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Mortie Dutra

Mortie Dutra
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Mortimer Francis Dutra
Born (1899-10-03)October 3, 1899
Monterey, California
Died August 10, 1988(1988-08-10) (aged 88)
California
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 188 lb (85 kg; 13.4 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
Status Professional
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T11: 1934
U.S. Open 6th: 1933
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T3: 1925

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.

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. 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.

Note: Dutra never played in The Open Championship.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
DNP = Did not play
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
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