Max R. Marston

Max R. Marston
Max Marston, 1916
Personal information
Full name Maxwell R. Marston
Born (1892-06-12)June 12, 1892
Buffalo, New York
Died May 7, 1949(1949-05-07) (aged 56)
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Nationality  United States
Career
Status Amateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T19: 1915
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Amateur Won: 1923

Maxwell R. Marston (June 12, 1892 – May 7, 1949)[1] was an American amateur golfer. He worked as an investment banker in Philadelphia.[1] He was a member of the Cranford Golf Club in Cranford, New Jersey and lived on Central Avenue in the town.[2]

In the 1923 U.S. Amateur at Flossmoor Country Club,[3] Marston defeated three former or future Amateur champions: Bobby Jones (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930), Francis Ouimet (1931), and Jess Sweetser (1922) in the final (38th hole).[1][4][5] He reached the final again in 1933, losing to George Dunlap, 6 and 5.[6] Marston, who took lessons from James Maiden,[7] also won the New Jersey Amateur twice[8] and the Pennsylvania Amateur three times.[9]

Marston played on the first three Walker Cup teams and again in 1934.[1]

Death

Marston died on May 7, 1949 in Old Lyme, Connecticut, aged 56.

Amateur wins

Note: This list may be incomplete.

  • 1915 New Jersey Amateur[8]
  • 1919 New Jersey Amateur[8]
  • 1921 Pennsylvania Amateur[9]
  • 1922 Pennsylvania Amateur[9]
  • 1923 U.S. Amateur, Pennsylvania Amateur[9]

U.S. national team appearances

  • Walker Cup: 1922 (winners), 1923 (winners), 1924 (winners), 1934 (winners)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 126–7. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  2. ↑ Burditt Newspaper Index, Marston Family Entries, available at http://cranfordhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012_06_11_11_07_50%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  3. ↑ "Great Players, Great Events". Flossmoor Country Club. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1923". United States Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ Williams, Joe (November 26, 1923). "Marston's Fighting Spirit Gives Him Big Golf Victory". The Evening News. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 15.
  6. ↑ "U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1933". United States Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. ↑ "J. C. Maiden, Jones' Teacher, Dies at Age of 76" (PDF). archive.lib.msu.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "NJSGA Amateur Championship" (PDF). New Jersey State Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Pennsylvania Amateur – Past Champions". Pennsylvania Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.


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