Jack Allan (golfer)

Jack Allan
Personal information
Full nameAlexander John Travers Allan
NicknameJack
Born(1875-11-17)17 November 1875
Portland, Dorset, England
Died3 March 1898(1898-03-03) (aged 22)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur
British AmateurWon: 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)

Year Championship Winning score Runner-up
1897 The Amateur Championship 4 & 2 Scotland James Robb

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Deaths in the District of Newington in the City of Edinburgh". Statutory Deaths 685/05 0212. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Nae Tackety Boots - but He Won at Muirfield! by RAP Burt MD" (PDF). British Golf Collectors' Society. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. ^ Kelley, Brent. "British Amateur Championship Winners". About.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2013.