Joseph Lloyd (1864–19??) was an

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professional

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er who won the third U.S. Open at the

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in 1897.

Early life

Lloyd grew up playing at

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. He was an expert at making and repairing clubs.

Golf career

He was the first golf professional in France, being hired in 1883 at the

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in Pau, France, by Englishmen spending their winters there. One of those Englishmen was

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, a member at

and Pau, but who had formed a friendship with Fleetwood Sandeman of the famous Port and Sherry company. Fleetwood Sandeman was the first Captain in 1883 at Hayling Golf Club in Hampshire, where the Sandeman family had a summer house, and Macdona arranged for Joseph Lloyd to become the first professional at

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where Lloyd helped lay out the first 9-hole course on the seafront. 'The General', as Lloyd was popularly known, left Hayling after two seasons. From 1895 to 1909 Lloyd spent his summers as the club professional at the Essex County Club, in

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, and was succeeded by

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as the club professional there. Lloyd retired from the Pau Golf Club in 1925. Lloyd played in the 1896 U.S. Open, and lead at the halfway point, but finished tied for 7th place 6 strokes behind.

1897 U.S. Open

Lloyd was known as a player capable of extremely long drives and was considered to be one of the longest hitters in his day. In the 1897 tournament, he was trailing entering the final round. He hit a long drive at the 465-yard 18th hole, following by a wonderful brassie shot to within 8 feet of the pin. He proceeded to sink the putt for an eagle 3 on the par-5 hole that gave him a one-stroke victory over Willie Anderson (who would later win four U.S. Opens). No golfer since has won the Open with an eagle on the final hole.

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

Lloyd played in only the U.S. Open and

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. NYF = Tournament not yet founded
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

References

External links

Golfika page on Joe Lloyd
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lloyd, Joe English male golfers Winners of men's major golf championships People from Hoylake English people of Welsh descent 1864 births Year of death missing