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Sandy Herd

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Scottish golfer (1868–1944)
This article is about the Scottish golfer. For the Scottish football player, seeSandy Herd (footballer).

Sandy Herd
Herd c. 1920
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Herd
NicknameSandy
Born(1868-04-24)24 April 1868
Died18 February 1944(1944-02-18) (aged 75)
Sporting nationality Scotland
Children2 sons, 4 daughters[1]
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins11
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipWon:1902

Alexander Herd (24 April 1868 – 18 February 1944) was aScottish professionalgolfer fromSt Andrews. He wonThe Open Championship in1902 atHoylake.[1]

Career

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Born inSt Andrews,Scotland, on 24 April 1868,[2] to a golfing family, Herd had brothers who were also golf professionals. His brotherFred won the1898 U.S. Open.

Herd was the club professional at Huddersfield Golf Club from 1892 to 1911. He wonThe Open Championship in1902 atHoylake.[1][3] Herd had a three-shot lead after 54 holes, but nearly let the title slip out of his hands by scoring an 81 in the final round.Harry Vardon andJames Braid both had medium length putts at the final hole to force a playoff, but they missed and Herd took the Championship.

Herd was the first Open Champion to use the Haskell rubber-cored ball. In1920, he became the oldest runner-up in The Open at age 52, which stood for 89 years, untilTom Watson (age 59) in2009. Herd's appearances in the championship spanned fifty years, the last at age 71 atSt Andrews in1939, but failed to advance from qualifying. He last played in The Open six years earlier in1933, but twisted an ankle during the first round and had to withdraw;[4] he last made the cut in1927 and tied for tenth.

Herd also got involved in golf course architect and worked withAlister MacKenzie to create Wakefield Golf Clubs 18-hole course.[citation needed]

Death

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Following an operation, Herd died ofpneumonia at age 75 inLondon in 1944.[1]

Professional wins

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Note:This list may be incomplete

Major championships are shown inbold.

Major championships

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Sandy Herd c. 1900

Wins (1)

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YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
1902The Open Championship3 shot lead77-76-73-81=3071 strokeScotlandJames Braid,JerseyHarry Vardon

Results timeline

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Tournament18851886188718881889
The Open ChampionshipWD8T15
Tournament1890189118921893189418951896189718981899
The Open Championship13T238255T17T16
Tournament1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
The Open ChampionshipT10514915T19124T8
Tournament1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
The Open Championship2T36T11T29NTNTNTNTNT
Tournament1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
The Open Championship2T6T32T22T13T14T21T10CUTCUT
Tournament1930193119321933
The Open ChampionshipWD

Note: Herd only played in The Open Championship

  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

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References

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  1. ^abcd"Obituary – Sandy Herd – Noted Scottish Golfer".Glasgow Herald. 19 February 1944. p. 5.
  2. ^"Births in the United District of St Andrews and St Leonards in the City of Fife".Statutory Births 453/00 0068.ScotlandsPeople. Archived fromthe original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved16 February 2015.
  3. ^"1902 Sandy Herd". The Open. Archived fromthe original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved16 October 2013.
  4. ^"Hagen sets the pace".Glasgow Herald. 6 July 1933. p. 11.
† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur
1871No championship; 1915–1919cancelled due toWorld War I; 1940–1945cancelled due toWorld War II; 2020cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic
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