Arthur Donald Stuart Duncan (6 August 1875 – 10 March 1951) was a New Zealand golfer and businessman. He was born in

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. Duncan was the dominant amateur golfer in New Zealand in the first part of the 20th century. He won the

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championship 10 times between 1899 and 1926 and the

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three times, the inaugural event in 1907 and again in 1910 and 1911. Duncan played three

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matches for

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as a batsman between 1894 and 1901.Arthur Duncan at CricketArchive
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New Zealand male golfers Amateur golfers New Zealand cricketers Wellington cricketers New Zealand businesspeople People from Colombo New Zealand people of Sri Lankan descent People from British Ceylon 1875 births 1951 deaths {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1870s-stub