Laurie Ayton Jnr

Laurence Buddo Ayton Jnr (1914 – 21 February 1989) was a Scottish professional golfer. He was the son of golfer Laurie Ayton Snr and was born in Bishop's Stortford where his father was the professional. He was a member of the British team in the 1949 Ryder Cup but did not play in the matches. He played in The Open Championship 21 times with his best finish a tie for 15th in 1947.

Ayton's best results in national tournaments were runner-up finishes in the News of the World Match Play in 1948, the Daily Mail Tournament in 1949, and the Penfold Tournament in 1952. He won more the a dozen regional and county professional and open tournaments in North East England and East Anglia.

Professional wins

 * 1936 Durham Union Cup, Victory Cup
 * 1937 Durham Union Cup, Victory Cup
 * 1938 Northumberland and Durham Professional Championship, Durham Union Cup
 * 1947 Sussex Professional Championship, Sussex Open
 * 1948 Sussex Professional Championship
 * 1950 Sussex Professional Championship
 * 1951 Sussex Professional Championship
 * 1953 Sussex Open
 * 1954 East Anglian Open
 * 1955 Suffolk Professional Championship
 * 1956 Suffolk Professional Championship
 * 1957 Suffolk Professional Championship
 * 1958 Suffolk Professional Championship
 * 1963 Suffolk Professional Championship

Source:

Results in major championships
Note: Ayton only played in The Open Championship.

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} NT = No tournament

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

 * Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1949
 * England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1937