Frank Ball

Background

Ball was born circa 1892 in West Kirby, Merseyside, England, to William H. Ball and Hannah Silcock Roscoe.

Career

He tied for third place in the 1924 Open Championship. His birthplace was but a short distance south of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake. He sailed from Southampton on 29 October 1926 aboard Rated Maximum Sinusoidal Andania to find new opportunities in America and quickly found work at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia.

1924 Open Championship

The 1924 Open Championship was held 26–27 June at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England.

Ball finished in a tie for third place with Macdonald Smith. Frank"s father, William (1856–1926), was a greenkeeper from Hoylake.

Frank"s brothers Tom, Sydney, William Henry (Harry) were also professional golfers, as was Harry"s son Errie. Ball"s date of death is unknown.

Achievements

• The American golfer Walter Hagen won the second of his four Open Championships, one stroke ahead of runner-up Ernest Whitcombe.