Tom Haliburton
| Tom Haliburton | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Thomas Bruce Haliburton |
| Born |
5 June 1915 Rhu, Argyll and Bute, Scotland |
| Died | 25 October 1975 (aged 60) Virginia Water, Surrey, England |
| Nationality |
 Scotland
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| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1962 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T5: 1957 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Thomas Bruce Haliburton (5 June 1915 – 25 October 1975) was a Scottish golfer. He finished tied for 5th in the 1957 Open Championship and played in the 1961 and 1963 Ryder Cups. He died, playing golf, at Wentworth where he had been the professional for over 20 years.
Haliburton was born in a cottage in Rhu, then in Dunbartonshire but now in Argyll and Bute, but after a few years his parents moved to Shandon, a few miles away. It was there that he had his first contact with golf at Shandon Golf Club. He went to the Hermitage School in Helensburgh until he was 15 years old.
During World War II, Haliburton was in the Royal Air Force. He married in 1941 and became a corporal in the same year.
Haliburton was initially an assistant for four years at Haggs Castle Golf Club in Glasgow before moving to Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club. In 1939 he became first assistant to Henry Cotton at Ashridge Golf Club. After a series of moves, he became the professional at the Wentworth Club in 1952 where he remained until his death in 1975.
In 1952 he set a world record score by scoring 126 for the first two rounds of the Spalding Tournament, although he eventually finished fourth.
He was in the British 1961 and 1963 Ryder Cup teams.
In the 1963 Open Championship at Royal Lytham, he scored 29 for the first nine holes of the opening round, an Open record, equalled by Peter Thomson later on the same day. Tony Jacklin equalled the record in 1970 and Denis Durnian beat it, scoring 28, in 1983.
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