Laurie Ayton Snr (1884 – 27 October 1962)[1] was a Scottish golfer. He was a descendant of William Ayton, one of the eleven founders of St Andrews Golf Club in about 1843.[2][3] He served as the club captain in 1953.[3] He was the son of David Ayton, Sr. His son, Laurie Ayton Jnr, was on the 1949 Ryder Cup team.
Ayton finished in the top-10 in eight majors with his best finish being 4th at the 1910 Open Championship.
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | NT | NT | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | 4 | 9 | 5 | T30 | WD | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| PGA Championship | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NT | NT |
| Tournament | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T17 | T18 | T11 | T25 | T9 | T16 | T38 | |||
| The Open Championship | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | R16 | R16 | R64 | R32 | R32 |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | T23 | WD | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | 21 | 10 | T30 | |||||||
| PGA Championship | R16 |
Note: Ayton never played in the Masters Tournament.
NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
edit- England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1910, 1912 (tie), 1913, 1933, 1934
References
edit- ^ "Death of Laurie Ayton – Golfing family". The Glasgow Herald. 29 October 1962. p. 10.
- ^ "St. Andrews Native Josh Jamieson Signs Northwestern NLI". 31 May 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2015.
- ^ a b "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.
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