Bill Hyndman

Bill Hyndman
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Hyndman III
Born(1915-12-25)December 25, 1915
Glenside, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedSeptember 6, 2001(2001-09-06) (aged 85)
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Sporting nationality United States
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT18: 1959
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT13: 1957
The Open ChampionshipDNP

William Hyndman III (December 25, 1915 – September 6, 2001) was an American amateur golfer. He finished runner-up in four amateur major championships.

Career

Hyndman was born in Glenside, Pennsylvania, on December 25, 1915.

Hyndman had success in a lot of amateur tournaments. He was runner-up at the 1955 U.S. Amateur. At the 1959 British Amateur, he defeated Jack Nicklaus in the quarterfinals but lost to Deane Beman in the final match. He finished runner-up again in 1969 and 1970.

Hyndman won the U.S. Senior Amateur twice: in 1973 and 1983.

Death

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.

Tournament wins

Results in major championships

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
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Senior Amateur – Past Champions – 1973". USGA. Archived from the original on October 22, 2003.
  2. 1 2 3 Juliano, Joe (September 7, 2001). "William 'Bill' Hyndman 3d, 85, won two USGA crowns". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania. pp. D1, D3 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "1955 U.S. Amateur – E. Harvie Ward, Jr". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Hyndman, Beman Gain British Final". The Hartford Courant. Connecticut. May 30, 1959. p. 13 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Beman Defeats Hyndman For British Amateur Title". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pennsylvania. May 31, 1959. p. 5 (section 3) – via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Senior Amateur – Past Champions – 1983". USGA. Archived from the original on December 23, 2003.
  7. ↑ Juliano, Joe (September 9, 2001). "Hyndman a late bloomer whonever gave up". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania. p. D6 – via newspapers.com.