Jack Allan (golfer)

Jack Allan
Personal information
Full name Alexander John Travers Allan
Nickname Jack
Born (1875-11-17)17 November 1875
Portland, Dorset, England
Died 3 March 1898(1898-03-03) (aged 22)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality  Scotland
Career
Status Amateur
British Amateur Won: 1897
The grave of Jack Allan, Morningside Cemetery, Edinburgh

Alexander John Travers Allan MB ChB known generally as Jack Allan (17 November 1875 – 3 March 1898[1])[2] was a Scottish amateur golfer who won the British Amateur Championship in 1897 at Muirfield.[3]

Biography

Allan was born on the Isle of Portland in Dorset,[4] the son of Margaret Bird Munro and Surgeon Colonel Alexander Allan (1836–1892), a Scottish surgeon working there in the Royal Navy Hospital.

He studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and had graduated MBChB. While studying for his full qualification as a doctor (MD), and was probably undergoing practical training at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, when he contracted tuberculosis.

He died in Edinburgh of tuberculosis at the age of 22.[1][5][6] He is buried in the southern section of Morningside Cemetery. His parents are buried opposite.

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up
1897The Amateur Championship4 & 2Scotland James Robb

This was Allan's only appearance in the Amateur Championship.

References

  1. 1 2 "Deaths in the District of Newington in the City of Edinburgh". Statutory Deaths 685/05 0212. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 16 February 2015. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Nae Tackety Boots - but He Won at Muirfield! by RAP Burt MD" (PDF). British Golf Collectors' Society. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  3. ↑ Kelley, Brent. "British Amateur Championship Winners". About.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  4. ↑ St John The Baptist Church, Fortuneswell, Portland, Dorset - Baptisms (11 April 1876)
  5. ↑ "Obituary". The Times. 4 March 1898. p. 10.
  6. ↑ "1897 The first Amateur Championship at Muirfield". Muirfield. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
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