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Bill Hyndman

United States · born , Glenside, Pennsylvania, U.S. · died

4runner-up finishes

Summary

  • Amateur runner-up 1955 U.S. Amateur, 1959 The Amateur, 1969 The Amateur and 1970 The Amateur

Near misses

  1. 1955 U.S. Amateur Country Club of Virginia · runner-up to Harvie Ward · 9 & 8
  2. 1959 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Deane Beman · 3 & 2
  3. 1969 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Michael Bonallack · 3 & 2
  4. 1970 The Amateur Championship Royal County Down Golf Club · runner-up to Michael Bonallack · 8 & 7

Results by championship

    Best day

    1970 The Amateur

    Royal County Down Golf Club · runner-up to Michael Bonallack · 8 & 7

    Chosen by rule: the most recent near miss. Year page: 1970.

    Career line, 1955–1970

    U.S. Amateur
    1955 U.S. Amateur: runner-up
    The Amateur
    1959 The Amateur: runner-up1969 The Amateur: runner-up1970 The Amateur: runner-up
    1955196019651970

    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Runner-up

    Bill Hyndman was born on December 25, 1915, in Glenside, Pennsylvania, U.S. Hyndman was runner-up at the 1955 U.S. Amateur, the 1959 The Amateur and the 1969 The Amateur.

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    The record

    Near misses

    1. 1955 U.S. Amateur Country Club of Virginia · runner-up to Harvie Ward · 9 & 8
    2. 1959 The Amateur Championship Royal St George's Golf Club · runner-up to Deane Beman · 3 & 2
    3. 1969 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Michael Bonallack · 3 & 2
    4. 1970 The Amateur Championship Royal County Down Golf Club · runner-up to Michael Bonallack · 8 & 7

    Profile

    Researched for this card in October 2026; each line names the page it comes from.

    Full name

    Status

    Died in

    • Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S. Wikidata

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1957 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1959 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1961 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1969 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1971 Walker Cup team
    • 1958 Eisenhower Trophy team (individual leader, tie)
    • 1960 Eisenhower Trophy team (winners)
    • 1958 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1960 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1961 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1935 Philadelphia Amateur won
    • 1958 Philadelphia Amateur won
    • 1961 North and South Amateur won
    • 1958 Sunnehanna Amateur won

    Source: Wikipedia: Bill Hyndman

    Known for

    • William Hyndman III was an American amateur golfer. Wikipedia

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikidata: Q4909547
    2. Wikipedia: Bill Hyndman
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    5. Wikipedia: Country Club of Virginia
    6. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    7. Wikipedia: Deane Beman
    8. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    9. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners
    10. Wikipedia: Michael Bonallack