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Don Curtis (golfer)

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Don Curtis
Personal information
Full nameDonald Allen Curtis
Born(1904-10-22)22 October 1904
Poole, Dorset, England
Died18 October 1983(1983-10-18) (aged 78)
Christchurch, Dorset, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT20: 1927

Donald Allen Curtis (22 October 1904 – 18 October 1983)[1] was an English professional golfer.

In 1926 he lost in a playoff for the Findlater Shield, the assistants' championship. He had tied with Walter Thomas but lost the 18-hole playoff after a disappointing 82.

Curtis's first big success was when he won the 1936 News Chronicle Tournament. Curtis reached the semi-final of the 1937 News of the World Match Play where he lost to Percy Alliss by 1 hole.[2] The following year he won the Dunlop-Southport Tournament at Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club, beating Arthur Lees by 2 strokes and taking the £315 first prize.[3] Later in 1938, he was one of the runners-up in the News Chronicle Tournament behind Reg Whitcombe.[4]

Tournament wins

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937
The Open Championship CUT T20 CUT T45 T37 T31 T44 CUT

Note: Curtis only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Anglo-Scottish final – Adams against Alliss at Stoke Poges". The Glasgow Herald. 17 September 1937. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Padgham's bid in vain – Don Curtis wins £1600 tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1938. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Open Champion proves himself – R A Whitcombe's triumph in gale – Young Scot's golfers lapse". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1938. p. 16.