Mortimer Francis Dutra (October 3, 1899 – August 10, 1988) was an American professional golfer.
Early life Dutra was born in Monterey, California. He was the older brother of golfer Olin.
Professional career 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.
Professional wins (5) 1922 Northern California PGA Championship 1933 Michigan Open 1934 Michigan PGA Championship 1955 PGA Seniors' Championship, World Senior Championship
Results in major championships Tournament192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFNYFT11T31DNPDNPDNPDNPU.S. OpenT47???????T17T7T236T28T14T36?49?PGA ChampionshipDNPDNPR16SFDNPQFR32R32DNPDNPDNPR32DNPR32R32DNPDNPR64 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 Yellow background for top-10
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