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Tom Dobson (golfer)

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Tom Dobson
Personal information
Full nameThomas Peter Dobson
Born(1903-12-26)26 December 1903
Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland
Died1 September 1968(1968-09-01) (aged 64)
Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT37: 1933

Thomas Peter Dobson (26 December 1903 – 1 September 1968) was a Scottish professional golfer. He won the Scottish Amateur in 1925. As a professional he represented Scotland on many occasions in the 1930s.

Early life

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Dobson was born in Gullane, East Lothian in late 1903. His father was a starter at the golf course there.[1]

Golf career

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Dobson was employed as a greenkeeper, and later a foreman greenkeeper, at Muirfield. Despite his employment he remained an amateur and in 1925 he won the Scottish Amateur, an event which had only started in 1922. He defeated John Caven at the 22nd hole in his semi-final and then beat Willis Mackenzie 3&2 in the final. Both Caven and Mackenzie had played in the 1922 and 1923 Walker Cup matches.[1][2]

Dobson turned professional late in 1925, becoming the professional at East Renfrewshire Golf Club at Newton Mearns, south-west of Glasgow. He was runner-up in the Scottish Professional Championship in 1929 and 1931,[3][4] and also runner-up in the Northern Open in 1936.[5] When the professional internationals were restarted in 1932, Dobson was a regular for the Scottish team, playing in all the internationals up to the war, except for the 1938 England match at Royal St George's Golf Club, where he withdrew from team.[6]

He played a number of times in the Open Championship. In 1927, he was tied for 7th at the halfway stage but rounds of 85 and 83 on the final day dropped him to 51st of the 54 who had made the cut.[7]

Death

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Dobson died on 1 September 1968 in Newton Mearns, Renfrewshire, aged 65.[1][8]

Amateur wins

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
The Open Championship 51 CUT CUT T39 T37 T49 T53 T42 NT NT NT NT NT NT CUT

Note: Dobson 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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Thomas Dobson (1903-1968)". northberwick.org.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "The Scottish Amateur Championship". The Times. 27 July 1925. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Duncan M'Culloch wins". The Glasgow Herald. 7 June 1929. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Seymour wins easily". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1931. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Second Northern "Open" win". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1936. p. 3.
  6. ^ "International Match at Sandwich". The Glasgow Herald. 2 July 1938. p. 3.
  7. ^ "World's Greatest Golfer - Jones Retains Open Championship Title - The Prize-winners". The Glasgow Herald. 16 July 1927. p. 10.
  8. ^ "Thomas Peter Dobson". billiongraves. Retrieved 7 November 2017.