Background
Hutchison was born in Street Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the son of William and Helen (née Falls).
Hutchison was born in Street Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the son of William and Helen (née Falls).
His name was registered as John Waters Hutchison, Waters being the maiden name of William"s mother. He appears in the 1901 census as John Hutchison, golf caddie. Hutchison later moved to the United States and became a naturalized citizen in 1920.
He was known there as Jack Falls Hutchison or John Falls Hutchison.
Hutchison died at the age of 93 in Evanston, Illinois. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2010 and inducted in May 2011.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (14) 1918 (1) Florida West Coast Open Other wins Senior wins Wins (2) 1 Hutchison defeated Wethered in a 36-hole playoff by nine strokes: Hutchison 74-76=150. Wethered 77-82=159.Note: The Professional Golf Association Championship was match play until 1958 Results timeline NYF = Tournament not yet founded Northwest Territories = Number tournament DNP = Did not play World Development = Withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut R64, R32, R16, QF, San Francisco = Round in which player lost in Professional Golf Association Championship match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Green background for wins.
Yellow background for top-10.
1918 (1) Florida West Coast Open 1920 (4) West Baden Springs Hotel, Illinois Open, Western Open, Professional Golf Association Championship 1921 (3) White Sulphur Springs Open, The Open Championship, North and South Open 1922 (2) Columbia Country Club Open, Northern California Open 1923 (1) Western Open 1925 (1) Illinois Professional Golf Association Championship 1926 (1) Illinois Professional Golf Association Championship 1928 (1) Florida West Coast Open 1916 Pennsylvania Open Championship 1921 Kinghorn Tournament 1923 Illinois Professional Golf Association Championship 1937 Professional Golf Association Seniors" Championship 1947 Professional Golf Association Seniors" Championship.