Bill Hyndman

Not to be confused with Bill Hindman.

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

Tournament runner-up finishes

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. ^ 1973 U.S. Senior Amateur
  2. ^ 1983 U.S. Senior Amateur
  3. ^ "1955 U.S. Amateur". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  4. ^ 2007 USGA Senior Amateur – Records


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