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Full name
  
Mortimer Francis Dutra

U.S. Open
  
6th: 1933

Height
  
1.88 m

Nationality
  
United States

The Open Championship
  
DNP

Weight
  
85 kg


Status
  
Professional

Name
  
Mortie Dutra

Former tours
  
PGA TOUR

Masters Tournament
  
T11: 1934

Role
  
Golfer

Professional wins
  
5

Born
  
October 3, 1899 Monterey, California (
1899-10-03
)

Died
  
August 10, 1988, California, United States

Mortimer Francis Dutra (October 3, 1899 – August 10, 1988) was an American professional golfer.

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Dutra was born in Monterey, California and was the older brother of golfer Olin.

Dutta work as a club pro and teaching professional while also competing on the PGA Tour. He was the head pro at Red Run Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan from 1933 to 1942. While there, he won the Michigan Open in 1933 and the Michigan PGA Championship in 1934.

In the majors, Dutra was a semi-finalist in the 1927 PGA Championship, finished sixth at the 1933 U.S. Open and played in the first two Masters Tournaments.

In 1955, Dutra won the PGA Seniors' Championship which would later become a Champions Tour major.

Professional wins

  • 1922 Northern California PGA Championship
  • 1933 Michigan Open
  • 1934 Michigan PGA Championship
  • 1955 PGA Seniors' Championship, World Senior
  • Results in major championships

    Note: Dutra never played in The Open Championship.
    NYF = Tournament not yet founded
    DNP = Did not play
    R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
    "T" indicates a tie for a place
    Yellow background for top-10

    References

    Mortie Dutra Wikipedia