Jesse Guilford

Jesse Poore Guilford (March 2, 1895 – December 1, 1962) was an American amateur golfer. He is most notable for winning the U.S. Amateur in 1921.

Early life
Guilford was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, he was the son of Robert M. Guilford and Agnes Jane Chambers.

Golf career
He was one of the top amateur golfers in Massachusetts, as well as the United States. His nickname was "Siege Gun" for his long drive qualities. He played on three of the first four Walker Cup teams (1922, 1924, and 1926).

Personal life
The 1930 U.S. Census for Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, records him married to Louise B., with three daughters, Catherine, Mary L., and Jean, and son Jesse P.

Guilford died in Newton, Massachusetts.

PGA Tour wins (2)

 * 1919 Massachusetts Open
 * 1929 Massachusetts Open

Other wins (10)

 * 1913 New Hampshire Amateur
 * 1916 Massachusetts Amateur, New Hampshire Amateur
 * 1917 New Hampshire Amateur
 * 1921 Miami Invitational, Massachusetts Amateur, U.S. Amateur
 * 1923 Gold Mashie Tournament
 * 1924 Massachusetts Amateur
 * 1926 Gold Mashie Tournament

Results timeline
Guilford never played in the Masters Tournament or the British Open. As an amateur, he could not play in the PGA Championship.

{{legend|lime|Win}} {{legend|yellow|Top 10}} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} M = Medalist NT = No tournament DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play "T" indicates a tie for a place

Source for U.S. Open & U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database

Source for 1921 British Amateur: [https://web.archive.org/web/20100806175718/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1921/ag2411e.pdf The American Golfer, June 4, 1921, pg. 24.]

Source for 1926 British Amateur: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120616043328/http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1926/ag2910g.pdf The American Golfer, July, 1926, pg. 58.]

Source for 1934 British Amateur: [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jr4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vZgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6560,3331530&hl=en The Montreal Gazette, May 25, 1934, pg. 13.]

U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
 * Walker Cup: 1922 (winners), 1924 (winners), 1926 (winners)