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Charles Johns (golfer)

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198:. He led after the first morning with a 72 and was second at the end of the day. Despite a poor third round he finished fourth, a shot behind the runners-up. His 72 remained the lowest round of the Championship. Within weeks of the Open he became the professional at Ashford Manor, replacing Harry Cawsey who was moving to a new position in Skegness. Johns completed a good season by qualifying for the final stage of the 82: 240:, winning £300 and a gold medal. Johns had only qualified for the event through two playoffs. After the Southern section qualifying round he was one of 15 players scoring 79 who had a 9-hole playoff for one remaining place in the main event. Johns and 247:
Johns had a younger brother, Jack (1891-1918), who was also a professional golfer. Jack was also at Ashford Manor and then at Southdown from 1913. He was killed in Belgium in August 1918.
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Johns had a return to form in the 1920s. He finished in the top 20 of the Open on four occasions and also reached the semi-final of the 1922
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Johns was born in Devon but the family moved to London when he was very young and then to
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tied with the best score and then played another 9-hole playoff the following day.
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in 1907. Johns was runner-up in the 1908 Sussex Professional Tournament, losing to
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at the 19th hole. In 1925 he won his only important event, the
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In April 1915 became the professional at Purley Downs near
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at Ashford Manor before moving to Southdown Golf Club near
179:, near Ashford Manor Golf Club. Johns was an assistant to 172:(1887 – 26 July 1947) was an English professional golfer. 559:"Professional golf foursome – Victory of Ball and Robson" 154: 144: 134: 124: 118: 108: 98: 93: 73: 54: 35: 30: 23: 416:Note: Johns only played in The Open Championship. 8: 208:Southern Professional Foursomes Tournament 20: 614:"Golf – £1200 tournament won by a stroke" 445: 262:1929 Cuddington Professional Tournament 206:, although he reached the final of the 476:"Southdown Golf Club, Shoreham-by-Sea" 194:Johns first came to prominence in the 659:Sportspeople from Devonport, Plymouth 7: 543:"C. Johns and Ashford Manor Club". 517:. Antique Golf Clubs from Scotland. 503:. Antique Golf Clubs from Scotland. 119:Best results in major championships 528:"Sussex Professional tournament". 14: 200:1909 News of the World Match Play 437:"T" indicates a tie for a place 80: 532:. 11 September 1908. p. 3. 353: 272: 456:. probatesearch.service.gov.uk 267:Results in major championships 1: 602:. 6 October 1922. p. 14. 594:"Golf – The £750 tournament" 230:News of the World Match Play 567:. 17 March 1911. p. 9. 685: 622:. 15 May 1925. p. 15. 582:. 3 April 1919. p. 5. 547:. 2 July 1909. p. 20. 383: 354: 311: 273: 637:. 1 May 1925. p. 5. 480:golfsmissinglinks.co.uk 633:"C. Johns qualifies". 196:1909 Open Championship 191:5&3 in the final. 60:26 July 1947 (aged 60) 385:The Open Championship 313:The Open Championship 258:Daily Mail Tournament 238:Daily Mail Tournament 156:The Open Championship 654:English male golfers 75:Sporting nationality 31:Personal information 44:Devonport, Plymouth 619:The Glasgow Herald 599:The Glasgow Herald 564:The Glasgow Herald 433:NT = No tournament 430: Did not play 177:Ashford, Middlesex 126:Masters Tournament 413: 412: 350: 349: 251:Professional wins 167: 166: 110:Professional wins 676: 639: 638: 630: 624: 623: 610: 604: 603: 590: 584: 583: 575: 569: 568: 555: 549: 548: 540: 534: 533: 525: 519: 518: 511: 505: 504: 497: 491: 490: 488: 486: 472: 466: 465: 463: 461: 450: 429: 423: 352: 271: 136:PGA Championship 86: 84: 83: 26: 21: 684: 683: 679: 678: 677: 675: 674: 673: 644: 643: 642: 632: 631: 627: 612: 611: 607: 592: 591: 587: 577: 576: 572: 557: 556: 552: 542: 541: 537: 527: 526: 522: 513: 512: 508: 501:"Charles Johns" 499: 498: 494: 484: 482: 474: 473: 469: 459: 457: 452: 451: 447: 443: 436: 434: 431: 427: 425: 421: 418: 269: 253: 185:Shoreham-by-Sea 120: 81: 79: 61: 42: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 682: 680: 672: 671: 666: 661: 656: 646: 645: 641: 640: 625: 605: 585: 570: 550: 535: 520: 515:"Harry Cawsey" 506: 492: 467: 444: 442: 439: 426: 420: 411: 410: 407: 404: 401: 398: 396: 393: 390: 387: 381: 380: 377: 374: 371: 368: 365: 362: 359: 356: 348: 347: 344: 341: 338: 335: 332: 329: 327: 324: 321: 318: 315: 309: 308: 305: 302: 299: 296: 293: 290: 287: 284: 281: 278: 275: 268: 265: 264: 263: 260: 252: 249: 242:James Ockenden 165: 164: 158: 152: 151: 148: 142: 141: 138: 132: 131: 128: 122: 121: 116: 115: 112: 106: 105: 102: 96: 95: 91: 90: 77: 71: 70: 58: 52: 51: 39: 33: 32: 28: 27: 16:English golfer 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 681: 670: 667: 665: 662: 660: 657: 655: 652: 651: 649: 636: 629: 626: 621: 620: 615: 609: 606: 601: 600: 595: 589: 586: 581: 574: 571: 566: 565: 560: 554: 551: 546: 539: 536: 531: 524: 521: 516: 510: 507: 502: 496: 493: 481: 477: 471: 468: 455: 454:"Find a will" 449: 446: 440: 438: 435:WD = withdrew 419: 417: 408: 405: 402: 399: 397: 394: 391: 388: 386: 382: 378: 375: 372: 369: 366: 363: 360: 357: 345: 342: 339: 336: 333: 330: 328: 325: 322: 319: 316: 314: 310: 306: 303: 300: 297: 294: 291: 288: 285: 282: 279: 276: 266: 261: 259: 255: 254: 250: 248: 245: 243: 239: 235: 231: 226: 224: 220: 219:James Kinnell 216: 211: 209: 205: 201: 197: 192: 190: 186: 182: 178: 173: 171: 170:Charles Johns 163: 159: 157: 153: 149: 147: 143: 139: 137: 133: 129: 127: 123: 117: 113: 111: 107: 103: 101: 97: 92: 89: 78: 76: 72: 68: 64: 59: 57: 53: 49: 45: 40: 38: 34: 29: 25:Charles Johns 22: 19: 634: 628: 617: 608: 597: 588: 579: 578:"C. Johns". 573: 562: 553: 544: 538: 529: 523: 509: 495: 483:. Retrieved 479: 470: 458:. 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Index

Devonport, Plymouth
Devon
Croydon
Surrey
England
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
1909
Ashford, Middlesex
Harry Cawsey
Shoreham-by-Sea
Jack Rowe
1909 Open Championship
1909 News of the World Match Play
World War I
Southern Professional Foursomes Tournament
Croydon
James Kinnell
World War I
News of the World Match Play
George Gadd
Daily Mail Tournament
James Ockenden
Daily Mail Tournament
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
"Find a will"
"Southdown Golf Club, Shoreham-by-Sea"

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