John Morgan (3 September 1943 – 23 June 2006) was an
English professional
golf
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er who competed on the
European Tour
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in the 1970s and 1980s.
Morgan was born in
Oxford
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. For much of his career, he was also the
club professional at
Royal Liverpool, one of only a few touring professionals still to maintain a club role at that time. He seriously competed at the
1974 Open Championship. He was tied for the lead with the eventual champion
Gary Player
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after the first round and remained in the top ten after rounds 2 and 3. He ultimately finished T-13. He won one tournament on the European Tour, the 1986
Jersey Open, when he overcame
Peter Fowler in a play-off. During the 1970s and 1980s he also competed in
Africa
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on the
Safari Circuit
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, where he won four times, including the
Nigerian Open and the
Ivory Coast Open. Was the
Safari Circuit
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Order of Merit winner in 1979.
After turning 50, Morgan played on the
European Seniors Tour
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and the
Champions Tour
PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, open to golfers age 50 and over, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour.
History and format
The Senior PGA Championship, f ...
. He won the
John Jacobs Trophy (European Seniors Order of Merit) in 1994, and was runner up in 1995 and 1996. He won eight European Seniors Tour tournaments including the
PGA Seniors Championship
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twice. He had 59 top-10 finishes, of which 21 were top-3 and 100 top-20 finishes on the European Senior Tour.
Morgan died of a
brain tumour
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at the age of 62. He left behind a wife and four children.
Professional wins (15)
European Tour wins (1)
European Tour playoff record (1–0)
Safari Circuit wins (3)
*1979
Nigerian Open,
Lusaka Open
The Lusaka Open was a men's professional golf tournament played at Lusaka Golf Club in Zambia between 1969 and 1979. It was one of three Zambian events on the Safari Circuit schedule.
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*1982
Ivory Coast Open
Other wins (2)
*1986
Sierra Leone Open
*1992
Cyprus Open
European Seniors Tour wins (8)
European Seniors Tour playoff record (2–0)
Other senior wins (1)
*2004
New Zealand Seniors PGA Championship
Results in major championships
''Note: Morgan only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1975 Open Championship)
"T" = tied
Team appearances
*
PGA Cup/Diamondhead Cup: 1973, 1979 (winners), 1981 (tie)
*
Praia d'El Rey European Cup: 1997 (winners), 1999
See also
*
List of golfers with most European Senior Tour wins
References
External links
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English male golfers
European Tour golfers
PGA Tour Champions golfers
European Senior Tour golfers
Deaths from brain tumor
1943 births
2006 deaths
20th-century English sportsmen