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Sandy Herd

Scotland · born , St Andrews, Scotland · died

1major championship

Summary

  • First major 1902 The Open
  • Runner-up in majors 4 times

Wins

  1. 1902 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 307 · by 1 stroke from James Braid and Harry Vardon

Near misses

  1. 1888 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 8 · 177
  2. 1892 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Harold Hilton · 308
  3. 1893 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 3 · 325
  4. 1894 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 8 · 338
  5. 1895 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to J.H. Taylor · 326
  6. 1896 The Open Muirfield · finished 5 · 320
  7. 1897 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 5 · 318
  8. 1900 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 331
  9. 1901 The Open Muirfield · finished 5 · 325
  10. 1903 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 4 · 309
  11. 1904 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 9 · 311
  12. 1908 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 4 · 302
  13. 1909 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · finished T8 · 307
  14. 1910 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to James Braid · 303
  15. 1911 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T3 · 304
  16. 1912 The Open Muirfield · finished 6 · 309
  17. 1920 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · runner-up to George Duncan · 305
  18. 1921 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 302
  19. 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 300

Rivals

Beat him

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Moments

  1. 1902 Open Herd won with the new rubber-cored Haskell ball, which he first tried in a practice round with John Ball; after his win everyone began using it.
  2. 1902 Open Needing a 4 at the last to tie, Vardon saw his putt stop on the lip of the hole.

Results by championship

    Best day

    1902 The Open

    Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 307 · by 1 stroke from James Braid and Harry Vardon

    Herd won with the new rubber-cored Haskell ball, which he first tried in a practice round with John Ball; after his win everyone began using it.

    Needing a 4 at the last to tie, Vardon saw his putt stop on the lip of the hole.

    Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 1902.

    Career line, 1888–1927

    The Open
    1888 The Open: finished 81892 The Open: runner-up to Harold Hilton1893 The Open: finished 31894 The Open: finished 81895 The Open: runner-up to J.H. Taylor1896 The Open: finished 51897 The Open: finished 51900 The Open: finished T101901 The Open: finished 51902 The Open: won1903 The Open: finished 41904 The Open: finished 91908 The Open: finished 41909 The Open: finished T81910 The Open: runner-up to James Braid1911 The Open: finished T31912 The Open: finished 61920 The Open: runner-up to George Duncan1921 The Open: finished T61927 The Open: finished T10
    1890190019101920

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

    • Major win
    • Runner-up
    • Top 10

    Sandy Herd was born on April 24, 1868, in St Andrews, Scotland. Herd won one major championship: the 1902 Open.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (1)

    1. 1902 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 307 · by 1 stroke from James Braid and Harry Vardon

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1888 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 8 · 177
    2. 1892 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Harold Hilton · 308
    3. 1893 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 3 · 325
    4. 1894 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 8 · 338
    5. 1895 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to J.H. Taylor · 326
    6. 1896 The Open Muirfield · finished 5 · 320
    7. 1897 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 5 · 318
    8. 1900 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 331
    9. 1901 The Open Muirfield · finished 5 · 325
    10. 1903 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 4 · 309
    11. 1904 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished 9 · 311
    12. 1908 The Open Prestwick Golf Club · finished 4 · 302
    13. 1909 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · finished T8 · 307
    14. 1910 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to James Braid · 303
    15. 1911 The Open Royal St George's Golf Club · finished T3 · 304
    16. 1912 The Open Muirfield · finished 6 · 309
    17. 1920 The Open Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club · runner-up to George Duncan · 305
    18. 1921 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T6 · 302
    19. 1927 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T10 · 300

    Sources

    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. where2golf
    2. Golf Today roll
    3. R&A 1902
    4. GC 1902
    5. R&A 1888
    6. Golf Compendium 1888
    7. R&A 1893
    8. Golf Compendium 1893
    9. R&A 1894
    10. Golf Compendium 1894
    11. R&A 1896
    12. R&A 1897
    13. R&A 1900
    14. R&A 1901
    15. Golf Compendium 1901
    16. R&A 1903
    17. R&A 1904
    18. Golf Compendium 1904
    19. R&A 1908
    20. R&A 1909
    21. R&A 1911
    22. R&A 1912
    23. R&A 1921
    24. R&A 1927