John Fallon (29 April 1913 – 7 December 1985) was a Scottish professional golfer whose career spanned the years either side of World War II.
Career He was born in Lanark, Scotland. Although never a winner of a major tournament of note, Fallon often contended with high finishes – he lost the final of the 1954 British PGA Matchplay Championship, and was perhaps most unlucky that he missed out on a potential Open Championship that might have been played at St Andrews during the war years. He had placed third there in 1939, and then second in 1955, each time by just a handful of strokes.
Fallon played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team and in 1963 he was non-playing captain of the Great Britain Ryder Cup team.
Professional wins 1937 Leeds Cup 1949 Leeds Cup 1950 Northern Professional Championship 1956 Stuart C. Goodwin Tournament (tie with Eric Brown)
Results in major championships Tournament193119321933193419351936193719381939The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTT23T32T26T3 Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949The Open ChampionshipNTNTNTNTNTNTCUTT21T8 Tournament195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961The Open ChampionshipCUTT37CUT2T19CUTCUT Note: Fallon only played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1955, 1963 (non-playing captain) England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1936, 1937, 1938 Triangular Professional Tournament (representing Scotland): 1937 Llandudno International Golf Trophy (representing Scotland): 1938
References Alliss, Peter: "The Who's Who of Golf" (1983), Orbis Publishing Ltd,