John Hawksworth | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | John Frederick Hawksworth |
Born | Sutton Coldfield, England | 27 March 1961
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Lytham St Annes, England |
Children | William (b. 1994) |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1985 |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T94: 1995 |
John Frederick Hawksworth (born 27 March 1961) is an English professional golfer. He played on the European Tour from 1986 to 2000.
Hawksworth had a successful amateur career. In 1984, he won which he won the Lytham Trophy in 1984. [1] He was a member of the Great Britain and Ireland team in the 1985 Walker Cup alongside Colin Montgomerie and David Gilford.
In 1985, Hawksworth turned professional. He did not go on to enjoy the same success as a professional as his former teammates, revisiting the European Tour's qualifying school on many occasions where he only twice managed to regain full playing rights. [2]
Since retiring from tournament golf in 2000, Hawksworth has been a regular commentator on UK television, appearing for both the BBC and Sky Sports, and on the radio with Talksport.
Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T94 |
Note: Hawksworth only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied