One of those Englishmen was John Cumming Macdona, a member at Hoylake and Pau, but who had formed a friendship with Fleetwood Sandeman of the famous Port and Sherry company.

[1] Lloyd played in the 1896 U.S. Open, and led at the halfway point, but finished tied for 7th place 6 strokes behind.

[3][4] Lloyd was known as a player capable of extremely long drives and was considered to be one of the longest hitters in his day.

He hit a long drive at the 465-yard 18th hole, following with a wonderful brassie shot to within 8 feet of the pin.

He proceeded to sink the putt for an eagle 3 on the par-5 hole that gave him a one-stroke victory over Willie Anderson (who would later win four U.S.