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Panton was born in [[Pitlochry]]. He turned professional in 1935 and took up a job in the local [[pro shop|golf club shop]]. After serving in the [[British Army|army]] during [[World War II]], he went on to win many prestigious tournaments including the 1956 [[PGA Match Play Championship]], the 1950 Silver King Tournament, the 1951 [[Daks Tournament]] and the 1952 North British-Harrogate Tournament. He also won the Woodlawn Invitation Open in Germany for three consecutive years from 1958. In Scotland, he dominated, with eight victories in the Scottish Professionals Championship and seven in the Northern Open between 1948 and 1962.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sport.scotsman.com/golf/Panton-hid-the-sword-with.5494332.jp |title=Panton hid the sword with a smile |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |date=26 July 2009 |accessdate=28 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.randa.org/node/12773 |title=John Panton MBE has died at the age of 92 |publisher=[[The R&A]] |date=24 July 2009 |accessdate=28 July 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20091003164251/http://www.randa.org/node/12773 |archivedate=3 October 2009 }}</ref>
In addition to tournament golf, Panton also served as a [[professional golfer|club professional]] at Glenbervie Golf Club until 1984.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/features/obituaries/display.var.2522419.0.John_Panton.php |title=John Panton |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |date= |accessdate=28 July 2009}}{{
Panton was appointed honorary professional to [[The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews]] in 1988, a position he held until his retirement in 2006.<ref name=scotsmanobit>{{cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/obituaries/John-Panton.5497934.jp |title=John Panton |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |date=28 July 2009 |accessdate=28 July 2009 |location=Edinburgh |first=Mike |last=Aitken}}</ref> In 2005, he was made an honorary life member of the European Tour.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4226575.stm |title=O'Connor and Panton are honoured |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=1 February 2005 |accessdate=28 July 2009}}</ref>
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