Don Curtis (golfer)

Don Curtis
Personal information
Full name Donald Allen Curtis
Born 22 October 1904
Poole, Dorset, England
Died 18 October 1983 (aged 78)
Christchurch, Dorset, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
Status Professional
Professional wins 2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T20: 1927

Donald Allen Curtis (22 October 1904 – 18 October 1983) 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. 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. Later in 1938, he was one of the runners-up in the News Chronicle Tournament behind Reg Whitcombe.

Tournament wins

Results in major championships

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