Harold Hilton

Harold Hilton
— Golfer —
Caricature of Hilton, "Hoylake" by Spy (from Vanity Fair magazine)
Personal information
Full name	Harold Horsfall Hilton
Born	(1869-01-12)12 January 1869 West Kirby, Merseyside, England
Died	5 May 1942(1942-05-05) (aged 73) Westcote, Gloucestershire, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Nationality	England
Career
Status	Amateur
Best results in major championships (wins: 7)
Masters Tournament	NYF
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	Won: 1892, 1897
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Amateur	Won: 1911
British Amateur	Won: 1900, 1901, 1911, 1913
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	1978 (member page)

Hilton, c. 1894

Silas H. Strawn, president of the United States Golf Association, presents the 1911 United States Amateur Championship to Harold Hilton at Apawamis Club.

Hilton at Apawamis Club (1911)

Harold Horsfall Hilton (12 January 1869 – 5 May 1942) was an English amateur golfer of the late 19th and early 20th century.

Biography

Hilton was born in West Kirby and attended West Buckland School in Devon. In 1892, he won The Open Championship at Muirfield,^[1] becoming the second amateur to do so. He won again in 1897 at his home club, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. The only other amateurs who have won the Open Championship are John Ball and Bobby Jones.

Hilton also won The Amateur Championship on four occasions, including 1911, when he became the only British player to win the British and U.S. Amateurs in the same year. Hilton retired with a 99–29 record (77.3%) at The Amateur Championship.

From 1905 to 1915, Hilton was a member at Ashford Manor Golf Club in Middlesex (now Surrey), the club having been incorporated in 1902.^[2] In 1912, he played a major part in designing Ferndown Golf Club in Dorset which became an Open Championship qualifying course and one of the top 100 courses in the UK.

Death

Hilton died on 5 May 1942 at Westcote, Gloucestershire, England, at age 73.^[3]

Legacy

Hilton was also a golf writer. He was the first editor of Golf Monthly, and also the editor of Golf Illustrated. He also designed many courses and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978.

Tournament wins (47)

Note: This list may be incomplete

1889 Royal Liverpool Summer Lubbock Gold Medal,^[4] Royal Liverpool Autumn Kennard Gold Medal,^[4] Royal Liverpool St. Andrew's Gold Cross Medal,^[4] West Lancashire Golf Club Challenge Gold Medal,^[5] West Lancashire Golf Club Mayor's Prize,^[5] West Lancashire Golf Club St. Andrew's Challenge Gold Cross Medal^[5]
1891 Royal Liverpool Spring Club Gold Medal, Royal Liverpool Summer Lubbock Gold Medal, Birkdale Golf Club Crowther Cup
1892 The Open Championship, Formby Cullen Silver Medal,^[6] Royal Liverpool Summer Lubbock Gold Medal,^[7] West Lancashire Golf Club Gold Medal,^[8] West Lancashire Golf Club Silver Challenge Cup,^[8] West Lancashire Golf Club St. Andrew's Gold Cross,^[8] West Lancashire Golf Club Easter Challenge Cup,^[8] Southport Golf Club Pilkington Centenary Gold Medal,^[9]
1893 St. George's Challenge Cup, Formby Prestwich Gold Medal,^[10] Formby Cullen Silver Medal,^[10] Royal Liverpool Spring Club Gold Medal,^[11] Royal Liverpool Spring Connaught Challenge Star Medal,^[11] Royal Liverpool Autumn Kennard Gold Medal,^[11] West Lancashire Golf Club Cookson Prize,^[12] West Lancashire Golf Club Silver Cup,^[12] West Lancashire Golf Club St. Andrew's Challenge Gold Cross Medal,^[12] Lytham & St. Anne's Golf Club Silver Iron,^[13] Lytham & St. Anne's Golf Club Thistleton Medal^[13]
1894 St. George's Challenge Cup
1897 The Open Championship, Irish Amateur Open Championship
1899 Formby Prestwich Gold Medal,^[14] Formby Cullen Silver Medal,^[14] Formby St. Andrew's Medal,^[14] Royal Liverpool Spring Club Gold Medal,^[15] Royal Liverpool Spring Connaught Challenge Star Medal,^[15] Royal Liverpool Autumn Kennard Gold Medal,^[16] Royal Liverpool Milligan St. Andrew's Gold Cross^[16]
1900 The Amateur Championship, Irish Amateur Open Championship
1901 The Amateur Championship, Irish Amateur Open Championship
1902 Irish Amateur Open Championship
1911 The Amateur Championship, U.S. Amateur
1913 The Amateur Championship
1914 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase

Major championships

Professional wins (2)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1892	The Open Championship	2 shot deficit	78-81-72-74=305	3 strokes	John Ball, Sandy Herd, Hugh Kirkaldy
1897	The Open Championship (2)	3 shot deficit	80-75-84-75=314	1 stroke	James Braid

Amateur wins (5)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1900	The Amateur Championship	8 & 7	James Robb
1901	The Amateur Championship	1 up	John L. Low
1911	The Amateur Championship	4 & 3	Edward Lassen
1911	U.S. Amateur	37 holes	Fred Herreshoff
1913	The Amateur Championship	6 & 5	Robert Harris

Results timeline

Note: Hilton played in only The Open Championship, U.S. Amateur, and The Amateur Championship.

Tournament	1887	1888	1889
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Amateur Championship	R16	DNP	R16
U.S. Amateur	NYF	NYF	NYF

Tournament	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899
The Open Championship	DNP	T8	1 LA	T8	WD	WD	23	1 LA	3 LA	T12
The Amateur Championship	QF	2	2	R32	QF	R32	2	R32	R16	QF
U.S. Amateur	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909
The Open Championship	T16	4 LA	T6	T25	WD	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	WD
The Amateur Championship	1	1	QF	R64	QF	R64	R128	R16	R64	R32
U.S. Amateur	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919
The Open Championship	DNP	T3 LA	DNP	WD	WD	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT
The Amateur Championship	SF	1	R16	1	R32	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT
U.S. Amateur	DNP	1	R32	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	NT	NT	DNP

Tournament	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Amateur Championship	R32	R64	QF	DNP	R128	R256	DNP	R256
U.S. Amateur	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Source for British Open: www.opengolf.com

Source for 1887 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, August 4, 1887, pg. 6.

Source for 1889 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 9, 1889, pg. 10.

Source for 1890 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 2, 1890, pg. 8.

Source for 1893 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 10, 1893, pg. 11.

Source for 1894 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, April 27, 1894, pg. 11.

Source for 1895 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 9, 1895, pg. 3.

Source for 1897 British Amateur: The Scotsman, April 29, 1897, pg. 4.

Source for 1898 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 26, 1898, pg. 11.

Source for 1899 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 26, 1899, pg. 11.

Source for 1902 British Amateur: Golf, June, 1902, pg. 397.

Source for 1903 British Amateur: Golf, July, 1903, pg. 8.

Source for 1904 British Amateur: Golf, July, 1904, pg. 9.

Source for 1905 British Amateur: Golf, June, 1905, pg. 341.

Source for 1906 British Amateur: Golf, July, 1906, pg. 29.

Source for 1907 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 30, 1907, pg. 14.

Source for 1908 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 27, 1908, pg. 14.

Source for 1909 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1909, pg. 12.

Source for 1910 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, June 3, 1910, pg. 10.

Source for 1912 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1912, pg. 199.

Source for 1914 British Amateur: Golf Illustrated, July, 1914, pg. 28.

Source for 1920 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, June 10, 1920, pg. 9.

Source for 1921 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 25, 1921, pg. 6.

Source for 1922 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July 1, 1922, pg. 31.

Source for 1924 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 28, 1924, pg. 8.

Source for 1925 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 26, 1925, pg. 15.

Source for 1927 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1927, pg. 10.

Source for U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database

References

↑ "Muirfield – 1892". opengolf.com. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
↑ Ashford Manor Golf Club
↑ "Harold H. Hilton, Noted Golfer, Dies. Englishman Once Won U. S. Amateur Title. Winner of 6 Contests in Britain. Editor of Golf Magazine. American Victory at Rye, N. Y., in 1911. First Championship in 1892, Last in 1913". The New York Times. 7 May 1942. Retrieved 23 September 2010. Hilton, who had been [editor] of Golf Illustrated since 1913, won the United States amateur title in 1911, defeating Fred Herreshoff, one-up, in 37 holes in the ...
1 2 3 Duncan, David Scott, ed. (1890). The Golfing Annual, 1889–90. London: Horace Cox. p. 205.
1 2 3 Duncan (1890) p. 206.
↑ Duncan, David Scott, ed. (1893). The Golfing Annual, 1892–93. London: Horace Cox. p. 196.
↑ Duncan (1893) p. 245.
1 2 3 4 Duncan (1893) p. 246.
↑ Duncan (1893) p. 320.
1 2 Duncan, David Scott, ed. (1894). The Golfing Annual, 1893–94. London: Horace Cox. p. 228.
1 2 3 Duncan (1894) p. 292.
1 2 3 Duncan (1894) p. 294.
1 2 Duncan (1894) p. 317.
1 2 3 Duncan, David Scott, ed. (1900). The Golfing Annual, 1899–1900. London: Horace Cox. p. 254.
1 2 Duncan (1900) p. 346.
1 2 Duncan (1900) p. 347.

The Open Championship champions

1860 Willie Park Sr. 1861 Tom Morris Sr. 1862 Tom Morris Sr. 1863 Willie Park Sr. 1864 Tom Morris Sr. 1865 Andrew Strath 1866 Willie Park Sr. 1867 Tom Morris Sr. 1868 Tom Morris Jr. 1869 Tom Morris Jr. 1870 Tom Morris Jr. 1871 No championship 1872 Tom Morris Jr. 1873 Tom Kidd 1874 Mungo Park 1875 Willie Park Sr. 1876 Bob Martin† 1877 Jamie Anderson 1878 Jamie Anderson 1879 Jamie Anderson 1880 Bob Ferguson 1881 Bob Ferguson 1882 Bob Ferguson 1883 Willie Fernie† 1884 Jack Simpson 1885 Bob Martin 1886 David Brown 1887 Willie Park Jr. 1888 Jack Burns 1889 Willie Park Jr.† 1890 John Ball# 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1892 Harold Hilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 Harold Hilton# 1898 Harry Vardon 1899 Harry Vardon 1900 John Henry Taylor 1901 James Braid 1902 Sandy Herd 1903 Harry Vardon 1904 Jack White 1905 James Braid 1906 James Braid 1907 Arnaud Massy 1908 James Braid 1909 John Henry Taylor 1910 James Braid 1911 Harry Vardon† 1912‡ Edward Ray 1913 John Henry Taylor 1914 Harry Vardon 1915-19 No Championships due to World War I 1920 George Duncan 1921 Jock Hutchison† 1922 Walter Hagen 1923 Arthur Havers 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Jim Barnes 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927‡ Bobby Jones# 1928 Walter Hagen 1929 Walter Hagen 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Tommy Armour 1932‡ Gene Sarazen 1933 Denny Shute† 1934‡ Henry Cotton 1935 Alf Perry 1936 Alf Padgham 1937 Henry Cotton 1938 Reg Whitcombe 1939 Dick Burton 1940-45 No Championships due to World War II 1946 Sam Snead 1947 Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 Max Faulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson 1956 Peter Thomson 1957 Bobby Locke 1958 Peter Thomson† 1959 Gary Player 1960 Kel Nagle 1961 Arnold Palmer 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Bob Charles† 1964 Tony Lema 1965 Peter Thomson 1966 Jack Nicklaus 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo 1968 Gary Player 1969 Tony Jacklin 1970 Jack Nicklaus† 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Lee Trevino 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf 1974 Gary Player 1975 Tom Watson† 1976 Johnny Miller 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Seve Ballesteros 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Tom Watson 1984 Seve Ballesteros 1985 Sandy Lyle 1986 Greg Norman 1987 Nick Faldo 1988 Seve Ballesteros 1989 Mark Calcavecchia† 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Ian Baker-Finch 1992 Nick Faldo 1993 Greg Norman 1994 Nick Price 1995 John Daly† 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Justin Leonard 1998 Mark O'Meara† 1999 Paul Lawrie† 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 David Duval 2002 Ernie Els† 2003 Ben Curtis 2004 Todd Hamilton† 2005‡ Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Pádraig Harrington† 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Stewart Cink† 2010 Louis Oosthuizen 2011 Darren Clarke 2012 Ernie Els 2013 Phil Mickelson 2014‡ Rory McIlroy 2015 Zach Johnson†

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur

U.S. Amateur champions

1895 Charles B. Macdonald 1896 H. J. Whigham 1897 H. J. Whigham 1898 Findlay S. Douglas 1899 Herbert M. Harriman 1900 Walter Travis 1901 Walter Travis 1902 Louis N. James 1903 Walter Travis 1904 Chandler Egan 1905 Chandler Egan 1906 Eben Byers 1907 Jerome Travers 1908 Jerome Travers 1909 Robert A. Gardner 1910 William C. Fownes Jr. 1911 Harold Hilton† 1912 Jerome Travers 1913 Jerome Travers 1914 Francis Ouimet 1915 Robert A. Gardner 1916 Chick Evans 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I 1919 S. Davidson Herron 1920 Chick Evans 1921 Jesse P. Guilford 1922 Jess Sweetser 1923 Max R. Marston† 1924 Bobby Jones 1925 Bobby Jones 1926 George Von Elm 1927 Bobby Jones 1928 Bobby Jones 1929 Harrison R. Johnston 1930 Bobby Jones 1931 Francis Ouimet 1932 Ross Somerville 1933 George Dunlap 1934 Lawson Little 1935 Lawson Little 1936 John Fischer† 1937 Johnny Goodman 1938 Willie Turnesa 1939 Bud Ward 1940 Dick Chapman 1941 Bud Ward 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II 1946 Ted Bishop† 1947 Skee Riegel 1948 Willie Turnesa 1949 Charles Coe 1950 Sam Urzetta† 1951 Billy Maxwell 1952 Jack Westland 1953 Gene Littler 1954 Arnold Palmer 1955 Harvie Ward 1956 Harvie Ward 1957 Hillman Robbins 1958 Charles Coe 1959 Jack Nicklaus 1960 Deane Beman 1961 Jack Nicklaus 1962 Labron Harris, Jr. 1963 Deane Beman 1964 William C. Campbell 1965 Bob Murphy 1966 Gary Cowan† 1967 Bob Dickson 1968 Bruce Fleisher 1969 Steve Melnyk 1970 Lanny Wadkins 1971 Gary Cowan 1972 Vinny Giles 1973 Craig Stadler 1974 Jerry Pate 1975 Fred Ridley 1976 Bill Sander 1977 John Fought 1978 John Cook 1979 Mark O'Meara 1980 Hal Sutton 1981 Nathaniel Crosby 1982 Jay Sigel 1983 Jay Sigel 1984 Scott Verplank 1985 Sam Randolph 1986 Buddy Alexander 1987 Billy Mayfair 1988 Eric Meeks 1989 Chris Patton 1990 Phil Mickelson 1991 Mitch Voges 1992 Justin Leonard 1993 John Harris 1994 Tiger Woods 1995 Tiger Woods 1996 Tiger Woods† 1997 Matt Kuchar 1998 Hank Kuehne 1999 David Gossett 2000 Jeff Quinney† 2001 Bubba Dickerson 2002 Ricky Barnes 2003 Nick Flanagan† 2004 Ryan Moore 2005 Edoardo Molinari 2006 Richie Ramsay 2007 Colt Knost 2008 Danny Lee 2009 An Byeong-hun 2010 Peter Uihlein 2011 Kelly Kraft 2012 Steven Fox† 2013 Matthew Fitzpatrick 2014 Gunn Yang 2015 Bryson DeChambeau

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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