Kristie Newton, Clint Newton: Meet Jack Newton Children

Kristie and Clint Newton are the children of the late Australian professional golfer Jack Newton.

Kristie and Clint Newton’s mom is Jackie Newton.

Clint Newton played rugby league, while Kristie Newton is also a professional golfer.

Their dad, Jack Newton was born in Cessnock, New South Wales and was one of Australia’s most successful golfers in the 1970s and early 1980s and turned professional in 1971, winning his first professional tournament – the Dutch Open – in 1972.

Jack Newton notched up several victories over the next decade as he won titles such as the British Matchplay in 1974, the Buick-Goodwrench Open in 1978, and the Australian Open Championship in 1979.

Jack Newton won the PGA Tour of Australia’s Order of Merit in 1979 and finished tied for second at the 1980 Masters Tournament behind the winner Seve Ballesteros.

However, on 24 July 1983, during the height of his professional career and just three years after finishing second at The Masters, Jack Newton had a near-fatal accident when he walked into the spinning propeller of a Cessna airplane he was getting off at Sydney Airport.

As a result of the accident, Jack Newton lost his right arm and eye, and sustained severe abdominal injuries.

Immediately after the accident, doctors gave Jack Newton a 50-50 chance of surviving and he spent several days in a coma and eight weeks in intensive care.

After a prolonged rehabilitation from his injuries, Jack Newton returned to public life as a television and radio golf commentator, newspaper reporter, golf course designer, public speaker and Chairman of the Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation.

Jack Newton taught himself to play golf one-handed, swinging the club with his left hand in a right-handed stance.

Sadly, Clint and Kristie Newton’s dad Jack Newton died on April 15, 2022 from health complications.