Bill Dunk
| Bill Dunk | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | William Edgar Dunk |
| Born | 10 December 1938 |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) |
| Nationality |
 Australia |
| Residence | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia |
| Professional wins | >100 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 2 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 29 |
| Other |
2 (regular) 10 (senior) |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1962, 1964 |
| The Open Championship | T35: 1981 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
William Edgar Dunk (born 10 December 1938)[1] is an Australian professional golfer.
Dunk is known as one of the greatest shot makers in Australian golf. He was inducted as a life member of the Australasian Tour in 1996. Dunk won five Australian PGA Championships[2] and the New Zealand Open.[3] He won over 100 tournaments and broke over 80 course records, more than any other golfer in Australia,[1] and in 1970 led the world's scoring averages from Jack Nicklaus with 70.21 for 110 rounds.[1]
In 1970, Dunk set an Australian lowest-score record of 10 under par 60 at Merewether.[1][4] His course records include 61 at Maitland, NSW, 63 at Hastings New Zealand, 64 at Victoria Golf Club ( 9 birdies, 9 pars), then the lowest score ever played in the Australian Open - 64 in the Texas Open, 65 at Royal Selangor, 66 at Royal Sydney and 66 at Kingston Heath. In 1971, at Coffs Harbour he surged to 11 under after only 12 holes. He finished with 63, nine under par on the card. In a span of 30 months between 1967–1969, he won 25 tournaments and set 25 course records.[1] Dunk represented Australia in three World Cups and won the Malaysian Open and the New Zealand Open[4] before settling on the NSW Central Coast.
Dunk is the son of a greenkeeper at Gosford Golf Club on the NSW Central Coast. He and his wife Annette have three children.[1]
Professional wins (>100)
PGA Tour of Australasia (29)
- 1960 New South Wales PGA
- 1962 Australian PGA Championship
- 1966 Australian PGA Championship, North Coast Open
- 1967 New South Wales Open,[5] North Coast Open
- 1968 New South Wales PGA, Spalding Masters (New Zealand)
- 1969 New South Wales PGA
- 1970 New South Wales PGA, NBN-3 Tournament, South Australian Open, North Coast Open
- 1971 Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales Open, North Coast Open
- 1972 Queensland Open, Tasmanian Open, New Zealand Open
- 1973 Queensland Open
- 1974 Australian PGA Championship, Queensland Open
- 1975 Chrysler Classic, New Zealand Open
- 1976 Australian PGA Championship, New Zealand PGA Championship
- 1977 Tasmanian Open
- 1980 Queensland Open
- 1981 Victorian Open
Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
- 1975 Sanpo Classic
- 1976 Sapporo Tokyu Open
Other wins (1)
this list is incomplete
- 1963 Malaysian Open
Senior wins (10)
this list is incomplete
- 1989 Australian PGA Seniors Championship, New South Wales Seniors
- 1990 New South Wales Seniors, Mitsukoshi Seniors (Japan)
- 1991 JAS Cup Senior (Japan), Misawa Resort Senior Open (Japan), Ho-Oh Cup (Japan)
- 1995 Australian PGA Seniors Championship
- 1993 Mizuno Senior Classic (Japan), HTB Hokkaido Senior (Japan)
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Australia): 1968, 1969, 1972
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Billy Dunk Player Profile at Australian PGA
- ↑ List of Past Australian PGA Champions
- ↑ List of New Zealand Open Winners
- 1 2 "PGA makes Golfing History at Sandhurst," Sandhurst Club, November 2008, docstoc (pdf).
- ↑ NSW Open Honors List
External links
- Bill Dunk at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Profile at Newcastle City Council Cultural site