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Harold Hilton

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The Resume

    (January 12, 1869-May 5, 1942)
    Born in West Kirby, Merseyside, England, United Kingdom
    Two-time British Open champion (1892 and 1897)
    Four-time British Amateur champion (1900-01, 1911 and 1913)
    U.S. Amateur champion (1911)
    Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame (1978)

Why he might be annoying:

    He smoked cigarettes.
    He never played in the professional level.
    He had three runner-up finishes in the British Amateur (1891-92 and 1896).
    He withdrew in his final two British Open appearances before World War I started.
    He played for the Amateurs in the 1911 Coronation Match and lost to the Professionals.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was the British Open champion as Muirfield and the Royal Liverpool Golf Club hosted the tournament on its first time.
    He was the second amateur golfer after John Ball to capture a British Open.
    He was the first golfer to come from England to win both the British Amateur and the U.S. Amateur in a single calendar year.
    He worked with Garden Smith to write the book, 'The Royal and Ancient Game of Golf' (1912).
    He took credit for the design of numerous courses.
    He was an editor for Golf Monthly and Golf Illustrated.

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying