[1] In January 1911 he competed in and won the Open Championship of England defeating Edgar Maximilian Baerlein.

[2] Just over three months later he was the challenger for the World Championship against the holder Jamsetji Merwanji from India.

[4] He lost the Championship to Jock Soutar from the United States in 1913 before failing to regain the title in a rematch in 1922.

Born in East Fulham in 1888, he was a ball boy at the Prince's Club before turning professional.

During the journey to defend his title in 1912 he boarded the RMS Titanic as a second class passenger.