John Black
Summary
- Best major finish runner-up, 1922 U.S. Open
Near misses
- 1922 U.S. Open Skokie C.C. · runner-up to Gene Sarazen
Rivals
Beat him
Next in the chain: Gene Sarazen's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1922 U.S. Open
Runner-up to Gene Sarazen.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1922.
Career line, 1922–1922
1 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Runner-up
John Black was born on December 23, 1879, in Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland. Black's best major finish was second, at the 1922 U.S. Open.
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The record
Near misses
- 1922 U.S. Open Skokie C.C. · runner-up to Gene Sarazen
U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 1 (GNN U.S. Open room data).
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- John Lambie Black Wikipedia
Status
- professional Wikipedia
Died in
- Los Angeles, California Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1919 California State Open winner
- 1920 California State Open winner
- 1920 Northern California Open winner
- 1930 Northern California PGA Championship winner
Source: Wikipedia: John Black (golfer)
Known for
- John Lambie Black (23 December 1879 – 29 July 1963) was a Scottish professional golfer. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
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.