Jack White (1873–1949) was a Scottish professional golfer, born at Pefferside near North Berwick, Scotland. He's best known for winning the Open Championship in 1904, held that year at Royal St George's, where he finished one stroke better than Open legends J.H. Taylor and James Braid. His final round of scores — 80, 75, 72 and 69 — marked the first time in Open Championship history that a champion lowered his score in each successive round, and his total was the new Open scoring record and the first time in the tournament's history a golfer won with a total below 300.
Beyond his playing career, White was a trailblazing clubmaker and golf's first putting instructor. He worked as a golf professional at the North Berwick Golf Club and York Golf Club before becoming the professional at Sunningdale Golf Club outside London for over twenty-five years starting in 1902. Notably, he built the hickory-shafted, wooden-headed driver nicknamed "Jeanie Deans" that Bobby Jones used to win 10 of his 13 major championships. He died in 1949 at age 75 in Musselburgh, Scotland.
Beyond his playing career, White was a trailblazing clubmaker and golf's first putting instructor. He worked as a golf professional at the North Berwick Golf Club and York Golf Club before becoming the professional at Sunningdale Golf Club outside London for over twenty-five years starting in 1902. Notably, he built the hickory-shafted, wooden-headed driver nicknamed "Jeanie Deans" that Bobby Jones used to win 10 of his 13 major championships. He died in 1949 at age 75 in Musselburgh, Scotland.
