Max Marston
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Max Marston, 1916
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Maxwell Rolston Marston |
| Born | June 12, 1892 Buffalo, New York |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Old Lyme, Connecticut |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T19: 1915 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Amateur | Won: 1923 |
| British Amateur | T33: 1923 |
Maxwell Rolston Marston (June 12, 1892 – May 7, 1949)[1] was an American amateur golfer. He worked as an investment banker in Philadelphia.[1] He was a member of the Cranford Golf Club in Cranford, New Jersey and lived on Central Avenue in the town.[2]
In the 1923 U.S. Amateur at Flossmoor Country Club,[3] Marston defeated three former or future Amateur champions: Bobby Jones (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930), Francis Ouimet (1931), and Jess Sweetser (1922) in the final (38th hole).[1][4][5] He reached the final again in 1933, losing to George Dunlap, 6 and 5.[6] Marston, who took lessons from James Maiden,[7] also won the New Jersey Amateur twice[8] and the Pennsylvania Amateur three times.[9]
Marston played on the first three Walker Cup teams and again in 1934.[1]
He is the namesake of the annual Marston Cup, a tournament for golfers 55 and older run by the Golf Association of Philadelphia.
Death
Marston died on May 7, 1949, in Old Lyme, Connecticut, aged 56.
Amateur wins
Note: This list may be incomplete.
- 1915 New Jersey Amateur[8]
- 1919 New Jersey Amateur[8]
- 1921 Pennsylvania Amateur[9]
- 1922 Pennsylvania Amateur[9]
- 1923 U.S. Amateur, Pennsylvania Amateur[9]
U.S. national team appearances
- Walker Cup: 1922 (winners), 1923 (winners), 1924 (winners), 1934 (winners)
References
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- ↑ Burditt Newspaper Index, Marston Family Entries, available at http://cranfordhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012_06_11_11_07_50[permanent dead link]
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