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Doug Bachli

Australia · born , Albert Park · died

1championship win

Summary

  • Titles 1954 The Amateur

Wins

  1. 1954 The Amateur Championship Muirfield · 2 & 1

Results by championship

    Best day

    1954 The Amateur

    Muirfield · won 2 & 1

    Australian Doug Bachli beat American William C. Campbell 2 & 1 in the final at Muirfield.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1954.

    Career line, 1954–1954

    19541955

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

    • Other win

    Doug Bachli was born on April 2, 1922, in Albert Park. Bachli won the 1954 The Amateur.

    See Doug Bachli in our rooms: Every Ground and The Amateur Championship.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (1)

    1. 1954 The Amateur Championship Muirfield · 2 & 1

    Profile

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

    Status

    College or club

    • Victoria Golf Club
    • Royal Canberra Golf Club
    • Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews

    Source: sahof.org.au: doug bachli

    Died in

    Hall of Fame

    • Sport Australia Hall of Fame (1987)
    • Victorian Golf Industry Hall of Fame (2011)

    Source: sahof.org.au: doug bachli

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1948 Australian Amateur winner
    • 1962 Australian Amateur winner
    • 1948 Queensland Amateur Championship winner
    • 1949 Victorian Amateur Championship winner
    • 1950 Victorian Amateur Championship winner
    • 1953 Victorian Amateur Championship winner
    • 1958 Eisenhower Trophy team (Australia, winners)

    Source: sahof.org.au: doug bachli

    Known for

    • First Australian to win the British Amateur Championship (1954, Muirfield), and twice Australian Amateur champion. sahof.org.au

    Sources

    Elsewhere: 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. sahof.org.au: doug bachli
    2. Wikidata: Q137274798
    3. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    4. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    5. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners