) in 1907 and fathered eleven children.

Sargent won the 1909 U.S. Open at Englewood Golf Club in New Jersey. He set a new 72-hole scoring record for the tournament of 290. He played in sixteen U.S. Opens in total, and finished in the top-10 six times. He also won the 1912 Canadian Open and the 1918 Minnesota State Open.

Sargent became a member of the Professional Golfers' Association of America at its inception in 1916, and served as president for five years. He is credited with introducing the use of motion pictures to study the golf swing. He was head professional at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio from 1912 to 1924, at Interlachen Country Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1924 to 1928, at the Chevy Chase Club from 1928 to 1932, and at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1932 until his retirement fifteen years later. He is a member of the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, as are his sons Harold and Jack.

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
1909	U.S. Open	2 shot deficit	+2 (75-72-72-71=290)	4 strokes	Tom McNamara

Results timeline

Tournament	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	1
The Open Championship	32	CUT	WD	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919
U.S. Open	T16	T7	6	T21	T3	T10	T4	NT	NT	T29
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT
PGA Championship	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	DNP	NT	NT	DNP

Tournament	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
U.S. Open	T38	WD	DNP	T29	43	DNP	DNP	T44	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	R64	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T50	62	WD	WD	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	WD	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
Masters Tournament	WD	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	WD	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	WD
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
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
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

External links

• Georgia Golf Hall of Fame profile