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Ivo Harrington Whitton (9 December 1893 – 2 July 1967) was an Australian amateur golfer, who, along with Greg Norman, is the only Australian to have won the Australian Open five times (1912, 1913, 1926, 1929 and 1931). Whitton was born in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, his father Percy Whitton was a senior public servant. In 1912, Whitton won his first Australian Open championship, and went on to win four more in 1913, 1926, 1929 and 1931. He also won the Australian Amateur twice, the Victorian Amateur Championship five times, the New South Wales Amateur and the Queensland Amateur and Open.

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  • Ivo Harrington Whitton (9 December 1893 – 2 July 1967) was an Australian amateur golfer, who, along with Greg Norman, is the only Australian to have won the Australian Open five times (1912, 1913, 1926, 1929 and 1931). Whitton was born in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, his father Percy Whitton was a senior public servant. The younger Whitton took up golfing at the age of 14, joining his father in the Caulfield Golf Club (later the Metropolitan Golf Club) the next year, and winning the club championships three times. In 1911, he began working at a wool broking firm which allowed him time off to play golf during the off-season. In 1914, he competed at The Amateur Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club. He returned to Australia but then came back to England during World War I to serve with the Royal Garrison Artillery after being rejected by the Australian Imperial Force. In 1912, Whitton won his first Australian Open championship, and went on to win four more in 1913, 1926, 1929 and 1931. He also won the Australian Amateur twice, the Victorian Amateur Championship five times, the New South Wales Amateur and the Queensland Amateur and Open. In 1920, Whitton won the Helms Award as the most outstanding Australasian athlete. He returned to the wool industry as a wool appraiser for the Australian government, but ended up as a general manager for the Spalding sporting goods company. The Victorian Golf Association established the Ivo Whitton Trophy in 1960 for the lowest average stroke score in designated tournaments held each year. Whitton himself presented the award to the inaugural winner, Kevin Hartley, who went on to win it a further eleven times. In addition, the Royal Melbourne Golf Club instituted the Ivo Whitton Cup in Whitton's memory. One of the streets in Kambah, a suburb of Canberra, is named Ivo Whitton Circuit. After his death, Whitton was buried in the Cheltenham Memorial Park, Melbourne. A group of local Melbourne golfers regularly play-off in a 9-hole stroke play event for the Ivo Whitton Perpetual Trophy at Burnley Golf Course to honour his memory. (en)
  • Ivo Harrington Whitton (1893 – 1967) was een Australisch golfer. Hij was sinds 1931 de enige speler die het Australian Open vijf keer had gewonnen toen Gary Player het in 1970 voor een zesde keer won. Whitton had Tasmanische ouders maar werd zelf geboren in , Victoria. Hij was al veertien jaar toen hij met golf begon. Een jaar later werd hij lid van op de Caulfield Golf Club (nu Metropolitan Golf Club), waar zijn vader ook speelde. Hij werd drie keer clubkampioen. In 1911 ging hij werken bij A. R. Lempriere, een handelaar in wol en in 1913 winnaar van het Australisch Amateur. Tussen de hoogseizoenen door kreeg hij veel tijd om golf te spelen. Nadat hij in 1912 het Australisch Open had gewonnen op de Royal Melbourne Golf Club mocht hij daar lid worden. In 1912 en 1914 deed hij in Engeland mee aan het Brits Amateur. Enkele maanden later brak de oorlog uit. Toen hij voor de Australian Imperial Force werd afgekeurd ging hij weer naar Engeland, ditmaal om te vechten bij de Royal Garrison Artillery. Hij vocht in Bulgarije en Griekenland. In Salonica liep hij malaria op, waarna hij naar huis gestuurd werd. (nl)
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  • Whitton at the Australian Golf Club in Rosebery, NSW (en)
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  • Ivo Harrington Whitton (9 December 1893 – 2 July 1967) was an Australian amateur golfer, who, along with Greg Norman, is the only Australian to have won the Australian Open five times (1912, 1913, 1926, 1929 and 1931). Whitton was born in Moonee Ponds, Victoria, his father Percy Whitton was a senior public servant. In 1912, Whitton won his first Australian Open championship, and went on to win four more in 1913, 1926, 1929 and 1931. He also won the Australian Amateur twice, the Victorian Amateur Championship five times, the New South Wales Amateur and the Queensland Amateur and Open. (en)
  • Ivo Harrington Whitton (1893 – 1967) was een Australisch golfer. Hij was sinds 1931 de enige speler die het Australian Open vijf keer had gewonnen toen Gary Player het in 1970 voor een zesde keer won. Whitton had Tasmanische ouders maar werd zelf geboren in , Victoria. Hij was al veertien jaar toen hij met golf begon. Een jaar later werd hij lid van op de Caulfield Golf Club (nu Metropolitan Golf Club), waar zijn vader ook speelde. Hij werd drie keer clubkampioen. In 1911 ging hij werken bij A. R. Lempriere, een handelaar in wol en in 1913 winnaar van het Australisch Amateur. Tussen de hoogseizoenen door kreeg hij veel tijd om golf te spelen. Nadat hij in 1912 het Australisch Open had gewonnen op de Royal Melbourne Golf Club mocht hij daar lid worden. (nl)
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