Tony Jordan MBE

Those who knew him will be saddened by the recent news of Tony Jordan’s death. He was 91.

Tony was a hugely popular figure in the game of golf and also in badminton, where his success earned him an MBE. He was Cheshire Union President in 1992

Known for his quick and deceptive racket work, Tony Jordan was primarily a doubles specialist with his greatest success coming in mixed doubles. Between 1956 and 1968 Tony shared four mixed doubles titles with three different partners at the prestigious All-England Championships. He played on seven successive English Thomas Cup (men’s international) teams between 1951 and 1970.

Tony won the gold medal at the 1968 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with Susan Whetnall. Tony also made 100 appearances for England, the first player in the world to achieve this milestone for his country. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1970 Birthday Honours for services to badminton.

After badminton Tony turned his hand to golf as soon displayed considerable skills. He played his golf at Royal Liverpool where his handicap reduced to a level that brought selection for the county team in 1976. He made a total of 38 county appearances over an 8-year period.

Along with Ian Bradshaw, who at the time was an England international, he won the 1979 Cheshire Foursomes Championship at Heswall.

Tony’s two sons Mark (1981-86) and Andrew (1987-2002) also played for Cheshire. When Andrew’s son Matthew, now a successful professional on the DP World Tour, made his county debut In 2014, he completed a remarkable and unprecedented county and family record by being the third generation of his family to represent Cheshire.

Tony, Matthew and Andrew
Tony, far right, middle row, with Cheshire and Yorkshire players at the county match held at Mere, 1978

Tony was a real character with a great sense of humour and much loved at Royal Liverpool, across the county and beyond. Our condolences to Tony’s family and friends, Tony will be sorely missed

Credits: badminton career – Wikipedia & Cheshire Badminton, family image: Geoff Garnett

Share This Post

More To Explore

Fabulous year is celebrated at 73rd County Dinner

The 73rd Cheshire County Dinner returned to the county town after many years and was held at a new venue for the event-The Pavilion Suite at Chester Racecourse. Over 280 attendees from Cheshire Golf, affiliated clubs and other Northern Counties were given a night to remember in dining, entertainment and

Read More »

Cheshire U14 team – Super finish to a wonderful season

Cheshire U14 team have enjoyed a busy and successful season and gained experience playing a range of different courses. They completed their season in style playing Caernarvon boys at the Conway Golf Club, the host too many top events over the years. Team manager Graham McCormack outlined their progress over

Read More »

Thrilling finish in superb Cheshire Ladies Team Finals

Over the past six months hundreds of ladies, of all ages and abilities have enjoyed representing their club teams in the East and West Cheshire League competitions. Their aim has been to reach the finals of the Cheshire Ladies Team Championships where the winners from East and West Cheshire meet

Read More »

Seniors Lose out in County Finals on Countback

Seeking our first win in the Senior Men’s County Finals since 2008, we went into the third and final day at Harrogate having lost one game and won one. This also applied to Lincolnshire, Sussex and Cornwall, so all four teams were in with a shout of winning the title.

Read More »

Super-Seniors Autumn Gathering at Wilmslow

Cheshire’s Super-Senior men are our over 65s who play friendly fixtures against counties in the north each year. Eight squad players appreciated a Wilmslow course in superb condition for an end-of-season meet up, noteworthy after the rain and high winds of the previous week. Originally a dozen players signed up

Read More »