William Hunter (golfer)

William Hunter (born c. 1850) was a Scottish amateur golfer. He placed eighth in the 1872 Open Championship.[1]

William Hunter
Personal information
Bornc. 1850
Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open Championship8th: 1872

Early life

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Hunter was born in Scotland circa 1850.

Golf career

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1872 Open Championship

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The 1872 Open Championship was the 12th Open Championship, held on 13 September at Prestwick Golf Club in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Tom Morris, Jr. won the Championship for the fourth consecutive time, by three strokes from the runner-up Davie Strath, having been five shots behind Strath before the final round.[1] He was just 21 years and 146 days old.

Hunter carded rounds of 65-63-74=202 and finished in eighth place.[1]

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878
The Open Championship 8 20

Note: Hunter played only in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

Death

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Hunter's date of death is unknown, as is his date of birth.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.