Jesse Poore Guilford (March 2, 1895 – December 1, 1962) was an American amateur golfer. He is most notable for winning the U.S. Amateur in 1921.
Early life Guilford was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, he was the son of Robert M. Guilford and Agnes Jane Chambers.
Golf career He was one of the top amateur golfers in Massachusetts, as well as the United States. His nickname was "Siege Gun" for his long drive qualities. He played on three of the first four Walker Cup teams (1922, 1924, and 1926).
Personal life The 1930 U.S. Census for Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, records him married to Louise B., with three daughters, Catherine, Mary L., and Jean, and son Jesse P.
Guilford died in Newton, Massachusetts.
Amateur wins 1913 New Hampshire Amateur 1916 Massachusetts Amateur, New Hampshire Amateur 1917 New Hampshire Amateur 1921 Massachusetts Amateur, U.S. Amateur, Miami Invitational 1923 Gold Mashie Tournament 1924 Massachusetts Amateur 1926 Gold Mashie Tournament Note: Amateur majors championship wins shown in bold.
Professional wins (2) PGA Tour wins (2) 1919 Massachusetts Open (as an amateur) 1929 Massachusetts Open (as an amateur) Source:
Major championships Amateur wins (1) YearChampionshipWinning scoreRunner-up 1921 U.S. Amateur 7 & 6 Robert A. Gardner
Results timeline Guilford never played in the Masters Tournament or the British Open. As an amateur, he could not play in the PGA Championship.
Tournament191419151916191719181919U.S. OpenNTNTT24U.S. AmateurR16R32SFNTNTBritish AmateurNTNTNTNTNT Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929U.S. OpenT26T19T29U.S. AmateurDNQ1QF MQFQFQFR16British AmateurR128R32 Tournament1930193119321933193419351936193719381939U.S. AmateurSFDNQR128R256R128British AmateurR32 Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949U.S. AmateurNTNTNTNTBritish AmateurNTNTNTNTNTNT Tournament19501951195219531954195519561957U.S. AmateurR128British Amateur
M = Medalist NT = No tournament DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play "T" indicates a tie for a place
Source for U.S. Open & U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship DatabaseResults listed under both "Guilford" and "Guiford".
Source for 1921 British Amateur: The American Golfer, June 4, 1921, pg. 24.
Source for 1926 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1926, pg. 58.
Source for 1934 British Amateur: The Montreal Gazette, May 25, 1934, pg. 13.
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 1922 (winners), 1924 (winners), 1926 (winners)
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