John Burton (golfer)

John Burton
Personal information
Born	(1903-12-06)6 December 1903 Darwen, Lancashire, England
Died	19 October 1973(1973-10-19) (aged 69) Southport, Lancashire, England
Sporting nationality	England
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	12th: 1934

John Burton (6 December 1903 – 19 October 1973)[1][2] was an English professional golfer. He was the older brother of Dick Burton, the winner of the 1939 Open Championship.

Burton won the 1933 Penfold-Porthcawl Tournament by two strokes from Reg Whitcombe, winning the first prize of £150.[3] In 1946 he was runner-up in the News Chronicle Tournament, a stroke behind Norman Von Nida.[4]

Burton won the 1949 Penfold Tournament in partnership with Max Faulkner, beating his brother Dick and Flory Van Donck in the final.[5] Later in the year he tied with Charlie Ward in the Dunlop Masters but lost the 36-hole playoff by a single shot.[6][7]

In April 1957, at the age of 53, he won the Teacher Senior Professional Championship, the first PGA Seniors Championship, winning the first prize of £250.[8] In June he played Al Watrous for the Teachers International Senior Professional Championship, but lost 8&6 in the 36-hole match.[9]

The Liverpool Golf Alliance play for the "John Burton Trophy". The trophy was presented to the Alliance in 1974 following his death.[10]

Tournament wins

• 1933 Penfold-Porthcawl Tournament
• 1949 Penfold Tournament (with Max Faulkner)
• 1957 PGA Seniors Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939
The Open Championship	T53	T56		12			T29		CUT

Tournament	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949
The Open Championship	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT		24

Tournament	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961
The Open Championship				49	CUT	T35	CUT	CUT	CUT			CUT

Note: Burton only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

• England–Ireland Professional Match (representing England): 1933 (winners)

References

1. "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 6 July 2023.
2. "Search probate records for documents and wills (England and Wales)". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
3. "Burton win Porthcawl tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 15 July 1933. p. 3.
4. "Australian's wins tournament win". The Glasgow Herald. 24 August 1946. p. 4.
5. "Rivalry of Burton brothers". The Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1949. p. 2.
6. "Ward and J. Burton tie at St Andrews". Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1949. p. 9.
7. "C. H. Ward's winning rally at St Andrews". Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1949. p. 2.
8. "Burton wins seniors' event". Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1957. p. 4.
9. "Watrous senior champion". Glasgow Herald. 29 June 1957. p. 4.
10. "Hesketh Golf Club's Martin Edge wins Liverpool Alliance's John Burton Trophy". 20 March 2008.