Don Curtis (golfer) explained

Don Curtis
Fullname:Donald Allen Curtis
Birth Date:22 October 1904
Birth Place:Poole, Dorset, England
Death Place:Christchurch, Dorset, England
Status:Professional
Prowins:2
Masters:DNP
Usopen:DNP
Open:T20: 1927
Pga:DNP

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

Results in major championships

Note: Curtis only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Notes and References

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