Hugh Kirkaldy

Hugh Kirkaldy
— Golfer —
Kirkaldy, c. 1895
Personal information
Born	(1868-06-05)5 June 1868 St Andrews, Scotland
Died	4 April 1897(1897-04-04) (aged 28) St Andrews, Scotland
Nationality	Scotland
Career
Turned professional	c. 1885
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
The Open Championship	Won: 1891

Hugh Kirkaldy (5 June 1868 – 4 April 1897) was a Scottish professional golfer who played in the late 19th century. He won the 1891 Open Championship.

Early life

Kirkaldy was born on 5 June 1868 at St Andrews, Scotland.^[1] His brothers, Andrew and Jack, were also professional golfers.

Golf career

1891 Open Championship

He won the 1891 Open Championship,^[2] which was played over the Old Course at St Andrews. The tournament was played in October, in rough weather, and his winning score was 166 for 36 holes. He beat his brother Andrew and Willie Fernie of Troon by two shots. It was the last Open Championship contested over 36 holes.

Death and legacy

On 4 April 1897, just three years after winning the 1891 Open Championshhip, he died of phthisis pulmonalis at the age of 28.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Results in major championships

An 1887 watercolor illustration depicting the golf swing of Kirkaldy by Thomas Hodge

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	18 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1891	The Open Championship	1 shot lead	83-83=166	2 strokes	Willie Fernie, Andrew Kirkaldy

Results timeline

Tournament	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895
The Open Championship	37	DNP	19	T11	T10	T7	1	T2	T4	T13	T15

Note: The Open Championship was the only major in existence during Kirkaldy's lifetime.

DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

References

↑ "Births in the United District of St Andrews and St Leonards in the County of Fife". Statutory Births 453/00 0097. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 16 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "St Andrews — 1891". opengolf.com. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
↑ "Deaths in the Parish of St Andrews and St Leonards in the County of Fife". Statutory Deaths 453/00 0034. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 16 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
↑ http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=92145047&ref=acom
↑ "Deaths – Kirkaldy". The Glasgow Herald. 6 April 1897. p. 1.

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

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