Hal Underwood
| Hal Underwood | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Hal Mac Underwood |
| Born | November 9, 1945 Ballinger, Texas, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Houston |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| PGA Tour of Australasia | 2 |
Hal Mac Underwood (born November 9, 1945)[1] is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
[edit]Underwood played college golf at the University of Houston. He played on two NCAA Championship teams (1966 and 1967), was an All-American in 1966 and 1967, and won several college tournaments.[2][3]
Professional career
[edit]Underwood never won on the PGA Tour but finished runner-up to Gary Player in the 1971 Greater Jacksonville Open.[4] He had a little more success internationally, winning the 1975 Portuguese Open on the European Tour and the two events on the Australian/New Zealand circuit. He also recorded a runner-up at the 1977 Malaysian Dunlop Masters.[5]
Amateur wins
[edit]Professional wins (3)
[edit]European Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 11, 1975 | Portuguese Open | E (73-72-71-76=292) | 3 strokes |  Vicente Fernández
|
PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 2, 1977 | Queensland Open | −7 (71-69-71-70=281) | 2 strokes |  Mike Ferguson, Peter Headland
|
New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 30, 1975 | Otago Charity Classic | −6 (67-73-72-70=282) | Playoff |  Bob Clark
|
New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975 | Otago Charity Classic | Bob Clark
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
Playoff record
[edit]PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1971 | Greater Jacksonville Open |  Gary Player
|
Lost to par on second extra hole |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Underwood was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 1991.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "National Golf Champions – University of Houston". p. 27.
- ^ "University of Houston Media Almanac: 2015–16 Men's Golf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ Macfeely, F.T. (March 22, 1971). "Gary Player wins in two hole playoff". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. p. 5.
- ^ "Suzuki Is Golf Victor". The New York Times. April 4, 1976. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "Hal Underwood". Texas Golf Hall of Fame.
External links
[edit]- Hal Underwood at the PGA Tour official site
- Hal Underwood at the European Tour official site
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