Oswald Kirkby

Oswald Kirkby (February 18, 1886 – February 27, 1934) was an amateur golfer.[1][2] He won three New Jersey Amateurs, three Metropolitan Amateurs, the 1911 Nassau Invitational, and the 1921 Garden City Club Invitational. He was one of the six golfers to be assigned no handicap when the United States Golf Association issued its first handicap report in 1912.[2] He was runner-up in the Metropolitan Amateur in 1911 and 1912, to Jerome Travers.[1]

A resident of Englewood, New Jersey,[3] Kirkby died of pneumonia at Englewood Hospital on February 27, 1934.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Oswald Kirkby, Golf Star, Dead". The New York Times. February 28, 1934. p. 19. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Oswald Kirkby (1886–1934)". New Jersey State Golf Association. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  3. ^ "Oswald Kirkby Wins.; Englewood Crack Medalist In Qualification Round at Apawamis". The New York Times. June 21, 1912. Retrieved January 2, 2025. Oswald Kirkby of Englewood lived up to his reputation as a champion golfer in the 36-hole qualifying round of the annual invitation tournament of the Apawamis Club yesterday when he became the medalist with a score of 152, going the rounds in 74 and 78.
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