Laurie Ayton Jnr

Laurence Buddo Ayton Jnr (1914 – 21 February 1989)[1][2] was a Scottish professional golfer. He was the son of golfer Laurie Ayton Snr and was born in Bishop's Stortford where his father was the professional.[3] He was a member of the British team in the 1949 Ryder Cup but did not play in the matches. He played in The Open Championship 21 times with his best finish a tie for 15th in 1947.

Laurie Ayton Jnr
Personal information
Full nameLaurence Buddo Ayton
Born1914
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire England
Died21 February 1989 (aged 74)
St Andrews, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusProfessional
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT15: 1947

Results in major championships
Tournament 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
The Open Championship T42 T55 T31 T37 T26
Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
The Open Championship NT NT NT NT NT NT 16 T15 CUT CUT
Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
The Open Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT T25 T30 CUT
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
The Open Championship T28 CUT CUT CUT CUT

Note: Ayton only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. "Death of Laurie Ayton". The Herald. 22 February 1989.
  2. "The 150 Years - A History of the St. Andrews Golf Club - 1843 to 1993: Chapter 6, Just A Minute 3 (1944–1993)". Archived from the original on 24 June 2014.
  3. "FamilySearch: Sign In". Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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