John Panton
John Panton | |||||
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | John Panton | ||||
Nickname | Gentleman John | ||||
Born | European Tour | 9 October 1916||||
Professional wins | 44 | ||||
Best results in major championships | |||||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||||
The Open Championship | 5th/T5: 1956, 1959 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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John Panton,
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In addition to tournament golf, Panton also served as a club professional at Glenbervie Golf Club until 1984.[5] Later in his career, he won the PGA Seniors Championship twice, in 1967 and 1969, and the World Senior Championship in 1967, defeating Sam Snead 3 and 2 in the final.
Panton was appointed honorary professional to The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 1988, a position he held until his retirement in 2006.[6] In 2005, he was made an honorary life member of the European Tour.[7]
As well as his Ryder Cup appearances in 1951, 1953 and 1961, Panton also represented Scotland 13 times in the World Cup between 1955 and 1968.
Panton's daughter, Catherine Panton-Lewis, is a professional golfer and was a founding member of the Ladies European Tour.
Beverage
In common with Arnold Palmer, Panton had a beverage named after him in his home country. A John Panton is a drink consisting of angostura bitters, ginger beer mixed with a dash of lime cordial.[6]
Professional wins
This list is incomplete
- 1948 Northern Open, Scottish Professional Championship
- 1949 Scottish Professional Championship
- 1950 Silver King Tournament, Scottish Professional Championship
- 1951 Daks Tournament, Northern Open, Scottish Professional Championship
- 1952 North British-Harrogate Tournament, Northern Open, Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament (with Norman Roffe)
- 1954 Scottish Professional Championship, Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
- 1955 Scottish Professional Championship
- 1956 Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes Tournament(with W Alexander)
- 1958 Woodlawn Invitation Open
- 1959 Woodlawn Invitation Open, Northern Open, Scottish Professional Championship
- 1960 Woodlawn Invitation Open, Northern Open
- 1962 Northern Open
- 1964 Cutty Sark Tournament
- 1965 Cutty Sark Tournament
- 1966 Scottish Professional Championship (tied with Eric Brown)
- 1967 PGA Seniors Championship, World Senior Championship, Cutty Sark Tournament
- 1968 Scottish Coca-Cola Tournament
- 1969 PGA Seniors Championship
- 1971 Scottish Coca-Cola Tournament
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
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The Open Championship | 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 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
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The Open Championship | T20 | 11 | T15 | T27 | CUT | CUT | 5 | T15 | CUT | T5 |
Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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The Open Championship | T32 | T16 | CUT | T34 | T10 | T50 | T47 | CUT | 45 |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 |
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The Open Championship | T9 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T56 |
Note: Panton only played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1951, 1953, 1961
- World Cup (representing Scotland): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968
- Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1954 (winners), 1956 (winners)
- Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1956 (winners)
- R.T.V. International Trophy (representing Scotland): 1967 (captain)
References
- ^ "Golf mourns Ryder veteran Panton". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
- ^ "Panton hid the sword with a smile". The Scotsman. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "John Panton MBE has died at the age of 92". The R&A. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "John Panton". The Herald. Retrieved 28 July 2009.[dead link]
- ^ a b Aitken, Mike (28 July 2009). "John Panton". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
- ^ "O'Connor and Panton are honoured". BBC Sport. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
External links
- John Panton at the European Tour official site