Lanark’s former Ryder Cup captain John Fallon remembered
Fallon – who left Lanark as a 17-year-old to begin a 40-year stint as the professional at Huddersfield Golf Club in 1931 – was a former Ryder Cup player and captain who finished runner-up to Australian Peter Thomson in the 1955 Open Championship at St Andrews.
Another playing career highlight saw Fallon take a four shot lead into the final round of the 1939 Open at St Andrews before a nightmare final round 79 in strong winds saw him finish third, four strokes behind winner Dick Burton.
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Hide AdFallon captained the 1963 Great Britain and Ireland Ryder Cup team which lost 23-9 to the USA in Atlanta.
His victorious opposite number, legendary American Arnold Palmer, was the last playing captain for either side in the competition.