Laurie Ayton Jnr
Appearance
Laurie Ayton Jnr | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Laurence Buddo Ayton |
Born | 1914 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire England |
Died | 21 February 1989 (aged 74) St Andrews, Scotland |
Sporting nationality | Scotland |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T15: 1947 |
Laurence Buddo Ayton Jnr (1914 – 21 February 1989)[1][2] was a Scottish professional golfer. He was the son of golfer Laurie Ayton Snr and was born in Bishop's Stortford where his father was the professional.[3] He was a member of the British team in the 1949 Ryder Cup but did not play in the matches. He played in The Open Championship 21 times with his best finish a tie for 15th in 1947.
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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The Open Championship | T42 | T55 | T31 | T37 | T26 |
Tournament | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
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The Open Championship | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | 16 | T15 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T25 | T30 | CUT |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 |
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The Open Championship | T28 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Ayton only played in The Open Championship.
Did not play
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1949
- England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1937
References
- ^ "Death of Laurie Ayton". The Herald. 22 February 1989.
- ^ "The 150 Years - A History of the St. Andrews Golf Club - 1843 to 1993: Chapter 6, Just A Minute 3 (1944–1993)". Archived from the original on 2014-06-24.
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