James Martin
Personal information
Born1924
Wicklow. Ireland
Died14 February 2000 (aged 75)
Loughlinstown, Dublin, Ireland
Sporting nationality Ireland
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins7
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT16: 1962

James Martin (1924 – 14 February 2000[1]) was an Irish professional golfer who enjoyed three victories on the British circuit in the 1960s, including the Piccadilly Medal in 1964 and the Carroll's International in 1968.

Martin was born in Wicklow. His father was the professional at Greystones Golf Club.[2] He was selected to represent Ireland at five World Cups between 1962 and 1970, and also to represent Great Britain in the Ryder Cup at Royal Birkdale in 1965, where he would play in - and lose - one foursomes match, in partnership with Jimmy Hitchcock, to Julius Boros and Tony Lema.

Martin died on 14 February 2000 at St. Columcille's Hospital in Loughlinstown, Dublin, Ireland aged 75.[3]

Professional wins (7)

This list is probably incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Open Championship CUT T36 CUT
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
The Open Championship T28 CUT T16 CUT T24 CUT CUT T56 T35 CUT
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
The Open Championship T48 CUT CUT CUT

Note: Martin only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969 and 1974 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References

  • Alliss, Peter: "The Who's Who of Golf" (1983), Orbis Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
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