Geoffrey Hunt

Geoffrey Hunt

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A.K.A.
Geoffrey Michael Hunt
Gender:
Male
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AthleteGolfer
Work field:
Sports
Birth:
1936(Atherstone, Atherstone, North Warwickshire, Warwickshire)
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Geoffrey Michael Hunt (born c. 1936) is an English professional golfer, the younger brother of Bernard Hunt. Hunt is best remembered for playing in the 1963 Ryder Cup with his brother Bernard, the first brothers to play in the same Ryder Cup team since the Whitcombe brothers in 1935.

Hunt first came to prominence as a 17-year-old in the 1953 Open Championship. Rounds of 74 and 74 put him a good position after two days although he faded on the final day with rounds of 79 and 86, The following year he won the Gor-Ray Cup, the leading tournament for assistant professionals. His brother Bernard had won the cup the previous year.

Originally an assistant at Atherstone he moved to Hartsbourne in 1954.

Tournament wins

  • 1954 Gor-Ray Cup
  • 1960 Pickering Tournament (with Bernard Hunt)
  • 1962 Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament

Results in major championships

Tournament 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Masters Tournament DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT DNP DNP
The Open Championship T45 DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT T23 T28 DNP DNP T39 T30 CUT DNP CUT

Note: Hunt only played in The Open Championship and the Masters Tournament.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

  • Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1963