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Burton, Dick, 1907-1974

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Burton, Dick, 1907-1974

"Richard Burton (11 October 1907 – 30 January 1974) was an English professional golfer.[2][3] Burton, a former four-loom weaver at Cobden Mill, is mainly remembered for winning The Open Championship (British Open) in 1939, when it was played on the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland and holding the Open title for the longest time – from 1939 till after World War II.[4] He played for Great Britain in the Ryder Cup in 1935, 1937, and 1949, and won two of his five matches."--Wikipedia, 2022

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Tris Speaker with Dick Burton and Jimmy Thomson photograph, probably 1946
Object number: B-1963-2541-001
Speaker, Tris
probably 1946