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William Auchterlonie

Willie Auchterlonie
— Golfer —
Willie Auchterlonie - c. 1897.PNG
Auchterlonie, c. 1897
Personal information
Full name William Auchterlonie
Nickname Willie
Born (1872-08-07)7 August 1872
St Andrews, Scotland
Died 27 February 1963(1963-02-27) (aged 90)
Kirkaldy, Scotland
Nationality  Scotland
Career
Status Professional
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship Won: 1893
PGA Championship DNP

William "Willie" Auchterlonie (7 August 1872 – 27 February 1963) was a Scottish professional golfer. He was a native of St Andrews. He won the 1893 Open Championship at the age of 21 years and 25 days and he remains the second youngest Open Champion after Tom Morris, Jnr, but it was to prove to be his only Open. His brother, Laurie Auchterlonie, won the 1902 U.S. Open.

Auchterlonie was honorary professional to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews for nearly a quarter of a century. He had begun his working life as an apprentice to the club makers R. Forgan & Son and he ran club making businesses for most of his adult life. There is still a golf shop called Auchterlonie's in St Andrews. He was involved in golf course design.

Note: Auchterlonie only played in The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10


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