Harold Hilton
| Harold Hilton | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Harold Horsfall Hilton |
| Born |
12 January 1869 West Kirby, Merseyside, England |
| Died | 5 May 1942 (aged 73) Westcote, Gloucestershire, England |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Nationality |
 England
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| Career | |
| Status | Amateur |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 7) |
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| Masters Tournament | NYF |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | Won: 1892, 1897 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Amateur | Won: 1911 |
| British Amateur | Won: 1900, 1901, 1911, 1913 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| World Golf Hall of Fame | 1978 (member page) |
Harold Horsfall Hilton (12 January 1869 – 5 May 1942) was an English amateur golfer of the late 19th and early 20th century.
Hilton was born in West Kirby and attended West Buckland School in Devon. In 1892, he won The Open Championship at Muirfield, becoming the second amateur to do so. He won again in 1897 at his home club, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake. The only other amateurs who have won the Open Championship are John Ball and Bobby Jones.
Hilton also won The Amateur Championship on four occasions, including 1911, when he became the only British player to win the British and U.S. Amateurs in the same year. Hilton retired with a 99–29 record (77.3%) at The Amateur Championship.
From 1905 to 1915, Hilton was a member at Ashford Manor Golf Club in Middlesex (now Surrey), the club having been incorporated in 1902. In 1912, he played a major part in designing Ferndown Golf Club in Dorset which became an Open Championship qualifying course and one of the top 100 courses in the UK.
Hilton died on 5 May 1942 at Westcote, Gloucestershire, England, at age 73.
Hilton was also a golf writer. He was the first editor of Golf Monthly, and also the editor of Golf Illustrated. He also designed many courses and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978.
Note: Hilton played in only The Open Championship, U.S. Amateur, and The Amateur Championship.
M = Medalist
LA = Low amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
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