Harold Hilton

Harold Hilton
Harold Hilton
	— Golfer —
	200px Caricature of Hilton, "Hoylake" by Spy; (from Vanity Fair magazine)
Personal information
Full name	Harold Horsfall Hilton
Born	12 January 1869; West Kirby, Merseyside, England
Died	Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.; 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 (23)

Note: This list may be incomplete

1889 Royal Liverpool Summer Lubbock Gold Medal, Royal Liverpool Autumn Kennard Gold Medal, Royal Liverpool St. Andrew's Gold Cross Medal, West Lancashire Golf Club Challenge Gold Medal, West Lancashire Golf Club Mayor's Prize, West Lancashire Golf Club St. Andrew's Challenge Gold Cross Medal
1891 Royal Liverpool Spring Club Gold Medal, Royal Liverpool Summer Lubbock Gold Medal, Birkdale Golf Club Crowther Cup
1892 The Open Championship
1893 St. George's Challenge Cup
1894 St. George's Challenge Cup
1897 The Open Championship, Irish Amateur Open Championship
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	E. A. 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.