Bill Hyndman
Amateur golfer

Bill Hyndman

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Birth:
25 December 1915
Death:
6 September 2001
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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 and 1983). He was runner-up in four major amateur tournaments, the 1955 U.S. Amateur 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 Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.

Tournament wins

  • 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
  • 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

    • 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

    Tournament 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
    Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T33 DNP T26 T18
    U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T37 T13 DNP CUT
    U.S. Amateur R256 R64 R256 DNP DNP R128 2 R256 R128 R128 QF
    The Amateur Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2
    Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
    Masters Tournament DNP CUT WD T35 DNP T42 DNP DNP DNP DNP
    U.S. Open DNP T42 T45 CUT DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP DNP
    U.S. Amateur QF R256 R256 R256 DNP – – – – –
    The Amateur Championship DNP – – – – – – – – 2
    Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
    Masters Tournament CUT DNP CUT DNP DNP
    U.S. Open WD DNP DNP DNP T63
    The Amateur Championship 2 – – – –

    DNP = Did not play
    WD = Withdrew
    "T" indicates a tie for a place
    R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
    Yellow background for top-10

    Source for The Masters: www.masters.com

    Source for U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open: USGA Championship Database

    U.S. national team appearances

    • Walker Cup: 1957 (winners), 1959 (winners), 1961 (winners), 1969 (winners), 1971
    • Eisenhower Trophy: 1958 (individual winner, tie), 1960 (winners)