William Hyndman III (December 25, 1915 – September 6, 2001) was an American amateur

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er. Hyndman was born in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Hyndman won many amateur tournaments, over an almost 50-year span, including the U.S. Senior Amateur twice (1973 and 1983). He was runner-up in four major amateur tournaments, the 1955 U.S. Amateur and the 1959, 1969, and 1970 British Amateurs. He played on five Walker Cup teams (1957, 1959, 1961, 1969, 1971) and on the Eisenhower Trophy twice (1958, 1960). He defeated

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in the 1959 British Amateur. Hyndman died Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.

Tournament wins

*1935 Philadelphia Amateur *1941

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*1958 Philadelphia Amateur *1961 North and South Amateur *1958 Sunnehanna Amateur *1965 Philadelphia Amateur *1967 Sunnehanna Amateur *1968 Philadelphia Open Championship, Trans-Mississippi Amateur *1969 Philadelphia Open Championship *1973 U.S. Senior Amateur *1974 Northeast Amateur *1980 Philadelphia Senior Amateur *1983 U.S. Senior Amateur – oldest USGA champion at that time2007 USGA Senior Amateur
– Records *American Seniors Golf Association Stroke Play Championship 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1980 *American Seniors Golf Association Match Play Championship 1973, 1977

Tournament runner-up finishes

*1955 U.S. Amateur – 2nd to Harvie Ward *1959 British Amateur – 2nd to Deane Beman *1969 British Amateur – 2nd to Michael Bonallack *1970 British Amateur – 2nd to Michael Bonallack

Results in major championships

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WD = Withdrew
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U.S. national team appearances

* Walker Cup:

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(winners), 1959 (winners),

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(winners), 1969 (winners),

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* Eisenhower Trophy: 1958 (individual leader, tie), 1960 (winners) * Americas Cup: 1958 (winners), 1960 (winners), 1961 (winners)

References

American male golfers Amateur golfers Golfers from Pennsylvania People from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania People from Cheltenham, Pennsylvania 1915 births 2001 deaths {{US-golf-bio-stub