John Joseph Farrell was an American professional golfer, best known for winning the U.S. Open in 1928. Over the course of his career, he won 22 PGA Tour events.
The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organised by LEN—the governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years ; and since 1999, they have included 4 aquatics disciplines: Swimming, Diving, Synchronised swimming and Open water swimming. Prior to 1999, the championships also included Water polo, which beginning in 1999 LEN split-off into a separate championships. The open water events are not held during the Olympic year.
The 1927 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament held at various venues from 29 November 1926 to 12 May 1927. At the time, it was called the Professional Championship of Snooker but it is now recognised as the inaugural edition of the World Snooker Championship. The impetus for the championship came from professional English billiards player Joe Davis and billiard hall manager Bill Camkin, who had both observed the growing popularity of snooker, and proposed the event to the Billiards Association and Control Council. There were ten players who entered the competition, including most of the leading billiards players. The two matches in the preliminary round were held at Thurston's Hall in London, and the semi-finals final took place at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham. Venues for the quarter-finals were determined by the players involved, resulting in one match being held at Thurston's Hall, one at Camkin's Hall, and one each in Nottingham and Liverpool.
Vincent "Vinnie" Richards was an American tennis player. He was active in the early decades of the 20th century, particularly known as being a superlative volleyer. He was ranked World No. 2 as an amateur in 1924 by A. Wallis Myers, and was ranked joint World No. 1 pro by Ray Bowers in 1927 and World No. 1 pro by Bowers in 1930.
The United States Amateur Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Amateur, is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers. It is organized by the United States Golf Association and is currently held each August over a 7-day period.
Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British tennis and badminton player and the second most decorated female British Olympian, joint with Katherine Grainger
The 1927 Open Championship was the 62nd Open Championship, held 13–15 July at the Old Course in St Andrews, Scotland. Amateur Bobby Jones successfully defended the title with a dominating six-stroke victory, the second of his three victories at the Open Championship.
The 1927 PGA Championship was the 10th PGA Championship, held from October 31 to November 5 in Texas at Cedar Crest Country Club in Dallas. Then a match play championship, Walter Hagen defeated Joe Turnesa 1 up in the finals to win his fourth consecutive PGA Championship, his fifth and final overall, and the ninth of his eleven major titles.
Nancy Frances Cave was an English squash player who won the British Open three times in 1924, 1929 and 1930. She was also the runner-up in the championship in 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1931. She was one of three sisters that participated in the British Open, her younger sister Joyce Cave also won the title on three occasions and her older sister Margorie Maude Cave competed in 1922. All three sisters were taught by their father Harold Watkin Cave who was a rackets player during the 1880s.
World Hard Court Championships was an annual major tennis tournament sanctioned by the International Lawn Tennis Federation and held from 1912 to 1923. It was principally held in Paris, on clay courts of the Stade Français in the Paris suburb of Saint-Cloud, with one exception when they were held at the Royal Leopold Club in Brussels, Belgium, in 1922.
The 1926 Stanford football team was an American football team that represented Stanford University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1926 college football season. In head coach Pop Warner's third season at Stanford, the team compiled a 10–0 record during the regular season, outscored opponents by a total of 261 to 66, and won the PCC championship. Stanford then faced undefeated Alabama in the 1927 Rose Bowl, which ended in a 7–7 tie.
The English Open was a table tennis tournament in England, last staged by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in Sheffield in 2011.
Aubrey Basil Boomer was a professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. Boomer had three top-10 finishes in the Open Championship. He was a frequent competitor in the French Open and won the event five times.
Bert Hodson (1905–1971) was a Welsh professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. Hodson's best performances in major championships came in the 1927 and 1934 Open Championships when he was tied for seventh place in each event. Hodson played on the Great Britain Ryder Cup team in 1931.
The 1924 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 3–8 December 1923.
Nancy Cave won the title defeating her sister Joyce Cave in the final. This championship was held in the 1923 but in the 1923/24 season so is attributed as being the 1924 event.
The 1925 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 1–7 December 1924.
Joyce Cave won the title defeating her sister Nancy Cave in the final. This championship was held in the 1924 but in the 1924/25 season so is attributed as being the 1925 event.
The 1926 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 14–19 December 1925.
Cecily Fenwick won the title defeating Nancy Cave in the final. This championship was held in the 1925 but in the 1925/26 season so is attributed as being the 1926 event. Joyce Cave was unable to defend her title due to injury and the Times reported that due to her injury she was unable to train with her sister Nancy Cave which had a bearing on the result of the final.
The 1928 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 24–29 January 1928.
Joyce Cave won her third title defeating Cecily Fenwick in the final. The championship was switched to a straight knockout format replacing the group format previously used. Joyce Cave returned after missing the two previous tournaments but Nancy Cave could not compete due to illness. Joyce Cave was still unable to compete due to a wrist injury.
The 1929 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 23–28 January 1929.
Nancy Cave won her second title defeating her sister Joyce Cave in the final.
The 1932 Ladies Open Championships was held at the Queen's Club, West Kensington in London from 1–6 February 1932.
Susan Noel won her first title defeating Joyce Cave in the final. A record 67 entries were received for the 1932 Open Championship. Three times winners Nancy Cave and Cecily Fenwick were missing because both had retired from competition.
Miss Cecily Fenwick