Ivo Whitton
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Ivo Harrington WhittonCountry:
AustraliaLived:
[1893-1967]. Born on Dec 9, 1893 in Moonee Ponds, nr Melbourne, Australia. Died on July 2, 1967 in Sandringham, nr Melbourne (aged 73).Original/Home Club:
Metropolitan GC (at the time Caulfield GC).Occupation:
Amateur golfer.Turned Pro:
n/aAustralian Amateur champion (1922, '23); over 10 wins in other prestigious Australian amateur events. For an Australian player, a record* five Australian Open titles (1912, '13, '26, '29, '31) ... a feat also achieved by Greg Norman. *Gary Player (S Africa) notched-up seven Australian Open victories, and Jack Nicklaus (USA) six.
Ivo Whitton is one of the greatest Australian amateur players of all time, a prolific winner of amateur and open events in the 1910s and 1920s.
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 28/29). Second-placed Jim Ferrier (Aus, amateur) finished 1 shot behind Whitton (Aus, amateur), who posted the last of five Australian Open wins. [The Australian GC, Rosebery, Sydney, Aus].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 22/23). Second-placed Frank Eyre (Aus) and Rufus Stewart (Aus) finished 5 shots behind Whitton (Aus, amateur), who recorded the fourth of his five Australian Open wins. [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 26/27). Second-placed Rufus Stewart (Aus) finished 3 shots behind Whitton (Aus, amateur), who posted the third of his five Australian Open wins. [Royal Adelaide GC, Seaton, Adelaide, SA].
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Played as the Australian Open (Aug 29/30). Second-placed Audley Raoul "Ben" Lempriere (Aus, amateur) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Whitton (Aus, amateur), who recorded the second of his five Australian Open wins. [Sandringham course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus. This course no longer exists; it lay to the north and west of RMGC's current West course].
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Played as the Australian Open (Sept 13/14). Second-placed Fred Popplewell (Aus) and Dan Soutar (Scot/Aus) finished 5 shots behind Whitton (Aus, amateur), who posted the first of his five Australian Open wins. [Sandringham course, Royal Melbourne GC, Victoria, Aus. This course no longer exists; it lay to the north and west of RMGC's current West course].
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