Bill Hyndman


William Hyndman III 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

Tournament1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
Masters TournamentCUTWDT35T42
U.S. OpenT42T45CUTCUT
U.S. AmateurQFR256R256R256–––––
The Amateur ChampionshipQFR322

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:
Source for U.S. Amateur and U.S. Open:

U.S. national team appearances

  • Walker Cup: 1957, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1971
  • Eisenhower Trophy: 1958, 1960
  • Americas Cup: 1958, 1960, 1961