| Dick Siderowf | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Richard L. Siderowf |
| Born | (1937-07-03)July 3, 1937 (age 88) New Britain, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Duke University |
| Status | Amateur |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | 46th: 1969, 1976 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T57: 1968 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Richard L. Siderowf (born July 3, 1937) is an American amateurgolfer, who is best known for winning theBritish Amateur twice.
Siderowf was born inNew Britain, Connecticut. He attendedDuke University and played golf for the Blue Devils.
Siderowf's firstBritish Amateur victory came in 1973, a 5 and 3 victory overPeter H. Moody, atRoyal Porthcawl Golf Club inWales. His second British title came in 1976, on the 37th hole overJ.C. Davies. In the match against Davies, over theOld Course at St Andrews inScotland, Siderowf hooked his ball so far left on the 36th hole of the match—the 18th at St Andrews—that it came to rest next to the caddiemaster's office near the first tee. Befuddled, he asked his local caddie the distance to the green, and the caddie replied, "I don't know, I've never had someone hit it here before." Siderowf managed a halve and won the championship on the first hole of sudden death.
In his career, Siderowf has won numerous other amateur tournaments. He is a five-time winner of both theConnecticut Amateur and theMetropolitan Amateur. He won theConnecticut Open three times and theNortheast Amateur twice. He has also won theCanadian Amateur, the New England Amateur, theSunnehanna Amateur, and theAzalea Invitational.
One of America's most renowned amateurs, Siderowf played on fourWalker Cup teams (1969, 1973, 1975, 1977), and was captain of the 1979 team, all winning teams. He also played on twoEisenhower Trophy teams, in 1968 (winning) and 1976.
FormerRyder Cup captain andPGA Championship winnerHal Sutton credited Siderowf with jump-starting his career, by selecting him to the Walker Cup team in 1979, Sutton's first major international competition.
In 1982, Siderowf attempted to become the first American to win theBritish Amateur three times. He reached the fourth round where he played South AfricanWilhelm Winsnes. Siderowf, in his words, "hit a lot of dumb shots out there" including a number of missed "short putts." He lost to par six times which facilitated Winsnes' 4 & 3 victory.[1]
Siderowf still plays golf regularly, mostly at Century Country Club inPurchase, New York, where he won the club championship in 1978 in his only attempt, The Connecticut Golf Club inEaston, CT as well as atSeminole Golf Club, the renownedDonald Ross design inJuno Beach, Florida.
For his career, Siderowf worked as astockbroker.[1]
Amateur