Dick Burton (golfer)

Dick Burton
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Richard Burton
Born	(1907-10-11)11 October 1907 Darwen, England
Died	30 January 1974(1974-01-30) (aged 66)^[1] Kingston upon Thames, England
Nationality	England
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	9
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 – 30 January 1974) was an English professional golfer.^[2]^[3]

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.^[4] 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 on 30 January 1974 after a long illness.^[5]^[6]

Tournament wins (9)

This list may be incomplete

1934 Northern Professional Championship
1935 Dunlop-Northern Tournament
1936 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
1937 Dunlop-Southport Tournament
1939 Open Championship, True Temper Foursomes Tournament (with Fred Robson)
1940 Daily Mail Tournament
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 Bulla

Results 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-10

Team appearances

Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1935, 1937, 1949
England–Scotland Professional Match (representing England): 1935 (winners), 1936 (winners), 1937 (winners), 1938 (winners)
Llandudno International Golf Trophy (representing England): 1938 (winners)

References

↑ "Deaths - Richard Burton". The Times. 2 February 1974. p. 24.
↑ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 219. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
↑ "Dick Burton". Darwen Golf Club. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
↑ "1939 Dick Burton". The Open. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
↑ "Dick Burton". cottontown.org. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
↑ "Dick Burton part 2". cottontown.org. Retrieved 12 February 2011.

The Open Championship champions

1860 Willie Park Sr. 1861 Tom Morris Sr. 1862 Tom Morris Sr. 1863 Willie Park Sr. 1864 Tom Morris Sr. 1865 Andrew Strath 1866 Willie Park Sr. 1867 Tom Morris Sr. 1868 Tom Morris Jr. 1869 Tom Morris Jr. 1870 Tom Morris Jr. 1871 No championship 1872 Tom Morris Jr. 1873 Tom Kidd 1874 Mungo Park 1875 Willie Park Sr. 1876 Bob Martin† 1877 Jamie Anderson 1878 Jamie Anderson 1879 Jamie Anderson 1880 Bob Ferguson 1881 Bob Ferguson 1882 Bob Ferguson 1883 Willie Fernie† 1884 Jack Simpson 1885 Bob Martin 1886 David Brown 1887 Willie Park Jr. 1888 Jack Burns 1889 Willie Park Jr.† 1890 John Ball# 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1892 Harold Hilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 Harold Hilton# 1898 Harry Vardon 1899 Harry Vardon 1900 John Henry Taylor 1901 James Braid 1902 Sandy Herd 1903 Harry Vardon 1904 Jack White 1905 James Braid 1906 James Braid 1907 Arnaud Massy 1908 James Braid 1909 John Henry Taylor 1910 James Braid 1911 Harry Vardon† 1912‡ Edward Ray 1913 John Henry Taylor 1914 Harry Vardon 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I 1920 George Duncan 1921 Jock Hutchison† 1922 Walter Hagen 1923 Arthur Havers 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Jim Barnes 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927‡ Bobby Jones# 1928 Walter Hagen 1929 Walter Hagen 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Tommy Armour 1932‡ Gene Sarazen 1933 Denny Shute† 1934‡ Henry Cotton 1935 Alf Perry 1936 Alf Padgham 1937 Henry Cotton 1938 Reg Whitcombe 1939 Dick Burton 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II 1946 Sam Snead 1947 Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 Max Faulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson 1956 Peter Thomson 1957 Bobby Locke 1958 Peter Thomson† 1959 Gary Player 1960 Kel Nagle 1961 Arnold Palmer 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Bob Charles† 1964 Tony Lema 1965 Peter Thomson 1966 Jack Nicklaus 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo 1968 Gary Player 1969 Tony Jacklin 1970 Jack Nicklaus† 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Lee Trevino 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf 1974 Gary Player 1975 Tom Watson† 1976 Johnny Miller 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Seve Ballesteros 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Tom Watson 1984 Seve Ballesteros 1985 Sandy Lyle 1986 Greg Norman 1987 Nick Faldo 1988 Seve Ballesteros 1989 Mark Calcavecchia† 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Ian Baker-Finch 1992 Nick Faldo 1993 Greg Norman 1994 Nick Price 1995 John Daly† 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Justin Leonard 1998 Mark O'Meara† 1999 Paul Lawrie† 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 David Duval 2002 Ernie Els† 2003 Ben Curtis 2004 Todd Hamilton† 2005‡ Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Pádraig Harrington† 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Stewart Cink† 2010 Louis Oosthuizen 2011 Darren Clarke 2012 Ernie Els 2013 Phil Mickelson 2014‡ Rory McIlroy 2015 Zach Johnson†

† 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

Dick Burton in the Ryder Cup

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1935

Percy Alliss Dick Burton Jack Busson Bill Cox Ted Jarman Alf Padgham Alf Perry Ernest Whitcombe Reg Whitcombe Charles Whitcombe (playing captain)

Lost: 3 – 9

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1937

Percy Alliss Dick Burton Henry Cotton Bill Cox Sam King Arthur Lacey Dai Rees Alf Padgham Alf Perry Charles Whitcombe (playing captain)

Lost: 4 – 8

Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1949

Jimmy Adams Laurie Ayton, Jnr Ken Bousfield Dick Burton Fred Daly Max Faulkner Sam King Arthur Lees Dai Rees Charlie Ward Charles Whitcombe (non-playing captain)

Lost: 5 – 7

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