John McMullin (born c. 1935) is an American professional golfer who played on the

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in the 1950s and 1960s. McMullin was born in Richmond, California. He was a pupil of noted black golf instructor Lucius Bateman, whose other students included future PGA Tour winners

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. McMullin attended

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, where he was a member of the

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team. He was the individual medalist at the Western Intercollegiate Golf Tournament in 1955. McMullin had several top-10 finishes in his PGA Tour career including a win at the 1958 Hesperia Open Invitational and a solo 2nd-place finish at the 1959

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. His best finish in a major championship was T35 at the 1959

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. After his touring days were over, McMullin became the golf course professional at Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course.

Amateur wins

*1953 Northern California Junior ChampionshipNCGA Junior Championship
/ref> *1955 Western Intercollegiate (individual) *1956 Western Open Golf Championship *1956 California State Fair Championship

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (4)

''this list may be incomplete'' *1957 Montebello Open *1965

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*1966

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*1967

References

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