Jesse Guilford
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Early life
Guilford was born in Manchester, New Hampshire,[1] he was the son of Robert M. Guilford[2] and Agnes Jane Chambers.
Golf career
He was one of the top amateur golfers in Massachusetts, as well as the United States. His nickname was "Siege Gun" for his long drive qualities.[3] He played on three of the first four Walker Cup teams (1922, 1924, and 1926).
Personal life
The 1930 U.S. Census for Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, records him married to Louise B., with three daughters, Catherine, Mary L., and Jean, and son Jesse P.
Guilford died in Newton, Massachusetts.[1]
Amateur wins
- 1913 New Hampshire Amateur
- 1916 Massachusetts Amateur, New Hampshire Amateur
- 1917 New Hampshire Amateur
- 1921 Massachusetts Amateur, U.S. Amateur
- 1924 Massachusetts Amateur
Note: amateur majors in bold
Professional wins (5)
PGA Tour wins (2)
- 1919 Massachusetts Open
- 1929 Massachusetts Open
Source:[4]
Other wins (3)
- 1921 Miami Invitational
- 1923 Gold Mashie Tournament
- 1926 Gold Mashie Tournament
Major championships
Amateur wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | U.S. Amateur | 7 & 6 | Template:Flagicon Robert A. Gardner |
Results timeline
Guilford never played in the Masters Tournament or the British Open. As an amateur, he could not play in the PGA Championship.
| Tournament | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | NT | NT | T24 | |||
| U.S. Amateur | R16 | R32 | SF | NT | NT | |
| British Amateur | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T26 | T19 | T29 | |||||||
| U.S. Amateur | DNQ | 1 | QF M | QF | QF | QF | R16 | |||
| British Amateur | R128 | R32 |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Amateur | SF | DNQ | R128 | R256 | R128 | |||||
| British Amateur | R32 |
| Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Amateur | NT | NT | NT | NT | ||||||
| British Amateur | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Amateur | R128 | |||||||
| British Amateur |
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M = Medalist
NT = No tournament
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Source for U.S. Open & U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database[5]
Source for 1921 British Amateur: The American Golfer, June 4, 1921, pg. 24.
Source for 1926 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1926, pg. 58.
Source for 1934 British Amateur: The Montreal Gazette, May 25, 1934, pg. 13.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1922 (winners), 1924 (winners), 1926 (winners)
Notes and references
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