William Hyndman III (December 25, 1915 – September 6, 2001) was an American amateur golfer.
Hyndman was born in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Hyndman won many amateur tournaments, over an almost 50-year span, including the U.S. Senior Amateur twice (1973[1] and 1983[2]). He was runner-up in four major amateur tournaments, the 1955 U.S. Amateur[3] and the 1959, 1969, and 1970 British Amateurs. He played on five Walker Cup teams (1957, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1971) and on the Eisenhower Trophy twice (1958, 1960). He defeated Jack Nicklaus in the 1959 British Amateur.
Hyndman died in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.
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, Trans-Mississippi Amateur
- 1969 Philadelphia Open Championship
- 1973 U.S. Senior Amateur
- 1974 Northeast Amateur
- 1980 Philadelphia Senior Amateur
- 1983 U.S. Senior Amateur – oldest USGA champion at that time[4]
- American Seniors Golf Association Stroke Play Championship 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1980
- American Seniors Golf Association Match Play Championship 1973, 1977
Tournament runner-up finishes
edit- 1955 U.S. Amateur – 2nd to Harvie Ward
- 1959 British Amateur – 2nd to Deane Beman
- 1969 British Amateur – 2nd to Michael Bonallack
- 1970 British Amateur – 2nd to Michael Bonallack
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- ^ 1973 U.S. Senior Amateur
- ^ 1983 U.S. Senior Amateur
- ^ "1955 U.S. Amateur". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ^ 2007 USGA Senior Amateur – Records
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