Robert Reid Jack (17 January 1924 – 25 June 2003) was a Scottish amateur golfer. He tied for 5th place in the 1959

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and played in the

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in 1957 and 1959.

Amateur wins

*1955 Scottish Amateur *1957 Amateur Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Jack only played in

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LA = low amateur
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...

1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

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(representing Great Britain & Ireland):

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...

(individual leader, tie) * Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Amateurs): 1956, 1957, 1958 (winners), 1959 * St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1956 (winners) * Commonwealth Tournament (representing Great Britain): 1959

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jack, Reid Scottish male golfers Amateur golfers Sportspeople from Cumbernauld 1924 births 2003 deaths 20th-century Scottish sportsmen