Mortimer Francis Dutra (October 3, 1899 – August 10, 1988) was an American
professional golfer.
Dutra was born in
Monterey, California and was the older brother of golfer
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Dutta work as a club pro and teaching professional while also competing on the PGA Tour. He was the head pro at Red Run Golf Club in
Detroit, Michigan
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from 1933 to 1942.
While there, he won the
Michigan Open in 1933 and the
Michigan PGA Championship in 1934.
In the
majors, Dutra was a semi-finalist in the
1927 PGA Championship, finished sixth at the
1933 U.S. Open and played in the first two
Masters Tournaments.
In 1955, Dutra won the
PGA Seniors' Championship
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which would later become a
Champions Tour major.
Professional wins
*1922 Northern California PGA Championship
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*1933 Michigan Open
*1934 Michigan PGA Championship
*1955 ]PGA Seniors' Championship
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, World Senior Championship
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Results in major championships
''Note: Dutra never played in The Open Championship
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NYF = Tournament not yet founded
DNP = Did not play
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
References
American male golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Golfers from California
Golfers from Detroit
Sportspeople from Monterey, California
1899 births
1988 deaths
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