John Burton | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Darwen, Lancashire, England | 6 December 1903
Died | 19 October 1973 Southport, Lancashire, England | (aged 69)
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | 12th: 1934 |
John Burton (6 December 1903 – 19 October 1973) [1] [2] was an English professional golfer. He was the older brother of Dick Burton, the winner of the 1939 Open Championship.
Burton won the 1933 Penfold-Porthcawl Tournament by two strokes from Reg Whitcombe, winning the first prize of £150. [3] In 1946 he was runner-up in the News Chronicle Tournament, a stroke behind Norman Von Nida. [4]
Burton won the 1949 Penfold Tournament in partnership with Max Faulkner, beating his brother Dick and Flory Van Donck in the final. [5] Later in the year he tied with Charlie Ward in the Dunlop Masters but lost the 36-hole playoff by a single shot. [6] [7]
In April 1957, at the age of 53, he won the Teacher Senior Professional Championship, the first PGA Seniors Championship, winning the first prize of £250. [8] In June he played Al Watrous for the Teachers International Senior Professional Championship, but lost 8&6 in the 36-hole match. [9]
The Liverpool Golf Alliance play for the "John Burton Trophy". The trophy was presented to the Alliance in 1974 following his death. [10]
Tournament | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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The Open Championship | T53 | T56 | 12 | T29 | CUT |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | 24 |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
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The Open Championship | 49 | CUT | T35 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Burton only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
John Burton | |
---|---|
Personal information | |
Born | Darwen, Lancashire, England | 6 December 1903
Died | 19 October 1973 Southport, Lancashire, England | (aged 69)
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Professional wins | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | 12th: 1934 |
John Burton (6 December 1903 – 19 October 1973) [1] [2] was an English professional golfer. He was the older brother of Dick Burton, the winner of the 1939 Open Championship.
Burton won the 1933 Penfold-Porthcawl Tournament by two strokes from Reg Whitcombe, winning the first prize of £150. [3] In 1946 he was runner-up in the News Chronicle Tournament, a stroke behind Norman Von Nida. [4]
Burton won the 1949 Penfold Tournament in partnership with Max Faulkner, beating his brother Dick and Flory Van Donck in the final. [5] Later in the year he tied with Charlie Ward in the Dunlop Masters but lost the 36-hole playoff by a single shot. [6] [7]
In April 1957, at the age of 53, he won the Teacher Senior Professional Championship, the first PGA Seniors Championship, winning the first prize of £250. [8] In June he played Al Watrous for the Teachers International Senior Professional Championship, but lost 8&6 in the 36-hole match. [9]
The Liverpool Golf Alliance play for the "John Burton Trophy". The trophy was presented to the Alliance in 1974 following his death. [10]
Tournament | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Open Championship | T53 | T56 | 12 | T29 | CUT |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | 24 |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Open Championship | 49 | CUT | T35 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Burton only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place