John Morgan (3 September 1943 – 23 June 2006) was an

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professional

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er who competed on the

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in the 1970s and 80s. Morgan was born in

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. For much of his career, he was also the club professional at Royal Liverpool, one of only a few touring professionals still to maintain a club role at that time. He seriously competed at the

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. He was tied for the lead with the eventual champion

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after the first round and remained in the top ten after rounds 2 and 3. He ultimately finished T-13. He won one tournament on the European Tour, the 1986 Jersey Open, when he overcame

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in a play-off. During the 1970s and 1980s he also competed in

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on the Safari Circuit, where he won four times, including the Nigerian Open and the Ivory Coast Open. After turning 50, Morgan played on the

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and the Champions Tour. He won the John Jacobs Trophy (European Seniors Order of Merit) in 1994, and was runner up in 1995 and 1996. He won eight European Seniors Tour tournaments including the

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twice. He had 59 top-10 finishes, of which 21 were top-3 and 100 top-20 finishes on the European Senior Tour. Morgan died of a brain tumour at the age of 62. He left behind a wife and four children.

Professional wins (15)

European Tour wins (1)

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Safari Circuit wins (3)

*1979 Nigerian Open,

Lusaka Open The Lusaka Open was a men's professional golf tournament played at Lusaka Golf Club in Zambia between 1969 and 1979. It was one of three Zambian events on the Safari Circuit schedule. The event pre-dated the Zambia Open The Zambia Open is a men ...

*1982 Ivory Coast Open

Other wins (2)

*1986 Sierra Leone Open *1992 Cyprus Open

European Senior Tour wins (8)

European Senior Tour playoff record (2–0)

Other senior wins (1)

*2004 New Zealand Seniors PGA Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Morgan only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1975 Open Championship)
"T" = tied

Team appearances

* PGA Cup/Diamondhead Cup: 1973, 1979 (winners), 1981 (tie) * Praia d'El Rey European Cup: 1997 (winners), 1999

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morgan, John English male golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers European Senior Tour golfers Deaths from brain tumor 1943 births 2006 deaths