Jack Newton
Summary
Near misses
- 1975 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · runner-up to Tom Watson · 279 · lost playoff
- 1980 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Seve Ballesteros · 279
- 1980 The Open Muirfield · finished T10 · 283 (-1)
Rivals
Beat him
Next in the chain: Tom Watson's rivals →
Results by championship
Best day
1980 Masters
Runner-up to Seve Ballesteros · 279.
Chosen by rule: the most recent of the best major finishes. Year page: 1980.
Career line, 1975–1980
3 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.
- Runner-up
- Top 10
Jack Newton was born on January 30, 1950, in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. Newton's best major finish was second, at the 1975 Open and the 1980 Masters.
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The record
Near misses
Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.
- 1975 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · runner-up to Tom Watson · 279 · lost playoff
- 1980 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Seve Ballesteros · 279
- 1980 The Open Muirfield · finished T10 · 283 (-1)
Profile
Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.
Status
- professional, turned professional in 1969 Wikipedia
Hall of Fame
- Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Wikipedia
Beyond our rooms
- 1969 Sloan Morpeth Trophy team (winners)
- 1968 Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches team
- 1969 Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches team (winners)
- 1968 New South Wales Amateur won
- 1969 Lake Macquarie Amateur won
- 1972 Amoco Forbes Classic won
- 1974 Nigerian Open won
- 1975 Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball (with John O'Leary) won
- 1976 Cock of the North won
- 1976 Mufulira Open won
Source: Wikipedia: Jack Newton
Known for
- Jack Newton OAM was an Australian professional golfer. Wikipedia
Sources
Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.
Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.