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Arnaud Massy

Arnaud Massy, French golfer (died 1950)

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Born
July 6, 1877
Died
April 16, 1950
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1877

About Arnaud Massy

Arnaud George Watson Massy was one of France's most successful professional golfers, most notable for winning the 1907 Open Championship. He was the first player from outside Scotland and England to win a major golf championship. In 1906, Massy won the first edition of the French Open played at a Paris course. But Massy wasn't through, he followed up his French national championship by becoming the first non-Briton to win 1907 Open Championship. In 1910, Massy won the inaugural Belgian Open and in 1911 was the runner-up at the 1911 Open Championship to Harry Vardon.

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Arnaud Massy timeline

  1. In 1906, Massy won the first edition of the French Open played at a Paris course.
  2. But Massy wasn't through, he followed up his French national championship by becoming the first non-Briton to win 1907 Open Championship.
  3. In 1910, Massy won the inaugural Belgian Open and in 1911 was the runner-up at the 1911 Open Championship to Harry Vardon.

The world when Arnaud Massy was born

Arnaud Massy was born in 1877. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineReconstruction ends — federal troops leave the South
  • Technology milestoneThomas Edison invents the phonograph
  • Notable inventionPhonograph — talking machine
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRutherford B. Hayes
  • U.S. population44.2M

1877 versus 2026

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Measure18772026
Population44.2M341 million

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