James Martin (17 July 1924 – 14 February 2000) was an Irish

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who enjoyed three victories on the British circuit in the 1960s, including the

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in 1964 and the

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in 1968. Martin was born in

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. His father was the professional at Greystones Golf Club. He was selected to represent Ireland at five

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between 1962 and 1970, and also to represent Great Britain in the

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in 1965, where he would play in - and lose - one foursomes match, in partnership with

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, to

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and

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. Martin died on 14 February 2000 at St. Columcille's Hospital in

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, Ireland aged 75.http://www.independent.ie/regionals/braypeople/temp/jimmy-martin-was-one-of-wicklows-golfing-greats-27594846.html Jimmy Martin was one of Wicklows golfing greats

Professional wins (7)

''This list is probably incomplete'' *1954

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*1964 Blaxnit (Ulster) Tournament,

*1965 Silentnight Tournament (tie with Dave Thomas) *1968

*1969

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*1970 Turnberry-B.O.A.C. Foursomes Tournament (with Roddy Carr)

Results in major championships

''Note: Martin only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969 and 1974 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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(representing Ireland):

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

(representing Great Britain):

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

References

*Alliss, Peter: "The Who's Who of Golf" (1983), Orbis Publishing Ltd. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Jimmy Irish male golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe People from Wicklow (town) 1924 births 2000 deaths 20th-century Irish sportsmen