Mortie Dutra | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Mortimer Francis Dutra |
Born | Monterey, California | October 3, 1899
Died | August 10, 1988 California | (aged 88)
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 188 lb (85 kg; 13.4 st) |
Sporting nationality | United States |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T11: 1934 |
PGA Championship | T3: 1925 |
U.S. Open | 6th: 1933 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
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 Olin.[1]
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 from 1933 to 1942.[2] 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 which would later become a Champions Tour major.