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Old Photograph 1907 Amateur Golf Championship Old Golf Course St Andrews Fife
Old photograph of golfers at the 1907 Amateur Golf Championship on the Old Golf Course in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The 1907 Amateur Golf Championship was won by John Ball Junior, born 24 December 1861, died 2 December 1940, who was a prominent English amateur golfer of the late 19th and early 20th century. Ball was born in Hoylake, Cheshire, now Merseyside, England. His father was the prosperous owner of the Royal Hotel, located near the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, in Hoylake. Ball grew up playing golf as a youth on the Royal Liverpool course, which was established in his early boyhood. After winning The Amateur Championship in 1888, Ball became the first English born player to win The Open Championship in 1890, and in the same year won his second Amateur, the first to win both titles in the same year. Ball subsequently won the 1892, 1894, 1899, 1907, 1910, and 1912 Amateurs, a record eight titles in all, in addition to two runner up finishes. He was also runner up in the 1892 Open. Ball died in Holywell, Wales. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1977.
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