John de Forest
Summary
Wins
- 1932 The Amateur Championship Muirfield · 3 & 1
Near misses
- 1931 The Amateur Championship Royal North Devon Golf Club · runner-up to Eric Martin Smith · 1 up
Results by championship
Best day
1932 The Amateur
Muirfield · won 3 & 1
A year after losing the final, John de Forest beat Eric Fiddian 3 & 1 at Muirfield.
Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1932.
Career line, 1931–1932
2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Other win
- Runner-up
John de Forest was born on March 31, 1907, in London, England. De Forest won the 1932 The Amateur. De Forest was runner-up at the 1931 The Amateur.
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The record
Amateur titles (1)
- 1932 The Amateur Championship Muirfield · 3 & 1
Near misses
- 1931 The Amateur Championship Royal North Devon Golf Club · runner-up to Eric Martin Smith · 1 up
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Full name
- John Gerard de Forest aka John de Bendern Wikipedia
Status
- amateur Wikipedia
Died in
- Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1932 Walker Cup team (Great Britain)
- 1931 England–Scotland Amateur Match team (England)
- 1931 England–Ireland Amateur Match team (England)
Source: Wikipedia: John de Forest
Known for
- John Gerard de Forest (31 March 1907 – 10 April 1997), also known as John de Bendern, was an English amateur 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.