Emmet French Explained

John Emmet French (November 22, 1886 – June 10, 1947) was an American professional golfer, who is notable for losing to Gene Sarazen in the 1922 PGA Championship.

French was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. French, being a tall man, was a good iron player. He was known for playing entire rounds and matches without ever using a wooden club.

French won three PGA events.^[1]

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

• 1919 Philadelphia Open Championship
• 1924 Pennsylvania Open Championship, Ohio Open

Other wins

Note: This list may be incomplete

• 1926 Philadelphia Open Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919
U.S. Open	T10		NT	NT	T34
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT
PGA Championship	NYF	R16	NT	NT	QF

Tournament	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
U.S. Open		T5	T19	22	T22	T20	T27	4	T31	T51
The Open Championship		T26					T8
PGA Championship		SF	2		QF	R32

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	WD
U.S. Open	WD
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	0	0	0	2	3	7	12	11
	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2
PGA Championship	0	1	1	4	5	6	6	6
Totals	0	1	1	6	9	14	21	19

• Most consecutive cuts made – 19 (1915 U.S. Open – 1929 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (twice)

Notes and References

1. Book: Barkow, Al . Al Barkow

   . Al Barkow . The History of the PGA TOUR . . November 1989 . 0-385-26145-4 . 254 . registration .