Norman Sutton

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| birth_place = Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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| death_place = Exeter, Devon, England

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Norman Sutton (11 January 1908{{Cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZF-MW5T|title=FamilySearch.org|accessdate=27 June 2023}} – 15 March 1999{{Cite web|url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Wills?Surname=sutton&SurnameGrants=sutton&FirstName=norman&FirstNameGrants=norman&YearOfDeath=1999&YearOfDeathGrants=1999&AdvancedSearch=True&IsGrantSearch=True&IsCalendarSearch=False#wills|title = Find a will | GOV.UK}}) was an English professional golfer. He tied for 6th place in the 1951 Open Championship and won the World Senior Championship in 1958.

Golf career

Sutton was an amateur with the West Cheshire Artisans and played in the 1927 Amateur Championship at Hoylake, aged 19. He beat Harold Hilton in the first round,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cP89AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dEkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6767%2C3382474 |title=Amateur golf |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=10 |date=24 May 1927}} William Breck Torrance in the second round {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cf89AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dEkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5564%2C3478379 |title=Amateur golf |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=4 |date=25 May 1927}} and Samuel Robinson in the third round.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cv89AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dEkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6047%2C3670213 |title=Amateur golf |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=2 |date=26 May 1927}} He lost in the fourth round, the last-32 stage, at the 19th hole to Captain Pearson, having been 2 up with 3 to play.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c_89AAAAIBAJ&sjid=dEkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3282%2C3905665 |title=Amateur golf |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=13 |date=27 May 1927}}

Sutton turned professional in early 1929, becoming an assistant at the Wentworth Club. He moved to Leigh Golf Club near Culcheth in 1932 where he stayed until moving to Exeter Golf and Country Club in 1952.

Tournament wins

1946 Leeds Cup, Penfold Tournament
1950 Daks Tournament, Penfold Tournament (with Joan Gee)
1951 Leeds Cup
1958 PGA Seniors Championship, World Senior Championship

Results in major championships

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!1930

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!1935

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!1937

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!1939

align=left|The Open Championship

|T24

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|T23

|CUT

|T32

|CUT

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!1940

!1941

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!1944

!1945

!1946

!1947

!1948

!1949

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT

|34

|17

|T23

|19

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!Tournament

!1950

!1951

!1952

!1953

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!1957

!1958

!1959

align=left|The Open Championship

|T24

|style="background:yellow;"|T6

|20

|T29

|T27

|CUT

|T30

|CUT

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!1967

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|CUT

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|CUT

Note: Sutton only played in The Open Championship.

NT = No tournament

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Canada Cup (representing England): 1955
Slazenger Trophy (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1956 (winners)
Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1956 (winners)

References

Category:English male golfers

Category:Sportspeople from Birkenhead

Category:1908 births

Category:1999 deaths

Category:20th-century English sportsmen