John Fallon (29 April 1913 – 7 December 1985) was a Scottish professional golfer whose career spanned the years either side of

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. He was born in

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. Although never a winner of a major tournament of note, Fallon often contended with high finishes – he lost the final of the 1954 British PGA Matchplay Championship, and was perhaps most unlucky that he missed out on a potential

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that might have been played at St Andrews during the war years. He had placed third there in 1939, and then second in 1955, each time by just a handful of strokes. Fallon played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team and in

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he was non-playing captain of the Great Britain Ryder Cup team.

Professional wins

*1937 Leeds Cup *1949 Leeds Cup *1950 Northern Professional Championship *1956

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(tie with Eric Brown)

Results in major championships

''Note: Fallon only played in The Open Championship.''
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

* Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1955,

(non-playing captain) *

England–Scotland Professional Match The England–Scotland Professional Match was an annual men's professional golf competition between teams representing England and Scotland. It was played from 1903 to the start of World War I and was then revived in 1932 and played until the star ...

(representing Scotland): 1936, 1937, 1938 *

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(representing Scotland): 1937 *

Llandudno International Golf Trophy The Llandudno International Golf Trophy was a professional team match play golf tournament that was played at the Maesdu Golf Club from 28 to 30 September 1938. The tournament was contested between England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. It was int ...

(representing Scotland): 1938

References

*Alliss, Peter: "The Who's Who of Golf" (1983), Orbis Publishing Ltd, Scottish male golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe Sportspeople from Lanark 1913 births 1985 deaths {{Scotland-golf-bio-stub