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Jack White

Scotland · born , Whitekirk, Scotland · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1904 The Open
  • Runner-up in majors 1 time

Wins

  1. 1904 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · 296 · by 1 stroke from J.H. Taylor and James Braid

Near misses

  1. 1893 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T10 · 333
  2. 1899 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Harry Vardon · 315
  3. 1900 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 4 · 323
  4. 1901 The Open Muirfield · finished 6 · 326
  5. 1903 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 3 · 308

Rivals

Beat him

Next in the chain: Harry Vardon's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1904 Open Braid became the first player to break 70 in The Open, a third-round 69 that went out in 31.
  2. 1904 Open Taylor closed with a record 68 but finished one behind White, whose 296 was the first winning total under 300.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1904 The Open

    Royal St George's Golf Club · 296 · by 1 stroke from J.H. Taylor and James Braid

    Braid became the first player to break 70 in The Open, a third-round 69 that went out in 31.

    Taylor closed with a record 68 but finished one behind White, whose 296 was the first winning total under 300.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1904.

    Career line, 1893–1904

    The Open
    1893 The Open: finished T101899 The Open: runner-up to Harry Vardon1900 The Open: finished 41901 The Open: finished 61903 The Open: finished 31904 The Open: won
    189519001905

    6 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10

    Jack White was born on August 15, 1873, in Whitekirk, Scotland. White won one major championship: the 1904 Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1904 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · 296 · by 1 stroke from J.H. Taylor and James Braid

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1893 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished T10 · 333
    2. 1899 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Harry Vardon · 315
    3. 1900 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 4 · 323
    4. 1901 The Open Muirfield · finished 6 · 326
    5. 1903 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 3 · 308

    Sources

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. where2golf
    2. R&A 1904
    3. GC 1904
    4. R&A 1893
    5. Golf Compendium 1893
    6. R&A 1900
    7. R&A 1901
    8. Golf Compendium 1901
    9. R&A 1903