Don Curtis (golfer)

Donald Allen Curtis (22 October 1904 – 18 October 1983)[1] was an English professional golfer.

Don Curtis
Personal information
Full nameDonald Allen Curtis
Born(1904-10-22)22 October 1904
Poole, Dorset, England
Died18 October 1983(1983-10-18) (aged 78)
Christchurch, Dorset, England
Nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT20: 1927

In 1926 he lost in a playoff for the Findlater Shield, the assistants' championship. He had tied with Walter Thomas but lost the 18-hole playoff after a disappointing 82.

Curtis's first big success was when he won the 1936 News Chronicle Tournament. Curtis reached the semi-final of the 1937 News of the World Match Play where he lost to Percy Alliss by 1 hole.[2] The following year he won the Dunlop-Southport Tournament at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, beating Arthur Lees by 2 strokes and taking the £315 first prize.[3] Later in 1938, he was one of the runners-up in the News Chronicle Tournament behind Reg Whitcombe.[4]

Tournament wins

Results in major championships
Tournament 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937
The Open Championship CUT T20 CUT T45 T37 T31 T44 CUT

Note: Curtis only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

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

Team appearances

References
  1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ7-V2LK
  2. "Anglo-Scottish final – Adams against Alliss at Stoke Poges". The Glasgow Herald. 17 September 1937. p. 19.
  3. "Padgham's bid in vain – Don Curtis wins £1600 tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1938. p. 3.
  4. "Open Champion proves himself – R A Whitcombe's triumph in gale – Young Scot's golfers lapse". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1938. p. 16.
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