Dan Soutar

Daniel Gordon Soutar (1882 – 30 November 1937[1][2]) was an Australian professional golfer. He pioneered professional golf in Australia, bringing his Scottish work ethic and all-round skills to bear on the game as a whole from teaching, to playing, to clubmaking and to course design.[3]

Writings

In 1906, Soutar penned The Australian Golfer in which he described the country's best golfers, its courses, his teaching methods and much more. Jack Pollard, writing in his 1990 book Australian Golf - the Game and the Players, describes the photographs of Soutar swinging in The Australian Golfer: "Soutar had a long, sweeping swing, his supple wrists enabling him to take the club a long way back over his left shoulder before he hit the ball freely and gave it a full follow through. There was no jerk or hindrance in his swing and body turn, just a lovely free-flowing movement of the club. He was tall and fit, and usually wore a peaked cap or tam o’shanter."[3]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (9)

References
  1. "Dan Soutar, Veteran Golfer, is dead". The Sun. New South Wales, Australia. 30 November 1937. p. 8 (Late Final Extra). Retrieved 7 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Family Notices". The Daily Telegraph. New South Wales, Australia. 1 December 1937. p. 16. Retrieved 7 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Scarth, John; Crafter, Neil. "Dan Soutar" (PDF). Golf strategies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. "The Amateur Championship of New South Wales – Mr. Soutar Retains the Title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 July 1904. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Emirates Australian Open – Past Results". Golf Austraila. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  6. "Australian PGA Championship – Past champions". The Professional Golfers Association of Australia. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  7. "Professional golf". The Age (21095). Victoria, Australia. 9 November 1922. p. 10. Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Souter's victory". Truth. Queensland, Australia. 26 September 1926. p. 7. Retrieved 7 August 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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