Peter Paxton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Scottish golfer
Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1857
Place of Birth: Musselburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 03-Jul-1929
Profession: golfer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Peter Paxton
- Peter Paxton (20 October 1857 – 3 July 1929) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century.
- Paxton had three top-10 finishes in the Open Championship.
- He took second place in the 1880 Open Championship five shots behind winner Bob Ferguson.
- Paxton was an expert club and ball maker.
- His golf ball inventions included the Bramble and Sirdar models, the former being the ball of choice for Harry Vardon at one time.
- Paxton was also the designer of a number of golf courses, with Coventry Golf Club (Coventry, England) and East Berkshire Golf Club (East Berkshire, England) being among those designs.
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