Philip Scrutton
Philip Scrutton | |
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Scrutton in May 1954 | |
Personal information | |
Full name | Philip Furse Scrutton |
Born |
1923 England |
Died |
30 October 1958 (aged 35) Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England |
Nationality |
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Career | |
Status | Amateur |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1958 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
Philip Furse Scrutton (1923 – 30 October 1958[1]) was an English amateur golfer. He played in the Walker Cup in 1955 and 1957. He was killed in a road traffic accident at the age of 35.
Golf career
Scrutton remains one the few amateur golfers to have won both The Berkshire and Brabazon Trophies in the same year, the others being Guy Wolstenholme (1960), Michael Bonallack (1968, 1971), Peter Hedges (1976), Sandy Lyle (1977) and Jeremy Robinson (1987).
At Woodhall Spa in 1954, in a gale of wind and rain, Scrutton produced a brilliant final round to win the Brabazon Trophy[2]. He was seven strokes behind with 9 holes to play. In a thrilling finish he birdied three of the last four holes to win by a stroke. Walton Heath professional Harry Busson[3], braving the weather, followed Scrutton and said afterwards that it was the greatest round of golf he ever witnessed.[4]
Scrutton reached the semi-final of the Amateur Championship in 1955, losing 5 and 4 to the eventual winner Joe Conrad.[5]
Scrutton was a member at several golf clubs including The Royal & Ancient, Sunningdale and The Addington.
Death
Scrutton died in a road traffic accident on 30 October 1958 aged 35. He was driving a car in which John Pritchett, a leading professional golfer, was a passenger, when they were hit by an army lorry on the A30, just west of Blackbushe Airport, Hampshire. Pritchett was also killed.[6][7] Scrutton and Pritchett had played together in the 1958 Wentworth Foursomes, losing in the final.[8]
Scrutton was twice married, to Elizabeth Ann Todhunter in 1952 and to Audrey Mary Dubery in 1957. Scrutton was chairman of a firm of stevedores and master porters and an underwriting member of Lloyd's of London.[9]. He was a wealthy individual. In 1958 his estate was valued in excess of £600,000 at a time when average annual earnings in the UK were approximately £400.
Philip Scrutton Jug
In 1959 Scrutton's mother and his widow donated the "Philip Scrutton Jug" which is awarded to the player with the lowest combined aggregate over the Brabazon and Berkshire Trophies.[10]
Doug Sewell was the first winner in 1959. He came close to winning the Berkshire Trophy in April, finishing a stroke behind Joe Carr are making a bogey at the final hole.[11] In June Sewell won his second Brabazon Trophy after a playoff with Michael Bonallack. His aggregate score of 580 made him the first winner.[12]
Tournament wins
- 1950 Berkshire Trophy
- 1951 Berkshire Trophy
- 1952 Berkshire Trophy, Brabazon Trophy, Sunningdale Foursomes (with Alan Waters)
- 1954 Brabazon Trophy, Sunningdale Foursomes (with Alan Waters)
- 1955 Brabazon Trophy
- 1956 Wentworth Foursomes (with Bob French)
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1958 |
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The Open Championship | CUT |
Note: Scrutton only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = Missed the cut
Team appearances
- Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1955, 1957
- Amateurs–Professionals Match (representing the Amateurs): 1956, 1957
References
- ↑ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=scrutton&yearOfDeath=1959#calendar
- ↑ "Brabazon Trophy retained". The Glasgow Herald. 13 September 1954. p. 11.
- ↑ The Legend of Harry Busson http://scoregolf.com/blog/rick-young/the-legend-of-harry-busson/
- ↑ Allen, Peter (1973). Play The Best Courses. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-0917504-9-7
- ↑ Wind, Herbert Warren (13 June 1995). "Golf: From Cold, Windy St. Anne's SI's Golf Man Tells a Warm Story of how Smoky Joe Won the 60th British Amateur". Sports Illustrated. pp. 41–43.
- ↑ "Noted British golfers die in car crash". The Glasgow Herald. 31 October 1958. p. 1.
- ↑ "Army driver sent for trial". The Glasgow Herald. 10 December 1958. p. 7.
- ↑ "Mills and Slark win at Wentworth". The Glasgow Herald. 17 March 1958. p. 11.
- ↑ "Latest Wills". The Times. 28 April 1959. p. 12.
- ↑ http://www.englandgolf.org/page.aspx?sitesectionid=682
- ↑ "Exciting finish to Berkshire Trophy". The Glasgow Herald. 6 April 1959. p. 9.
- ↑ "Sewell beats Bonallack in Brabazon Play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1959. p. 4.