Allan Dailey

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Allan Dailey
Personal information
Full nameAllan Marshall Dailey
Born(1908-05-08)8 May 1908
Leuchars, Scotland
Sporting nationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T4: 1938

Allan Marshall Dailey (born 8 May 1908, date of death unknown) [1] was a Scottish professional golfer. He won the Roehampton Invitation in 1933 [2] and was subsequently selected for the 1933 Ryder Cup but didn't play in any matches. He finished in a tie for 4th place in the 1938 Open Championship. He was from a golfing family. His father James Russell Dailey was a professional golfer as was his brother Russell. [3]

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Tournament wins (3)

This list may be incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
The Open Championship CUTCUT27T16T37T40T32T4CUT
Tournament1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
The Open Championship NTNTNTNTNTNTCUTCUTCUT

Note: Dailey only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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References

  1. "Births in the Parish of Leuchars in the County of Fife". Statutory Births 445/00 0032. ScotlandsPeople. Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  2. "Professionals at Roehampton - Victory of A Dailey". The Times. 10 April 1933. p. 5.
  3. "Professionals : Royal Wimbledon Golf Club". rwgc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2015.