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Frenchman Arnaud Massy is the first player from outside the British Isles to win the British Open. He remains the only Frenchman to win the British Open.
Born This Year:
• Henry Cotton (3-time British Open champ)
• Henry Picard, 1938 Masters, 1939 PGA Championship winner
• Henry Cotton (3-time British Open champ)
• Henry Picard, 1938 Masters, 1939 PGA Championship winner
Men's Major Championship Winners:
U.S. Open: Alex Ross
British Open: Arnaud Massy
U.S. Open: Alex Ross
British Open: Arnaud Massy
Amateur Champions:
U.S.: Jerome Travers
British: John Ball
U.S. Women's: Margaret Curtis
British Women's: May Hezlet
U.S.: Jerome Travers
British: John Ball
U.S. Women's: Margaret Curtis
British Women's: May Hezlet
