Johnny Dawson

Johnny Dawson
Johnny Dawson
	Dawson at Pebble Beach
Personal information
Full name	John W. Dawson
Born	December 20, 1902; Chicago, Illinois
Died	January 6, 1986 (aged 83); Palm Springs, California
Sporting nationality	United States
Spouse	Velma Wayne Dawson
Career
Status	Amateur
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T9: 1936
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	T41: 1948
The Open Championship	DNP

John W. Dawson (December 20, 1902^[1] – January 6, 1986) was an American amateur golfer and golf course architect.^[2]

Dawson was born in Chicago, Illinois.^[1] Although he was a lifelong amateur golfer, his amateur status was rescinded by the United States Golf Association (USGA) for a time due to his employment with the Spalding sporting goods company.^[1] His amateur status was eventually restored and he competed in several USGA events. He was runner-up (at the age of 44) to Skee Riegel in 1947 U.S. Amateur.^[3] He played on the winning 1949 Walker Cup team.^[4] He was also runner-up in 1958 U.S. Senior Amateur^[5]

As a developer, he designed and built Marrakesh Country Club, the Seven Lakes, Thunderbird,^[6] El Dorado, and La Quinta Country Clubs;^[7] he lived in Palm Springs.^[8]^[9]

Dawson won the Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) amateur championship four times between 1942 and 1952, and was inducted into the SCGA Hall of Fame in 2007.^[10]

Amateur wins(6)

1936 Trans-Mississippi Amateur
1942 California State Amateur, Southern California Amateur
1944 Southern California Amateur
1945 Southern California Amateur
1952 Southern California Amateur

Professional wins (3)

Note: all wins were as an amateur

PGA Tour wins (1)

1942 Bing Crosby Pro-Am

Other wins (2)

1935 Iowa Open
1942 California State Open

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Walker Cup: 1949 (winners)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 50. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.
^ Golfer and Course Builder Johnny Dawson Dies
^ 1947 U.S. Amateur Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ 1949 Walker Cup Match Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ 1958 U.S. Senior Amateur Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ Thunderbird Country Club: History^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Meeks, Eric G. (2014) [2012]. The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. p. 363. ISBN 978-1479328598.
^ Johns, Howard (2004). Palm Springs Confidential: Playground of the Stars!. Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-56980-269-4. LCCN 2004041116. OCLC 54392060.
^ Dawson's wife, Velma Wayne Dawson, designed the Howdy Doody marionettes and was honored with a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 2000. Palm Springs Walk of Stars: By Date Dedicated
^ SCGA Hall of Fame Archived 2010-12-19 at the Wayback Machine

[who-1] Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's Who in Golf. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House. p. 50. ISBN 0-87000-225-2.

[2] Golfer and Course Builder Johnny Dawson Dies

[3] 1947 U.S. Amateur Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine

[4] 1949 Walker Cup Match Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine

[5] 1958 U.S. Senior Amateur Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine

[6] Thunderbird Country Club: History^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[7] Meeks, Eric G. (2014) [2012]. The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. p. 363. ISBN 978-1479328598.

[8] Johns, Howard (2004). Palm Springs Confidential: Playground of the Stars!. Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade Books. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-56980-269-4. LCCN 2004041116. OCLC 54392060.

[9] Dawson's wife, Velma Wayne Dawson, designed the Howdy Doody marionettes and was honored with a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in 2000. Palm Springs Walk of Stars: By Date Dedicated

[10] SCGA Hall of Fame Archived 2010-12-19 at the Wayback Machine

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