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Bill Hyndman
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| Bill Hyndman | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | William Hyndman III |
| Born | December 25, 1915 Glenside, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 6, 2001 (aged 85) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T18: 1959 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T13: 1957 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
William Hyndman III (December 25, 1915 – September 6, 2001) was an American amateur golfer. He finished runner-up in four amateur major championships.
Career
[edit]Hyndman was born in Glenside, Pennsylvania, on December 25, 1915.[1][2]
Hyndman had success in a lot of amateur tournaments. He was runner-up at the 1955 U.S. Amateur.[3] At the 1959 British Amateur, he defeated Jack Nicklaus in the quarterfinals[4] but lost to Deane Beman in the final match.[5][2] He finished runner-up again in 1969 and 1970.
Hyndman won the U.S. Senior Amateur twice: in 1973 and 1983.[1][6]
Death
[edit]Ailing with Parkinson's disease during the final years of his life, Hyndman died at the age of 85 at his home in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania on September 6, 2001.[2][7]
Tournament wins
[edit]- 1935 Philadelphia Amateur
- 1958 Philadelphia Amateur
- 1961 North and South Amateur
- 1958 Sunnehanna Amateur
- 1965 Philadelphia Amateur
- 1967 Sunnehanna Amateur
- 1968 Philadelphia Open Championship (as an amateur), Trans-Mississippi Amateur
- 1969 Philadelphia Open Championship (as an amateur)
- 1970 American Seniors Golf Association Stroke Play Championship
- 1971 American Seniors Golf Association Stroke Play Championship
- 1973 U.S. Senior Amateur, American Seniors Golf Association Match Play Championship
- 1974 Northeast Amateur, American Seniors Golf Association Stroke Play Championship
- 1977 American Seniors Golf Association Match Play Championship
- 1978 American Seniors Golf Association Stroke Play Championship
- 1980 Philadelphia Senior Amateur, American Seniors Golf Association Stroke Play Championship
- 1983 U.S. Senior Amateur
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T53 | T26 | T18 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T37 | T13 | CUT | ||||||||
| U.S. Amateur | R256 | R64 | R256 | R128 | 2 | R256 | R128 | R128 | QF | ||
| The Amateur Championship | 2 |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | WD | T35 | T42 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T42 | T45 | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| U.S. Amateur | QF | R256 | R256 | R256 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| The Amateur Championship | QF | R32 | 2 |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | |||
| U.S. Open | WD | T63 | |||
| The Amateur Championship | 2 | R256 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = round in which player lost in match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Source for The Masters: www.masters.com
Source for U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open: USGA Championship Database
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]- Walker Cup: 1957 (winners), 1959 (winners), 1961 (winners), 1969 (winners), 1971
- Eisenhower Trophy: 1958 (individual leader, tie), 1960 (winners)
- Americas Cup: 1958 (winners), 1960 (winners), 1961 (winners)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Senior Amateur – Past Champions – 1973". USGA. Archived from the original on October 22, 2003.
- ^ a b c Juliano, Joe (September 7, 2001). "William 'Bill' Hyndman 3d, 85, won two USGA crowns". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania. pp. D1, D3 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "1955 U.S. Amateur – E. Harvie Ward, Jr". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ^ "Hyndman, Beman Gain British Final". The Hartford Courant. Connecticut. May 30, 1959. p. 13 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Beman Defeats Hyndman For British Amateur Title". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pennsylvania. May 31, 1959. p. 5 (section 3) – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Senior Amateur – Past Champions – 1983". USGA. Archived from the original on December 23, 2003.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (September 9, 2001). "Hyndman a late bloomer whonever gave up". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania. p. D6 – via newspapers.com.