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John Panton

Scotland · born , Pitlochry, Scotland · died

0Ryder Cup points from 5 matches

Summary

  • Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 0-5-0 · 0 points (0.0%)
  • Singles 0-1-0 · Foursomes 0-4-0 · Four-ball 0-0-0
  • Open top 10s 1956 (5), 1959 (T5), 1965 (T10), 1970 (T9)

Near misses

  1. 1956 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 5 · 292
  2. 1959 The Open Muirfield · finished T5 · 288
  3. 1965 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T10 · 293
  4. 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 289 (+1)

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 5 matches: 0 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 0 points. Foursomes 0-4-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-1-0.

  1. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
  2. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) GB · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points
  3. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic

Rivals

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Bernard Hunt's rivals →

Results by championship

    Best day

    1961 Ryder Cup

    Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points

    Chosen by rule: his best Ryder Cup by points. Year page: 1961.

    Career line, 1951–1970

    The Open
    1956 The Open: finished 51959 The Open: finished T51965 The Open: finished T101970 The Open: finished T9
    Ryder Cup
    1951 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-01953 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-1-01961 Ryder Cup (GB): 0-2-0
    1955196019651970

    7 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, GB / Europe

    John Panton was born in 1916 in Pitlochry, Scotland. Panton played in 3 Ryder Cups for GB (1951, 1953, 1961), winning 0, losing 5 and halving 0 of 5 matches for 0 points.

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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.

    1. 1956 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 5 · 292
    2. 1959 The Open Muirfield · finished T5 · 288
    3. 1965 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T10 · 293
    4. 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T9 · 289 (+1)

    Ryder Cup

    Panton played 3 Ryder Cups for GB: 5 matches, 0 won, 5 lost, 0 halved, 0 points (0.0% of those available). By format: foursomes 0-4-0, four-ball 0-0-0, singles 0-1-0 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1951 Pinehurst Resort, Course No. 2 GB · USA won 9.5–2.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points
    2. 1953 Wentworth Club (course not named in sources found) GB · USA won 6.5–5.5 · 0-1-0, 0 points
    3. 1961 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club GB · USA won 14.5–9.5 · 0-2-0, 0 points · automatic

    Partners, with matches played together: Bernard Hunt (2), Jimmy Adams (1), Eric Brown (1).

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    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.

    1. WP: List of European Ryder Cup golfers
    2. WP: John Panton
    3. R&A 1956
    4. Golf Compendium 1959
    5. R&A 1965
    6. R&A 1970
    7. GC: 1951 ryder cup
    8. Wikipedia: 1951 Ryder Cup
    9. GC: 1953 ryder cup
    10. Wikipedia: 1953 Ryder Cup
    11. GC: 1961 ryder cup
    12. WP 1961