Dennise Hutton Explained

Dennise Hutton
Residence:Sydney, Australia
College:University of New England
Yearpro:1986
Extour:Ladies European Tour
Prowins:4
Letwins:2
Otherwins:2
Award1:Australian Sports Medal
Year1:2000
Award2:NSW PGA Teaching Pro of the Year
Year2:2012

Dennise Hutton (born 1960) is an Australian professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour.

Career

Hutton was introduced to golf at age 11 by her father who was greenkeeper/caretaker of the Glen Innes Golf Club in New England, New South Wales.[1] She had success as an amateur and reached the final of the 1980 Australian Women's Amateur. Playing internationally for Australia, she won the 1981 Tasman Cup and the 1982 Queen Sirikit Cup in Sri Lanka with the national team.[2] [3]

Hutton turned professional in 1986 and won the 1986 and 1987 Australian LPGA Championships before starting to play on the Ladies European Tour in 1987. She was runner-up at the 1988 Bloor Homes Eastleigh Classic, a stroke behind compatriot Corinne Dibnah. In 1989, she was runner-up at the BMW Ladies Classic in West Germany before winning the Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championship and AGF Biarritz Ladies Open back-to-back in August. She finished the season 5th in the LET Order of Merit.[4]

Hutton turned to coaching after retiring from professional touring following the birth of her son Sam in 1992,[1] and was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000.[5] She became the head teaching pro at Bonnie Doon Golf Club in Sydney.[6] She was the NSW State Women's coach for five years, and coached Australia's Women's World Cup Team in 2010 and Australia's Youth Olympic Team in 2013.[7] [8]

Hutton was president of the Australian Ladies Professional Golf Association for 5 years, and in 2012 became the first female to be named the NSW/ACT PGA Teaching Professional of the Year.[9] [10]

Professional wins (4)

Ladies European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning
score
Margin
of victory
Runner-up
1Woolmark Ladies Match Play Championshipalign=center colspan=22 up Maureen Madill
229 Oct 1989AGF Biarritz Ladies Open274 (−2)Playoff

Other wins (2)

Team appearances

Amateur

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dennise Hutton on her life long passion . Womens Golf Magazine Summer 2010 Issue 12 . 19 October 2023 . 32 . 8 October 2010.
  2. News: Goggin the heroine of cup win . Peg . McMahon . The Age . 3 August 1981 . 19 October 2023 . 27 . Google News Archive.
  3. News: Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation Queen Sirikit Cup Archive . 19 October 2023.
  4. Web site: LET Order of Merit . Ladies European Tour . 19 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Dennise Hutton . Aimpoint . 19 October 2023.
  6. Web site: Review: Bonnie Doon Golf Club . Golf Australia . 19 October 2023.
  7. Web site: Golf NSW Annual Report 2012 . Golf NSW . 19 October 2023.
  8. Web site: About . Dennise Hutton . 19 October 2023.
  9. Web site: Female Pros leading the way . PGA of Australia . 19 October 2023.
  10. Web site: Dennise Hutton wins PGA Pro of the Year . Ausgolf . 19 October 2023.