John Panton

Scottish golfer

For other people named John Panton, see John Panton (disambiguation).

John Panton

Personal information
Full name| John Panton
Nickname| Gentleman John
Born| (1916-10-09)9 October 1916
Pitlochry, Scotland
Died| 24 July 2009(2009-07-24) (aged 92)
Windsor, Berkshire, England
Sporting nationality|  Scotland
Children| Catherine, Joan
Career
Turned professional| 1935
Former tour(s)| European Tour
Professional wins| 44
Best results in major championships

Masters Tournament| DNP
PGA Championship| DNP
U.S. Open| DNP
The Open Championship| 5th/T5: 1956, 1959
Achievements and awards
| Member of the Order
of the British Empire| 1980

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Harry Vardon Trophy| 1951

John Panton, MBE (9 October 1916 – 24 July 2009) was a Scottish professional golfer, who represented Great Britain three times in the Ryder Cup.[1][2]

Panton was born in Pitlochry. He turned professional in 1935 and took up a job in the local golf club shop. After serving in the army during World War II, he went on to win many prestigious tournaments including the 1956 PGA Match Play Championship, the 1950 Silver King Tournament, the 1951 Daks Tournament and the 1952 North British-Harrogate Tournament. He also won the Woodlawn Invitation Open in Germany for three consecutive years from 1958. In Scotland, he dominated, with eight victories in the Scottish Professionals Championship and seven in the Northern Open between 1948 and 1966.[3][4]

In addition to tournament golf, Panton also served as a club professional at Glenbervie Golf Club until 1984.[5] Later in his career, he won the PGA Seniors Championship twice, in 1967 and 1969, and the World Senior Championship in 1967, defeating Sam Snead 3 and 2 in the final.

Panton was appointed honorary professional to The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 1988, a position he held until his retirement in 2006.[6] In 2005, he was made an honorary life member of the European Tour.[7]

As well as his Ryder Cup appearances in 1951, 1953 and 1961, Panton also represented Scotland 13 times in the World Cup between 1955 and 1968.

Panton's daughter, Catherine Panton-Lewis, is a professional golfer and was a founding member of the Ladies European Tour.

## Contents

* 1 Beverage
* 2 Professional wins
* 3 Results in major championships
* 4 Team appearances
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Beverage[edit]

In common with Arnold Palmer, Panton had a beverage named after him in his home country. A John Panton is a drink consisting of angostura bitters, ginger beer mixed with a dash of lime cordial.[6]

## Professional wins[edit]

This list is incomplete

* 1948 Northern Open, Scottish Professional Championship
* 1949 Scottish Professional Championship
* 1950 Silver King Tournament, Scottish Professional Championship
* 1951 Daks Tournament, Northern Open, Scottish Professional Championship
* 1952 North British-Harrogate Tournament, Northern Open, Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament (with Norman Roffe)
* 1954 Scottish Professional Championship, Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
* 1955 Scottish Professional Championship
* 1956 News of the World Match Play, Northern Open, Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes Tournament (with W Alexander)
* 1958 Woodlawn Invitation Open
* 1959 Woodlawn Invitation Open, Northern Open, Scottish Professional Championship
* 1960 Woodlawn Invitation Open, Northern Open
* 1962 Northern Open
* 1964 Cutty Sark Tournament
* 1965 Cutty Sark Tournament
* 1966 Scottish Professional Championship (tied with Eric Brown)
* 1967 PGA Seniors Championship, World Senior Championship, Cutty Sark Tournament
* 1968 Scottish Coca-Cola Tournament
* 1969 PGA Seniors Championship
* 1971 Scottish Coca-Cola Tournament

## Results in major championships[edit]

Tournament  | 1937  | 1938  | 1939

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Tournament  | 1940  | 1941  | 1942  | 1943  | 1944  | 1945  | 1946  | 1947  | 1948  | 1949

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The Open Championship | NT  | NT  | NT  | NT  | NT  | NT  |  |  | CUT  | CUT
Tournament  | 1950  | 1951  | 1952  | 1953  | 1954  | 1955  | 1956  | 1957  | 1958  | 1959

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The Open Championship | T20  | 11  | T15  | T27  | CUT  | CUT  | 5  | T15  | CUT  | T5
Tournament  | 1960  | 1961  | 1962  | 1963  | 1964  | 1965  | 1966  | 1967  | 1968  | 1969

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The Open Championship |  | T32  | T16  | CUT  | T34  | T10  | T50  | T47  | CUT  | 45
Tournament  | 1970  | 1971  | 1972  | 1973  | 1974

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The Open Championship | T9  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | T56

Note: Panton only played in The Open Championship.

Top 10

Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

## Team appearances[edit]

* Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1951, 1953, 1961
* World Cup (representing Scotland): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968
* Joy Cup (representing the British Isles): 1954 (winners), 1956 (winners)
* Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Professionals): 1956 (winners)
* R.T.V. International Trophy (representing Scotland): 1967 (captain)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Golf mourns Ryder veteran Panton". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
2. ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 281\. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
3. ^ "Panton hid the sword with a smile". The Scotsman. 26 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
4. ^ "John Panton MBE has died at the age of 92". The R&A. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2009.[dead link]
5. ^ "John Panton". The Herald. Retrieved 28 July 2009.[dead link]
6. ^ a b Aitken, Mike (28 July 2009). "John Panton". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
7. ^ "O'Connor and Panton are honoured". BBC Sport. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2009.

## External links[edit]

* John Panton at the European Tour official site

John Panton in the Ryder Cup

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Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1951

* Jimmy Adams
* Ken Bousfield
* Fred Daly
* Max Faulkner
* Jack Hargreaves
* Arthur Lees
* John Panton
* Dai Rees
* Charlie Ward
* Harry Weetman

* Arthur Lacey (non-playing captain)

Lost: 2.5 - 9.5

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Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1953

* Jimmy Adams
* Peter Alliss
* Harry Bradshaw
* Eric Brown
* Fred Daly
* Max Faulkner
* Bernard Hunt
* John Panton
* Dai Rees
* Harry Weetman

* Henry Cotton (non-playing captain)

Lost: 5.5 - 6.5

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Great Britain Ryder Cup team – 1961

* Peter Alliss
* Ken Bousfield
* Neil Coles
* Tom Haliburton
* Bernard Hunt
* Ralph Moffitt
* Christy O'Connor
* John Panton
* Harry Weetman

* Dai Rees (playing captain)

Lost: 9.5 - 14.5
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