Jesse Guilford

Jesse Guilford
Jesse Guilford
Personal information
Full name	Jesse Poore Guilford
Nickname	Siege Gun
Born	March 2, 1895; Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Died	December 1, 1962 (aged 67); Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
Status	Amateur
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Best results in major championships; (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	T19: 1922
The Open Championship	DNP
U.S. Amateur	Won: 1921
British Amateur	R32: 1926, 1934

Jesse Poore Guilford (March 2, 1895 – December 1, 1962) was an American amateur golfer. He is most notable for winning the U.S. Amateur in 1921.

Early life

Guilford was born in Manchester, New Hampshire,^[1] he was the son of Robert M. Guilford^[2] and Agnes Jane Chambers.

Golf career

He was one of the top amateur golfers in Massachusetts, as well as the United States. His nickname was "Siege Gun" for his long drive qualities.^[3] He played on three of the first four Walker Cup teams (1922, 1924, and 1926).

Personal life

The 1930 U.S. Census for Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, records him married to Louise B., with three daughters, Catherine, Mary L., and Jean, and son Jesse P.

Guilford died in Newton, Massachusetts.^[1]

Tournament wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (2)

1919 Massachusetts Open
1929 Massachusetts Open

Other wins (10)

1913 New Hampshire Amateur
1916 Massachusetts Amateur, New Hampshire Amateur
1917 New Hampshire Amateur
1921 Miami Invitational, Massachusetts Amateur, U.S. Amateur
1923 Gold Mashie Tournament
1924 Massachusetts Amateur
1926 Gold Mashie Tournament

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1921	U.S. Amateur	7 & 6	Robert A. Gardner

Results timeline

Guilford never played in the Masters Tournament or the British Open. As an amateur, he could not play in the PGA Championship.

Tournament	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919
U.S. Open				NT	NT	T24
U.S. Amateur	R16	R32	SF	NT	NT
British Amateur		NT	NT	NT	NT	NT

Tournament	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926
U.S. Open		T26	T19		T29
U.S. Amateur	DNQ	1	QF M	QF	QF	QF	R16
British Amateur		R128					R32

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
U.S. Amateur			SF	DNQ	R128	R256	R128
British Amateur					R32

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
U.S. Amateur			NT	NT	NT	NT
British Amateur	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957
U.S. Amateur								R128
British Amateur

Win

Top 10

Did not play

M = Medalist
NT = No tournament
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Source for U.S. Open & U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database^[4]

Source for 1921 British Amateur: The American Golfer, June 4, 1921, pg. 24.

Source for 1926 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1926, pg. 58.

Source for 1934 British Amateur: The Montreal Gazette, May 25, 1934, pg. 13.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1922 (winners), 1924 (winners), 1926 (winners)

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 77. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
^ U.S. National Archives (April 23, 1921). "U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]" (scanned microfilm). Ancestry.com. p. ARC Identifier 583830 / MLR Number A1 534; NARA Series: M1490; Roll #: 1584. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
^ "Guilford to Join Amateur Golfers Going to England" (PDF). The New York Times. April 26, 1921.
^ Results listed under both "Guilford" and "Guiford".