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Vinny Giles

United States · born , Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.

2championship wins

Summary

  • Titles 1972 U.S. Amateur and 1975 The Amateur
  • Amateur runner-up 1967 U.S. Amateur, 1968 U.S. Amateur and 1969 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1972 U.S. Amateur Charlotte Country Club · 285
  2. 1975 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 8 & 7

Near misses

  1. 1967 U.S. Amateur Broadmoor Golf Club · runner-up to Bob Dickson · 285
  2. 1968 U.S. Amateur Scioto Country Club · runner-up to Bruce Fleisher · 284
  3. 1969 U.S. Amateur Oakmont Country Club · runner-up to Steve Melnyk · 286

Results by championship

    Best day

    1972 U.S. Amateur

    Charlotte Country Club · won 285

    After three straight runner-up finishes, Vinny Giles finally won, beating Mark Hayes and Ben Crenshaw by three at Charlotte.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 1972.

    Career line, 1967–1975

    U.S. Amateur
    1967 U.S. Amateur: runner-up1968 U.S. Amateur: runner-up1969 U.S. Amateur: runner-up1972 U.S. Amateur: won
    The Amateur
    1975 The Amateur: won
    19681970197219741976

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

    • Other win
    • Runner-up

    Vinny Giles was born on January 4, 1943, in Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. Giles won the 1972 U.S. Amateur and the 1975 The Amateur. Giles was runner-up at the 1967 U.S. Amateur, the 1968 U.S. Amateur and the 1969 U.S. Amateur.

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    The record

    Amateur titles (2)

    1. 1972 U.S. Amateur Charlotte Country Club · 285
    2. 1975 The Amateur Championship Royal Liverpool Golf Club · 8 & 7

    Near misses

    1. 1967 U.S. Amateur Broadmoor Golf Club · runner-up to Bob Dickson · 285
    2. 1968 U.S. Amateur Scioto Country Club · runner-up to Bruce Fleisher · 284
    3. 1969 U.S. Amateur Oakmont Country Club · runner-up to Steve Melnyk · 286

    Profile

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

    Full name

    Status

    College or club

    • University of Georgia
    • University of Virginia

    Source: Wikipedia: Vinny Giles

    Beyond our rooms

    • 1969 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1971 Walker Cup team
    • 1973 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1975 Walker Cup team (winners)
    • 1993 Walker Cup team (winners, non-playing captain)
    • 1968 Eisenhower Trophy team (team winners and individual leader, tie)
    • 1970 Eisenhower Trophy team (winners)
    • 1972 Eisenhower Trophy team (winners)
    • 1967 Americas Cup team (winners)
    • 1962 Virginia State Amateur won
    • 1963 Dogwood Invitational won
    • 1964 Virginia State Amateur won
    • 1965 Dogwood Invitational won
    • 1966 Virginia State Amateur won

    Source: Wikipedia: Vinny Giles

    Known for

    • Marvin McCrary "Vinny" Giles III is 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: Q16106267
    2. Wikipedia: Vinny Giles
    3. Wikipedia: U.S. Amateur
    4. championships-plt.usga.org: u s amateur champions
    5. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    6. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    7. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners
    8. Wikipedia: Broadmoor Golf Club
    9. Wikipedia: Scioto Country Club