Editing Johnny Farrell

{{Short description|American professional golfer (1901–1988)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Johnny Farrell
| image             = Johnny Farrell.png
| imagesize         = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) -->
| caption           = Farrell in 1928
| fullname          = John Joseph Farrell
| nickname          = The Gentleman
| birth_date        = {{Birth date|1901|4|1}}
| birth_place       = [[White Plains, New York]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|1988|6|14|1901|4|1}}
| death_place       = [[Boynton Beach, Florida]], U.S.
| height            = {{height|ft=5|in=10.5}}
| weight            = {{convert|160|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{USA}}
| spouse            = Catherine Theresa Hush Farrell
| partner           = 
| children          = 5
| college           = 
| yearpro           = 1922
| retired           = <!-- Year retired -->
| extour            = [[PGA Tour]]
| prowins           = 27
| pgawins           = 22
| otherwins         = 5
| majorwins         = 1
| masters           = T29: 1936
| usopen            = '''Won''': [[1928 U.S. Open (golf)|1928]]
| open              = 2nd: [[1929 Open Championship|1929]]
| pga               = 2nd: [[1929 PGA Championship|1929]]
| wghofid           = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofyear         = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted -->
| award1            = [[World Golf Hall of Fame]]<!-- use wghofid when article posted to WGHOF website -->
| year1             = 2023
| award2            = PGA Hall of Fame
| year2             = 1966
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''John Joseph Farrell''' (April 1, 1901 – June 14, 1988) was an American [[professional golfer]], best known for winning the [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] in [[1928 U.S. Open (golf)|1928]]. Over the course of his career, he won 22 [[PGA Tour]] events.

==Early life==
Born in [[White Plains, New York]], Farrell started as a [[caddie]] and turned professional in 1922.

==Professional career==
At the 1928 U.S. Open, held at [[Olympia Fields Country Club]] near [[Chicago]], Farrell tied with amateur [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]], then a two-time champion, after the regulation 72 holes and won the 36-hole playoff by one stroke. Farrell was voted the 1927 and 1928 Best [[Golf]] Professional in the United States, after a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments, on his road to a total of 22 career [[PGA Tour]] wins. He played for the United States in the first three [[Ryder Cup]]s: [[1927 Ryder Cup|1927]], [[1929 Ryder Cup|1929]], and [[1931 Ryder Cup|1931]].

Farrell was the head professional at the [[Quaker Ridge Golf Club]] in New York from 1919 to 1930. In 1931, Farrell played in his third [[Ryder Cup]] and also met and married Catherine Hush.<ref name=jfcb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OyJBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gqgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5566,3633707 |newspaper=Portsmouth Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Johnny Farrell claims bride |date=November 25, 1931 |page=10 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref name=kfsog>{{cite news |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-07-22/news/9707210390_1_john-joseph-farrell-woman-playmates |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116065555/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1997-07-22/news/9707210390_1_john-joseph-farrell-woman-playmates |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 16, 2014 |newspaper=Sun Sentinel |location=[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] |agency=(The New York Times) |title=Obituaries: Kay Farrell, 86, Socialite Of Golf |date=July 22, 1997 |access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref> In 1934, Farrell accepted the head professional job at [[Baltusrol Golf Club]] in [[Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey|Springfield, New Jersey]].

In 1948, the [[Associated Press|AP]]'s [[Frank Eck]] reported that there had been, to that point, eight rounds as low as 62 posted in competitive golf, and that Farrell had been the first to do so, in the late 1920s,<ref>{{cite news |last=Bly |first=Tom |date=March 18, 1948 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-register/141538203/ |title=Incidents and Incidentals|newspaper=[[Red Bank Register]] |page=2{{hyphen}}1 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref> at the [[La Gorce]] Country Club course in [[Miami Beach]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Eck |first=Frank |date=March 22, 1948 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/414230383/?clipping_id=141538560 |title=Great Rounds of Golf Recall 62's Posted As Record |newspaper=The Winona Daily News |page=12 |access-date=February 19, 2024 |via=newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Farrell was married to Catherine. They had five children: Johnny, Jimmy, Billy, Peggy, and Cathy. The Farrell family dedicated itself to golf, becoming Golf Family of the Year in 1966. Billy Farrell played professional golf and is best known for being the first ever to hit the {{convert|630|yd|0|adj=on}} par-5 17th hole at Baltusrol's Lower Course in two shots, which he did during the [[1967 U.S. Open (golf)|1967 U.S. Open]].

Farrell died in [[Boynton Beach, Florida]] after a stroke at age 87.<ref name=ojfhof>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/16/obituaries/johnny-farrell-hall-of-fame-golfer-87.html |newspaper=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |title=Obituaries: Johnny Farrell, Hall of Fame Golfer, 87 |date=June 16, 1988 |access-date=May 10, 2013}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
Farrell was elected to the [[World Golf Hall of Fame]] in 2023 and was inducted in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |date=March 9, 2023 |title=Padraig Harrington, LPGA founders join '24 Golf Hall of Fame class |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/35813789/padraig-harrington-lpga-founders-join-24-golf-hall-fame-class |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Ryan |date=June 10, 2024 |title=Game Changers: 5 Things to Know About Johnny Farrell, the Newest Member of the World Golf Hall of Fame |url=https://www.pga.com/story/5-things-to-know-about-johnny-farrell-the-newest-member-of-the-world-golf-hall-of-fame |publisher=PGA of America}}</ref>

==Professional wins (27)==

===PGA Tour wins (22)===
*1921 (1) Garden City Open
*1922 (1) [[Shawnee Open]]
*1924 (1) Florida West Coast Open
*1925 (2) [[Philadelphia Open Championship]], Mid-South All Pro
*1926 (4) Florida Central Competition, [[Florida Open]], [[Shawnee Open]], Mid-Winter Tournament
*1927 (7) [[Metropolitan Open]], [[Shawnee Open]], Eastern Open Championship, [[Massachusetts Open]], [[Pennsylvania Open Championship]], [[Philadelphia Open Championship]], [[Chicago Open Championship]]
*1928 (2) [[La Gorce Open]], '''[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]'''
*1930 (2) [[Pensacola Open Invitational]], [[New York State Open (1920s event)|New York State Open]]<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=June 29, 1930 |title=Cox runner-up to Farrell in Empire State golf play |page=1A |newspaper=Times Union |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115106810/times-union |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*1931 (1) [[Pensacola Open Invitational]]
*1936 (1) [[New Jersey Open]]

[[Men's major golf championships|Major championship]] is shown in '''bold'''.

===Other wins (5)===
''Note: This list may be incomplete.''
*1925 [[Miami International Four-Ball]] (with [[Bobby Cruickshank]])
*1926 [[Westchester Open]]
*1928 [[Miami International Four-Ball]] (with [[Gene Sarazen]])
*1940 [[Rhode Island Open]]
*1941 [[Rhode Island Open]]

==Major championships==
<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:(Left to Right) Mike Brady, Tommy Armour, Willie Macfarlane, Leo Degel, Joe Kirkwood, Joe Turnesa, Johnny Farrell,.PNG|thumb|right|360px|(''Left to right''): [[Mike Brady (golfer)|Mike Brady]], [[Tommy Armour]], [[Willie Macfarlane]], [[Leo Diegel]], [[Joe Kirkwood Sr.]], [[Joe Turnesa]], Johnny Farrell, [[Jack Forrester]], [[Macdonald Smith]] and [[Gene Sarazen]], {{circa|1930}}]] -->

===Wins (1)===
{|class="wikitable"
!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up
|- style="background:#FBCEB1;"
| [[1928 U.S. Open (golf)|1928]] || [[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 5 shot deficit || +10 (77-74-71-72=294) || Playoff <sup>1</sup> || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]]
|}
<sup>1</sup> Defeated Bobby Jones in a 36-hole playoff – Farrell 70-73=143 (+1), Jones 73-71=144 (+2).

===Results timeline===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1919
!1920
!1921
!1922
!1923
!1924
!1925
!1926
!1927
!1928
!1929
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T45
|38
|T11
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|T19
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|style="background:yellow;"|T3
|style="background:yellow;"|T7
|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T19
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|R32
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|2
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1930
!1931
!1932
!1933
!1934
!1935
!1936
!1937
!1938
!1939
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NYF
|T36
|T37
|T29
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|39
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:yellow;"|8
|style="background:yellow;"|T10
|CUT
|style="background:yellow;"|T9
|T58
|T52
|T22
|T40
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|T5
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T54
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:yellow;"|QF
|R32
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|SF
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:yellow;"|R16
|R64
|R32
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1940
!1941
!1942
!1943
!1944
!1945
!1946
!1947
!1948
!1949
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|T14
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T53
|48
|53
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|28
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
!Tournament
!1950
!1951
!1952
!1953
!1954
!1955
!1956
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|WD
|T57
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|WD
|WD
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|}
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
NYF = tournament not yet founded<br>
NT = no tournament<br>
WD = withdrew<br>
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br>
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play<br>
"T" indicates a tie for a place

===Summary===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]         || 0 || 0 || 0 ||  0 ||  0 ||  1 || 12 ||  9
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] || 1 || 0 || 2 ||  4 ||  8 || 11 || 24 || 17
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]      || 0 || 1 || 0 ||  2 ||  2 ||  3 ||  4 ||  4
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]           || 0 || 1 || 2 ||  6 ||  9 || 14 || 15 || 15
|-
!Totals                                    !! 1 !! 2 !! 4 !! 12 !! 19 !! 29 !! 55 !! 45
|}
*Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (1919 PGA – 1928 U.S. Open)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (twice)

== See also ==
*[[List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://johnnyfarrell.com Johnny Farrell website]
*{{YouTube|fSBvL4t6kr4|Forgotten Great Swings: Johnny Farrell}}

{{U.S. Open champions}}
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{{1929 United States Ryder Cup team}}
{{1931 United States Ryder Cup team}}
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