Jess Sweetser
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jesse William Sweetser | ||
| Born | Script error: No such module "person date". St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | ||
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | ||
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| Spouse | Agnes Isobel "Nan" Lewis Sweetser; Virginia Lee Sweetser | ||
| Children | 3 | ||
| Career | |||
| College | Yale University | ||
| Status | Amateur | ||
| Highest ranking | Template:Infobox golfer/highest ranking | ||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |||
| Masters Tournament | T29: 1939 | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | T14: 1920 | ||
| The Open Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Amateur | Won: 1922 | ||
| British Amateur | Won: 1926 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Jesse William Sweetser (April 18, 1902 – May 27, 1989) was an amateur golfer, best known as the first American-born player to win the British Amateur.
Early life and college career
In 1902, Sweetser was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He later attended Phillips Exeter Academy.[1]
For college, Sweetser attended Yale University.[1] He was a member of the Yale Bulldogs golf team. In 1920, Sweetser won the individual title at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships. While at Yale, Sweetser regularly played the U.S. Amateur. He played the 1922 U.S. Amateur at the age of 20, defeating Bobby Jones, 8 and 7, in the semi-final and then Chick Evans, 3 and 2, in the final match. The following year, at the 1923 U.S. Amateur, he again made it to the finals again but lost on the second playoff hole to Max Marston. He also played on the original Walker Cup team in 1922.
Golf career
In his professional life, Sweetser started work as a stockbroker in the 1920s, and later went to work for Curtiss-Wright.[1] He still played high-level amateur golf during this timeframe. In 1926, Sweetser won the British Amateur at Muirfield, defeating Scottish amateur Fred Simpson, 6 and 5, in the final match. He continued to play for the American team of the Walker Cup team for the remainder of the 1920s. He was also selected for the 1930 team but withdrew for business reasons.
In 1967, Sweetser retired as vice-president of Martin Marietta.[1] In his retirement, he maintained involvement with the golf world. In 1967 and 1973, he was the captain of the American Walker Cup team. Sweetser also served as treasurer and on the executive committee of the United States Golf Association late in life.[2]
Death
Sweetser died on May 27, 1989, in Bethesda, Maryland.[2]
Awards and honors
In 1986, he was named the Bob Jones Award winner, given in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.
Tournament wins
this list may be incomplete
- 1920 NCAA Championship
- 1922 U.S. Amateur, Metropolitan Amateur
- 1923 Gold Mashie Tournament
- 1925 Metropolitan Amateur, Gold Golf Ball Tourney (with Glenna Collett), Gibson Island Club Invitational
- 1926 British Amateur
- 1927 Gold Mashie Tournament
- 1931 Cape Cod Open[3][4]
Major championships
Wins (2)
| Year | Championship | Winning score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | U.S. Amateur | 3 & 2 | Template:Flagicon Chick Evans |
| 1926 | British Amateur | 6 & 5 | Template:Flagicon Fred Simpson |
Results timeline
| Tournament | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T14 | WD | |||||||||
| U.S. Amateur | DNQ | R16 | QF | 1 | 2 | DNQ | QF | R16 | QF | ||
| British Amateur | R256 | 1 |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | 58 | WD | 40 | 33 | T29 | ||
| U.S. Open | |||||||||||
| U.S. Amateur | SF | DNQ | R64 | R128 | R32 | R16 | |||||
| British Amateur | NT |
Sweetser played in the Masters each year from 1952 to 1955 but withdrew on each occasion.
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DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Source for The Masters: www.masters.com
Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database
Source for 1923 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1923, pg. 10.
Source for 1926 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1926, pg. 9. Script error: No such module "webarchive".
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 1922 (winners), 1923 (winners), 1924 (winners), 1926 (winners), 1928 (winners), 1932 (winners), 1967 (winners, non-playing captain), 1973 (winners, non-playing captain)
References
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Nunn, Sam (June 16, 1989). "Tribute to the Late Jesse W. Sweetser". Congressional Record (Senate) 1989-1990. Retrieved December 30, 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Michel, Robert H. (June 22, 1989). "Tribute to Jess W. Sweetser". Congressional Record 1989-1990 (Extension of Remarks). Archived from the original on January 22, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jess Sweetser Wins Cape Cod Open Title By One Stroke Edge". Hartford Courant. Chatham, Massachusetts. Associated Press. August 23, 1931. p. 29. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sweetser's 150 is Low". Democrat and Chronicle. Chatham, Massachusetts. Associated Press. August 23, 1931. p. 25. Retrieved July 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Yale University profile[permanent dead link]
- U.S. Amateur 1922 page Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- New York Times obituary
- 1926 Time Magazine article on the British Amateur
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