Laurie Ayton Jnr

Laurie Ayton Jnr
Personal information
Full nameLaurence Buddo Ayton
Born1914
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire England
Died21 February 1989 (aged 74)
St Andrews, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins18
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT15: 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.

Ayton's best results in national tournaments were runner-up finishes in the News of the World Match Play in 1948, the Daily Mail Tournament in 1949, and the Penfold Tournament in 1952. He won more the a dozen regional and county professional and open tournaments in North East England and East Anglia.[4]

Professional wins

  • 1936 Durham Union Cup, Victory Cup
  • 1937 Durham Union Cup, Victory Cup
  • 1938 Northumberland and Durham Professional Championship, Durham Union Cup
  • 1947 Sussex Professional Championship, Sussex Open
  • 1948 Sussex Professional Championship
  • 1950 Sussex Professional Championship
  • 1951 Sussex Professional Championship
  • 1953 Sussex Open
  • 1954 East Anglian Open
  • 1955 Suffolk Professional Championship
  • 1956 Suffolk Professional Championship
  • 1957 Suffolk Professional Championship
  • 1958 Suffolk Professional Championship
  • 1963 Suffolk Professional Championship

Source:[4]

Results in major championships

Tournament 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
The Open Championship T42 T55 T31 T37 T26
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT 16 T15 CUT CUT
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT T25 T30 CUT
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
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

References

  1. ^ "Death of Laurie Ayton". The Herald. 22 February 1989.
  2. ^ "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 24 June 2014.
  3. ^ "FamilySearch: Sign In". Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b Huggins, Percy, ed. (1973). The Golfer's Handbook. p. 359.


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