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Tony Jacklin

England · born , Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England

2major championships

Summary

  • First major 1969 The Open
  • Last major 1970 U.S. Open
  • Ryder Cup 7 Cups · 13-14-8 · 17 points (48.6%)
  • Ryder Cup captain 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989

Wins

  1. 1969 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 280 (-4) · by 2 strokes from Bob Charles
  2. 1970 U.S. Open Hazeltine National G.C. · 281 (-7) · by 7 strokes from Dave Hill

Near misses

  1. 1967 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 5 · 285
  2. 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 5 · 286 (-2)
  3. 1971 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished 3 · 280 (-12)
  4. 1972 The Open Muirfield · finished 3 · 280 (-4)

Ryder Cup

7 Cups, 35 matches: 13 won, 14 lost, 8 halved, 17 points. Foursomes 8-1-4, four-ball 3-5-3, singles 2-8-1.

  1. 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 2-3-1, 2.5 points · automatic
  2. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 4-0-2, 5 points · committee pick
  3. 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points · committee pick
  4. 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 3-2-1, 3.5 points · automatic
  5. 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 2-3-1, 2.5 points · committee pick
  6. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points
  7. 1979 The Greenbrier (Greenbrier Course) Europe · USA won 17–11 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
  8. 1983 Captain Europe · lost 13.5–14.5
  9. 1985 Captain Europe · won 16.5–11.5
  10. 1987 Captain Europe · won 15–13
  11. 1989 Captain Europe · tied (retained Cup) 14–14

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Peter Oosterhuis' rivals →

Moments

  1. 1969 Open Jacklin's four-shot lead shrank on the back nine with bogeys at the 15th and 17th, leaving him two ahead on the 18th tee.
  2. 1969 Open On the 18th he hit what Henry Longhurst called on TV 'What a corker' down the middle, was mobbed by the crowd (losing a shoe) and two-putted to become the first British champion since 1951.

Records and firsts

  1. — Ryder Cup Most points in one Cup, Europe (Peter Alliss (1965), Tony Jacklin (1969), Francesco Molinari (2018))
  2. 1983 Ryder Cup Youngest European non-playing captain · 39y 99d

Results by championship

    Best day

    1970 U.S. Open

    Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska, MN · 281 (-7) · by 7 strokes from Dave Hill

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1970.

    Career line, 1967–1979

    U.S. Open
    1970 U.S. Open: won
    The Open
    1967 The Open: finished 51969 The Open: won1970 The Open: finished 51971 The Open: finished 31972 The Open: finished 3
    Ryder Cup
    1967 Ryder Cup (GB): 2-3-11969 Ryder Cup (GB): 4-0-21971 Ryder Cup (GB): 1-3-11973 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 3-2-11975 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 2-3-11977 Ryder Cup (GB&I): 0-1-11979 Ryder Cup (Europe): 1-2-1
    197019751980

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

    • Major win
    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    Tony Jacklin was born on July 7, 1944, in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. Jacklin won 2 major championships: 1 U.S. Open (1970) and 1 Open Championship (1969). Jacklin played in 7 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I and Europe (1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979), winning 13, losing 14 and halving 8 of 35 matches for 17 points, and captained the side in 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1989.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (2)

    1. 1969 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 280 (-4) · by 2 strokes from Bob Charles
    2. 1970 U.S. Open Hazeltine National G.C., Chaska, MN · 281 (-7) · by 7 strokes from Dave Hill

    Near misses

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

    1. 1967 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 5 · 285
    2. 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 5 · 286 (-2)
    3. 1971 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished 3 · 280 (-12)
    4. 1972 The Open Muirfield · finished 3 · 280 (-4)

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 1 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Jacklin played 7 Ryder Cups for GB and GB&I and Europe: 35 matches, 13 won, 14 lost, 8 halved, 17 points (48.6% of those available). By format: foursomes 8-1-4, four-ball 3-5-3, singles 2-8-1 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1967 Champions Golf Club GB · USA won 23.5–8.5 · 2-3-1, 2.5 points · automatic
    2. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club GB · tied 16–16 · 4-0-2, 5 points · committee pick
    3. 1971 Old Warson Country Club GB · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 1-3-1, 1.5 points · committee pick
    4. 1973 Muirfield GB&I · USA won 19–13 · 3-2-1, 3.5 points · automatic
    5. 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club GB&I · USA won 21–11 · 2-3-1, 2.5 points · committee pick
    6. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB&I · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 0-1-1, 0.5 points
    7. 1979 The Greenbrier (Greenbrier Course) Europe · USA won 17–11 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points · automatic
    8. 1983 Captain Europe · lost 13.5–14.5
    9. 1985 Captain Europe · won 16.5–11.5
    10. 1987 Captain Europe · won 15–13
    11. 1989 Captain Europe · tied (retained Cup) 14–14

    Partners, with matches played together: Peter Oosterhuis (7), Dave Thomas (4), Brian Huggett (4), Sandy Lyle (3), Peter Townsend (2), Neil Coles (2), Eamonn Darcy (2).

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. — Ryder Cup Most points in one Cup, Europe (Peter Alliss (1965), Tony Jacklin (1969), Francesco Molinari (2018))
    2. 1983 Ryder Cup Youngest European non-playing captain · 39y 99d

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    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. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    3. WP: Tony Jacklin
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    5. GC 1969
    6. GNN U.S. Open room (champions data)
    7. R&A 1967
    8. R&A 1970
    9. R&A 1971
    10. R&A 1972
    11. GC: 1967 ryder cup
    12. WP 1967
    13. GC: 1969 ryder cup
    14. WP 1969
    15. GC: 1971 ryder cup
    16. WP 1971
    17. GC: 1973 ryder cup
    18. WP 1973
    19. GC: 1975 ryder cup
    20. WP 1975
    21. GC: 1977 ryder cup
    22. WP 1977
    23. GC: 1979 ryder cup
    24. Wikipedia: 1979 Ryder Cup
    25. WP Ryder Cup
    26. National Club Golfer
    27. Wikipedia: List of Ryder Cup records