American golfer (1892–1949)
Maxwell Rolston Marston (June 12, 1892 – May 7, 1949)[ 1] golfer . He worked as an investment banker in Philadelphia .[ 1] 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] Bobby Jones (1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930), Francis Ouimet (1931), and Jess Sweetser (1922) in the final (38th hole).[ 1] [ 4] [ 5] George Dunlap , 6 and 5.[ 6] James Maiden ,[ 7] [ 8] [ 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
Marston died on May 7, 1949, in Old Lyme, Connecticut, aged 56.
Amateur wins
Note: This list may be incomplete.
U.S. national team appearances
References
^ a b c d Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf 126–7 . ISBN 0-87000-225-2 ^ 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 ]
^ "Great Players, Great Events" . Flossmoor Country Club. Retrieved January 8, 2014 .^ "U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1923" . United States Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014 .^ Williams, Joe (November 26, 1923). "Marston's Fighting Spirit Gives Him Big Golf Victory" . The Evening News . St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 15. ^ "U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1933" . United States Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014 .^ "J. C. Maiden, Jones' Teacher, Dies at Age of 76" (PDF) . archive.lib.msu.edu . Retrieved June 9, 2018 .^ 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 .^ a b c d "Pennsylvania Amateur – Past Champions" . Pennsylvania Golf Association. Retrieved January 8, 2014 .
† indicates the event was won in extra holes.
