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{{Short description|American golfer (1892–1949)}}
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| name = Max R. Marston
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| caption = Max Marston, 1916
| caption = Max Marston, 1916
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| fullname = Maxwell Rolston Marston
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|6|12}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|6|12}}
| birth_place = [[Buffalo, New York]]
| birth_place = [[Buffalo, New York]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1949|5|7|1892|6|12}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1949|5|7|1892|6|12}}
| death_place = [[Old Lyme, Connecticut]]
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| usamateur = '''Won''': 1923
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| britamateur = T33: 1923
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'''Maxwell R. Marston''' (June 12, 1892 – May 7, 1949)<ref name=who>{{cite book |last1=Elliott |first1=Len |first2=Barbara |last2=Kelly |title=Who's Who in Golf |year=1976 |publisher=Arlington House |location=New Rochelle, New York |isbn=0-87000-225-2 |pages=126–7}}</ref> was an American amateur [[golf]]er. He worked as an [[investment banker]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=who/> He was a member of the [[Echo Lake Country Club|Cranford Golf Club]] in Cranford, New Jersey and lived on Central Avenue in the town.<ref>Burditt Newspaper Index, Marston Family Entries, available at http://cranfordhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012_06_11_11_07_50{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
'''Maxwell Rolston Marston''' (June 12, 1892 – May 7, 1949)<ref name=who>{{cite book |last1=Elliott |first1=Len |first2=Barbara |last2=Kelly |title=Who's Who in Golf |year=1976 |publisher=Arlington House |location=New Rochelle, New York |isbn=0-87000-225-2 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/126 126–7] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoingolf00elli/page/126 }}</ref> was an American amateur [[golf]]er. He worked as an [[investment banker]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=who/> He was a member of the [[Echo Lake Country Club|Cranford Golf Club]] in Cranford, New Jersey and lived on Central Avenue in the town.<ref>Burditt Newspaper Index, Marston Family Entries, available at http://cranfordhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012_06_11_11_07_50{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


In the 1923 [[U.S. Amateur]] at [[Flossmoor Country Club]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flossmoorcc.org/history/players_events.html |title=Great Players, Great Events |publisher=Flossmoor Country Club |accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> Marston defeated three former or future Amateur champions: [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]] (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930), [[Francis Ouimet]] (1931), and [[Jess Sweetser]] (1922) in the final (38th hole).<ref name=who/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usamateur.org/2002/history/champions/1923.html |title=U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1923 |publisher=United States Golf Association |accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19231106&id=_N1PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nlQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3249,131008 |title=Marston's Fighting Spirit Gives Him Big Golf Victory |newspaper=The Evening News |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |date=November 26, 1923 |page=15 |first=Joe |last=Williams }}</ref> He reached the final again in 1933, losing to [[George Dunlap (golfer)|George Dunlap]], 6 and 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usamateur.org/2002/history/champions/1933.html |title=U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1933 |publisher=United States Golf Association |accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> Marston, who took lessons from [[James Maiden]],<ref name="J. C. Maiden">{{cite web|url=http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/golfd/article/1958feb62.pdf|website=archive.lib.msu.edu|title=J. C. Maiden, Jones' Teacher, Dies at Age of 76|accessdate=June 9, 2018}}</ref> also won the New Jersey Amateur twice<ref name=nj>{{cite web |url=https://www.njsga.org/_media/competitions/results/archives/archive-am.pdf |title=NJSGA Amateur Championship |publisher=New Jersey State Golf Association |accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> and the Pennsylvania Amateur three times.<ref name=pa>{{cite web |url=http://www.pagolf.org/detail.asp?id=102&pid=2 |title=Pennsylvania Amateur – Past Champions |publisher=Pennsylvania Golf Association |accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref>
In the 1923 [[U.S. Amateur]] at [[Flossmoor Country Club]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.flossmoorcc.org/history/players_events.html |title=Great Players, Great Events |publisher=Flossmoor Country Club |accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> Marston defeated three former or future Amateur champions: [[Bobby Jones (golfer)|Bobby Jones]] (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930), [[Francis Ouimet]] (1931), and [[Jess Sweetser]] (1922) in the final (38th hole).<ref name=who/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usamateur.org/2002/history/champions/1923.html |title=U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1923 |publisher=United States Golf Association |accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19231106&id=_N1PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nlQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3249,131008 |title=Marston's Fighting Spirit Gives Him Big Golf Victory |newspaper=The Evening News |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |date=November 26, 1923 |page=15 |first=Joe |last=Williams }}</ref> He reached the final again in 1933, losing to [[George Dunlap (golfer)|George Dunlap]], 6 and 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usamateur.org/2002/history/champions/1933.html |title=U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1933 |publisher=United States Golf Association |accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref> Marston, who took lessons from [[James Maiden]],<ref name="J. C. Maiden">{{cite web|url=http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/golfd/article/1958feb62.pdf|website=archive.lib.msu.edu|title=J. C. Maiden, Jones' Teacher, Dies at Age of 76|accessdate=June 9, 2018}}</ref> also won the New Jersey Amateur twice<ref name=nj>{{cite web |url=https://www.njsga.org/_media/competitions/results/archives/archive-am.pdf |title=NJSGA Amateur Championship |publisher=New Jersey State Golf Association |accessdate=January 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108182813/https://www.njsga.org/_media/competitions/results/archives/archive-am.pdf |archive-date=January 8, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the Pennsylvania Amateur three times.<ref name=pa>{{cite web |url=http://www.pagolf.org/detail.asp?id=102&pid=2 |title=Pennsylvania Amateur – Past Champions |publisher=Pennsylvania Golf Association |accessdate=January 8, 2014}}</ref>


Marston played on the first three [[Walker Cup]] teams and again in 1934.<ref name=who/>
Marston played on the first three [[Walker Cup]] teams and again in 1934.<ref name=who/>

He is the namesake of the annual Marston Cup, a tournament for golfers 55 and older run by the Golf Association of Philadelphia.

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==Death==
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Marston died on May 7, 1949, in Old Lyme, Connecticut, aged 56.


==Amateur wins==
==Amateur wins==
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*1915 New Jersey Amateur<ref name=nj/>
*1915 New Jersey Amateur<ref name=nj/>
*1919 New Jersey Amateur<ref name=nj/>
*1919 New Jersey Amateur<ref name=nj/>
*1921 Pennsylvania Amateur<ref name=pa/>
*1921 [[Pennsylvania Amateur]]<ref name=pa/>
*1922 Pennsylvania Amateur<ref name=pa/>
*1922 Pennsylvania Amateur<ref name=pa/>
*1923 [[U.S. Amateur]], Pennsylvania Amateur<ref name=pa/>
*1923 [[U.S. Amateur]], Pennsylvania Amateur<ref name=pa/>


==U.S. national team appearances==
==U.S. national team appearances==
*[[Walker Cup]]: 1922 (winners), 1923 (winners), 1924 (winners), 1934 (winners)
*[[Walker Cup]]: [[1922 Walker Cup|1922]] (winners), [[1923 Walker Cup|1923]] (winners), 1924 (winners), [[1934 Walker Cup|1934]] (winners)


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==Death==
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Marston died on May 7, 1949 in Old Lyme, Connecticut.


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:29, 22 September 2024

Max Marston
Max Marston, 1916
Personal information
Full nameMaxwell Rolston Marston
Born(1892-06-12)June 12, 1892
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedMay 7, 1949(1949-05-07) (aged 56)
Old Lyme, Connecticut, U.S.
Sporting nationality United States
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT19: 1915
The Open ChampionshipDNP
U.S. AmateurWon: 1923
British AmateurT33: 1923

Maxwell Rolston Marston (June 12, 1892 – May 7, 1949)[1] was an American amateur golfer. He worked as an investment banker in Philadelphia.[1] He was a member of the Cranford Golf Club in Cranford, New Jersey and lived on Central Avenue in the town.[2]

In the 1923 U.S. Amateur at Flossmoor Country Club,[3] Marston defeated three former or future Amateur champions: Bobby Jones (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930), Francis Ouimet (1931), and Jess Sweetser (1922) in the final (38th hole).[1][4][5] He reached the final again in 1933, losing to George Dunlap, 6 and 5.[6] Marston, who took lessons from James Maiden,[7] also won the New Jersey Amateur twice[8] and the Pennsylvania Amateur three times.[9]

Marston played on the first three Walker Cup teams and again in 1934.[1]

He is the namesake of the annual Marston Cup, a tournament for golfers 55 and older run by the Golf Association of Philadelphia.

Death

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Marston died on May 7, 1949, in Old Lyme, Connecticut, aged 56.

Amateur wins

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Note: This list may be incomplete.

U.S. national team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. pp. 126–7. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
  2. ^ Burditt Newspaper Index, Marston Family Entries, available at http://cranfordhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/2012_06_11_11_07_50[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Great Players, Great Events". Flossmoor Country Club. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1923". United States Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  5. ^ Williams, Joe (November 26, 1923). "Marston's Fighting Spirit Gives Him Big Golf Victory". The Evening News. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 15.
  6. ^ "U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1933". United States Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. ^ "J. C. Maiden, Jones' Teacher, Dies at Age of 76" (PDF). archive.lib.msu.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "NJSGA Amateur Championship" (PDF). New Jersey State Golf Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  9. ^ a b c d "Pennsylvania Amateur – Past Champions". Pennsylvania Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014.


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