Laurie Ayton Snr Explained

Laurie Ayton Snr (1884 – 27 October 1962)^[1] was a Scottish golfer. He was a descendant of William Ayton, one of the eleven founders of St Andrews Golf Club in about 1843.^[2] ^[3] He served as the club captain in 1953.^[3] He was the son of David Ayton, Sr. His son, Laurie Ayton Jnr, was on the 1949 Ryder Cup team.

Ayton finished in the top-10 in eight majors with his best finish being 4th at the 1910 Open Championship.

Results in major championships

Tournament	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919
U.S. Open								NT	NT
The Open Championship	4	9	5	T30	WD	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT
PGA Championship	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF		NT	NT

Tournament	1920	1921	1922	1924	1925	1926	1927
U.S. Open	T17	T18	T11	T25	T9	T16	T38
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	R16	R16	R64		R32	R32

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933	1935	1939
U.S. Open		T23	WD
The Open Championship				21	10	T30
PGA Championship	R16

Note: Ayton never played in the Masters Tournament.NYF = tournament not yet founded
NT = no tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1910, 1912 (tie), 1913, 1933, 1934

Notes and References

News: Death of Laurie Ayton – Golfing family . . 29 October 1962 . 10.
Web site: St. Andrews Native Josh Jamieson Signs Northwestern NLI . 31 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150217120742/http://www.nusports.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/053112aaa.html . 17 February 2015 .
Web site: The 150 Years - A History of the St. Andrews Golf Club - 1843 to 1993: Chapter 6, Just A Minute 3 (1944–1993) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140624163601/http://thestandrewsgolfclub.co.uk/150-year-history/70-chapter-6-just-a-minute-3-.html . June 24, 2014 .