- Dick Burton (golfer)
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Dick Burton Personal information Full name Richard Burton Born 11 October 1907
Darwen, EnglandDied February 1974 (age 66)
Kingston upon Thames, EnglandNationality 
EnglandCareer Status Professional Professional wins 7 Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)Masters Tournament DNP U.S. Open CUT: 1946 The Open Championship Won: 1939 PGA Championship DNP Richard Burton (11 October 1907 – February 1974) was an English professional golfer.[1][2]
Burton is mainly remembered for winning The Open Championship (British Open) in 1939, when it was played on the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland. His win was achieved in some style, with a birdie down the 18th to win by two shots from Johnny Bulla. He played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1935, 1937, and 1949, and won two of his five matches.
Burton, a former four-loom weaver at Cobden Mill, was born in Darwen, Lancashire. He is remembered for holding the Open title for the longest time – from 1939 till after World War II. In the spring of 1946, he wrote to the Royal and Ancient, "Dear Sirs, Please find enclosed my fee of five guineas for this year's Open. I will bring the trophy back when I come."
Burton was based at Sale Golf Club, on the Manchester Cheshire border, and is still celebrated at the club. Every year the club holds the Richard Burton Trophy on the weekend of the Open Championship, and have a display including the putter he used to win the Open. In later life, he was the club professional at Coombe Hill Golf Club in Kingston, Surrey. He once bet a rival that he could beat him using only a putter. He lost his bet, but only on the 18th hole.
When Burton played fourball with other members, rather than pair up with a member, he would play against all three, and give full handicaps. He still won more often than not.
Also, Burton reputedly hit the 120-yard 17th hole with every club in his bag, including the putter.
Burton died in hospital in February 1974 after a long illness.[3][4]
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Tournament wins (7)
- This list may be incomplete
- 1934 Northern Professional Championship
- 1935 Dunlop Northern Tournament
- 1937 Dunlop Southport Tournament
- 1939 Open Championship, True Temper Tournament (with Fred Robson)
- 1949 Silver King Tournament, News Chronicle Tournament
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner-up 1939 The Open Championship 4 shot deficit (70–72–77–71=290) 2 strokes 
Johnny BullaResults timeline
Tournament 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship T48 CUT T39 CUT T12 CUT T4 1 Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 U.S. Open DNP DNP NT NT NT NT CUT DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT 12 5 T18 T14 Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship CUT T12 DNP T47 DNP DNP CUT CUT DNP CUT Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP The Open Championship DNP CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT Note: Burton never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10References
- ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
- ^ "Dick Burton". Darwen Golf Club. http://www.darwengolfclub.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=10. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ "Dick Burton". cottontown.org. http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=4707&language=eng. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ "Dick Burton part 2". cottontown.org. http://www.cottontown.org/page.cfm?pageid=5069&language=eng. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
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† indicates the event was won in a playoff ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes # indicates the event was won by an amateur Categories:- English golfers
- Winners of men's major golf championships
- People from Darwen
- 1907 births
- 1974 deaths
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