Tom Kerrigan

Background

Kerrigan was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on October 10, 1895 to Thomas F. Kerrigan (1873–1926) and Mary E. Kerrigan née Carroll (1869–1914).

Education

Kerrigan"s best performance in the Open Championship came in the 1921 Open Championship when after enduring an Atlantic voyage aboard the Rated Maximum Sinusoidal Aquitania he quickly acclimated himself to the Open Championship course at Street Andrews on arrival in Britain and finished in third place.

Career

He was a frequent competitor in the Professional Golf Association Championship in which his best results were quarter-final losses (in match play) in 1916, 1922, and 1925. Like nearly all professionals from his era, he first learned the game of golf as a caddy in his youth. He joined the Siwanoy Country Club in 1914 and served as professional for a year at the Dedham Country and Polo Club in Massachusetts.

However, he later returned to Siwanoy and would spend the majority of his career there.

In 1939 he shot the exceptionally low score of 62 on the par-71 Siwanoy course. He was often called "Tee Shot" Kerrigan due to his ability to hit unusually long drives.

Westchester Open His driving was described as "long and straight". His iron shots were effectively executed and he was able to handle the treacherous greens when the other players could not.

His putting was said to be "wellnigh faultless".

Arthur Reid, playing out of Ardsley Country Club, was second on 149 and Jack Dowling came in third on 150. Canadian Open Kerrigan was twice the runner-up in the Canadian Open championship. In the 1922 Canadian Open, held at Mountain.

Bruno Golf Club in Saint-Bruno, Quebec, Kerrigan shot 304 and First Rate (at Lloyd's) Watrous was on 303, beating Kerrigan by a single shot.

Kerrigan returned to play in the 1923 Canadian Open, held on the Herbert Strong-designed Lakeview Golf Club in Toronto, Ontario, and once again finished in the second spot, this time losing to Clarence Hackney by the score of 295 to 300. 1921 Open Championship The 1921 Open Championship was the 56th Open Championship, held 23–25 June at the Old Course at Street Andrews in Street Andrews, Scotland.

lieutenant was Hutchison"s second and final major title. Golf teacher Kerrigan taught many golfers who went on to success in their own right in golf.

Kerrigan served in the United States. Navy during World War I. He played in charity matches, sometimes wearing his Navy uniform, to raise money for the American Red Cross.

1920 Westchester Open NYF = Tournament not yet founded Northwest Territories = Number tournament DNP = Did not play 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 Yellow background for top-10.

Achievements

• 1920 Westchester Open 1921 one win 1922 two wins Source:.