Nationality England U.S. Open DNP PGA Championship DNP Professional wins 6 | Masters Tournament DNP The Open Championship T6: 1951 Turned professional 1929 | |
Born 11 January 1908
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England ( 1908-01-11 ) Died 15 March 1999, Exeter, United Kingdom | ||
Norman Sutton (11 January 1908 – 15 March 1999) was an English professional golfer. He tied for 6th place in the 1951 Open Championship and was World Seniors Champion in 1958.
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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, William Breck Torrance in the second round and Samuel Robinson in the third round. 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.
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
Results in major championships
Note: Sutton only played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = Missed the cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10