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golf balls weekly. He received patents on a type of grip and also for square socketed clubs. Some of his clubs were made from an unusual type of hardwood that he called “sylviac”, but it could possibly have been
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Paxton was an expert club and ball maker, his clubs being highly desirable in his day and beyond. Not unlike other golfers of his era, he began as a caddie at
Musselburgh. He apprenticed as a club maker under
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In addition to the tutelage he received under David Park, he also picked up a few useful skills when he later apprenticed under Tom Hood. He took a job as the professional from his brother John at
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Golf Club in south London. Paxton, playing on his home links, was likely the betting favorite, although his results going in were not equal with Tingey who in
October 1899 had halved against
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at one time. Paxton was also the designer of a number of golf courses, with
Coventry Golf Club (Coventry, England) and
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dominated play from 1880-82 by winning three Open
Championships in a row. Paxton shots rounds of 46-39-39-43=167.
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224:models, the former being the ball of choice for
200:(20 October 1857 – 3 July 1929) was a Scottish
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846:"Professional Match at Tooting Bec"
436:Paxton in about 1885 hitting a shot
147:Best results in major championships
763:"ENG-SUSSEX-EASTBOURNE-L Archives"
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428:Results in The Open Championship
256:was also a professional golfer.
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681:Yellow background for top-10
677:CUT = missed the half-way cut
941:. W. H. Evans. 14 April 1910
904:Peter Paxton 1890s SF Putter
337:Match vs. Albert Tingey, Sr.
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458:The Open Championship
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820:"The World of Sport"
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273:was held 9 April at
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43:Personal information
240:Paxton was born in
202:professional golfer
138:Turned professional
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671:DNP = Did not play
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343:Albert Tingey, Sr.
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260:Golf career
242:Musselburgh
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1004:Categories
685:References
369:David Park
362:Club maker
327:Bob Martin
236:Early life
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405:in 1893.
174:U.S. Open
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