Bernard Hunt: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→‎Team appearances: 1969 RC was tied, but defending team retained the cup
 
(27 intermediate revisions by 16 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|English professional golfer (1930–2013)}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{For|the hockey player|Bernard Hunt (ice hockey)}}
{{For|the hockey player|Bernard Hunt (ice hockey)}}
{{Infobox golfer
{{Infobox golfer
| name = Bernard Hunt
| name = Bernard Hunt <br /> <small>[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]</small>
| image =
| image =
| imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) -->
| imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) -->
Line 7: Line 10:
| fullname = Bernard John Hunt
| fullname = Bernard John Hunt
| nickname =
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|2|2|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1930|2|2}}
| birth_place = [[Atherstone]], [[Warwickshire]], England
| birth_place = [[Atherstone]], Warwickshire, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|6|21|1930|2|2|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2013|6|21|1930|2|2}}
| death_place =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| weight = <!-- {{convert| |lb|kg st|abbr=on}} OR {{convert| |kg|lb st|abbr=on}} -->
| weight = <!-- {{convert| |lb|kg st|abbr=on}} OR ={{convert| |kg|lb st|abbr=on}} -->
| nationality = {{ENG}}
| nationality = {{ENG}}
| residence = [[Woking]], [[Surrey]], England
| residence = [[Woking]], Surrey, England
| spouse =
| spouse =
| partner =
| partner =
Line 21: Line 24:
| yearpro = 1946
| yearpro = 1946
| retired = <!-- Year retired -->
| retired = <!-- Year retired -->
| tour = <!-- Current tours which a member of -->
| extour = [[European Tour]]<br>[[European Seniors Tour]]
| extour = [[European Tour]]<br>[[European Seniors Tour]]
| prowins = >30
| prowins = 31
| eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins -->
| eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins -->
| otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins -->
| otherwins = <!-- Number of Other wins -->
Line 29: Line 31:
| masters = T26: 1965
| masters = T26: 1965
| usopen = DNP
| usopen = DNP
| open = T3: 1960
| open = T3: [[1960 Open Championship|1960]]
| pga = DNP
| pga = DNP
| wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
| wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID -->
Line 39: Line 41:
| awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
| awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
}}
'''Bernard John Hunt, [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]''' (2 February 1930 – 21 June 2013) was an [[England|English]] professional [[golf]]er.<ref name=alliss>{{cite book |title=The Who's Who of Golf |first=Peter |last=Alliss |authorlink=Peter Alliss |publisher=[[Orbis Publishing]] |year=1983 |isbn=0-85613-520-8 |pages=251–2}}</ref>
'''Bernard John Hunt, [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]''' (2 February 1930 – 21 June 2013) was an English [[professional golfer]].<ref name=alliss>{{cite book |title=The Who's Who of Golf |first=Peter |last=Alliss |author-link=Peter Alliss |publisher=[[Orbis Publishing]] |year=1983 |isbn=0-85613-520-8 |pages=251–2}}</ref>


== Early life ==
⚫
Hunt was born in [[Atherstone]], [[Warwickshire]]. He turned professional in 1946 and was a leading player on the European circuit in the 1950s and 1960s. He topped the Order of Merit, which was then points-based, in 1958, 1960 and 1965. The best season of his regular career in prize money terms was 1963, when he won £7,209. He was past his peak by the time the formal [[European Tour]] was introduced in 1972, but finished in the top twenty on the money list in 1973. He played on the [[European Seniors Tour]] in for its first seven seasons (1992–1998) but his opportunity to make an impact at this level was limited as he was sixty-two by the time the tour was founded. His best season was 1994, when he came fifteenth on the Order of Merit and earned £15,361.
Hunt was born in [[Atherstone]], Warwickshire.


⚫
== Professional career ==
⚫
Between 1953 and 1969 Hunt represented Great Britain in the [[Ryder Cup]] eight times out of nine. His overall win-loss-half record was 6–16–6, but his record in singles was much better at 4–3–3. In 1963 his younger brother [[Geoffrey Hunt|Geoff]] was also in the team. He was the non-playing captain of the Great Britain & Ireland teams of 1973 and 1975, both of which were defeated by the United States.
⚫
He turned professional in 1946 and was a leading player on the European circuit in the 1950s and 1960s. He topped the Order of Merit, which was then points-based, in 1958, 1960 and 1965. The best season of his regular career in prize money terms was 1963, when he won £7,209. He was past his peak by the time the formal [[European Tour]] was introduced in 1972, but finished in the top twenty on the money list in 1973. He played on the [[European Seniors Tour]] in for its first seven seasons (1992–1998) but his opportunity to make an impact at this level was limited as he was sixty-two by the time the tour was founded. His best season was 1994, when he came fifteenth on the Order of Merit and earned £15,361.


⚫
Between 1953 and 1969 Hunt represented Great Britain in the [[Ryder Cup]] eight times out of nine. His overall win–loss–half record was 6–16–6, but his record in singles was much better at 4–3–3. In 1963 his younger brother [[Geoffrey Hunt|Geoff]] was also in the team. He was the non-playing captain of the Great Britain & Ireland teams of 1973 and 1975, both of which were defeated by the United States.
One of the courses at [[Foxhills Golf Club]] located in [[Ottershaw]], [[Surrey]], is named after Hunt, where he served as head professional for 25 years in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://foxhills.co.uk/golf/bernard-hunt-course.aspx?css=1/ |title=Bernard Hunt Course |publisher=Foxhills |accessdate=11 June 2015}}</ref>


Hunt died in June 2013 at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=197228.html |title=Bernard Hunt 1930–2013 |publisher=PGA European Tour |date=21 June 2013 |accessdate=21 June 2013}}</ref>
One of the courses at [[Foxhills Golf Club]] located in [[Ottershaw]], Surrey, is named after Hunt, where he served as head professional for 25 years in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://foxhills.co.uk/golf/bernard-hunt-course.aspx?css=1/ |title=Bernard Hunt Course |publisher=Foxhills |access-date=11 June 2015}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
⚫
==Professional wins (>30)==
Hunt died in June 2013 at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=197228.html |title=Bernard Hunt 1930–2013 |publisher=PGA European Tour |date=21 June 2013 |access-date=21 June 2013}}</ref>

==Professional wins (31)==
:''This list may be incomplete''
:''This list may be incomplete''
*1952 [[Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament]]
*1952 [[Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament]]
*1953 [[Gor-Ray Cup]], [[Spalding Tournament]], [[Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament]], [[Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament]] (with [[Jack Hargreaves (golfer)|Jack Hargreaves]]), [[Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes Tournament]] (with [[Stewart Ross]])
*1953 [[Gor-Ray Cup]], [[Spalding Tournament]], [[Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament]], [[Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament]] (with [[Jack Hargreaves (golfer)|Jack Hargreaves]]), [[Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes Tournament]] (with [[Stewart Ross]])
*1954 [[Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament]] (with [[Sidney Collins, Jr.]])
*1954 [[Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament]] (with [[Sid Collins Jr.]])
*1956 [[Egyptian Open]]
*1956 [[Egyptian Open]]
*1957 [[Spalding Tournament]], [[Belgian Open (golf)|Belgian Open]]
*1957 [[Spalding Tournament]], [[Belgian Open (golf)|Belgian Open]]
Line 59: Line 66:
*1959 Southern Professional Championship
*1959 Southern Professional Championship
*1960 Pickering Tournament (with [[Geoffrey Hunt]]), Southern Professional Championship
*1960 Pickering Tournament (with [[Geoffrey Hunt]]), Southern Professional Championship
*1961 [[German Open (golf)|German Open]], [[Daks Tournament]], [[Martini International]], Woodlawn Tournament (Germany)
*1961 [[German Open (golf)|German Open]], [[Daks Tournament]], [[Martini International]], [[Woodlawn Tournament]]
*1962 [[Brazil Open (golf)|Brazil Open]], Smart Weston Southern Professional Championship
*1962 [[Brazil Open (golf)|Brazil Open]], Smart Weston Southern Professional Championship
*1963 [[British Masters]], Smart Weston Tournament, [[Swallow-Penfold Tournament]], [[Gevacolor Tournament]], [[Carroll Sweet Afton Tournament]]
*1963 [[British Masters]], Smart Weston Tournament, [[Swallow-Penfold Tournament]], [[Gevacolor Tournament]], [[Carroll Sweet Afton Tournament]]
Line 70: Line 77:
*1970 [[Agfa-Gevaert Tournament]], [[Sumrie Better-Ball]] (with [[Neil Coles]]), [[Penfold Tournament]]
*1970 [[Agfa-Gevaert Tournament]], [[Sumrie Better-Ball]] (with [[Neil Coles]]), [[Penfold Tournament]]
*1971 [[W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament]]
*1971 [[W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament]]
*1973 [[Grand Bahama Open]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19730115/239/0026 |title=Hunt's "steady muck" ends Butler's hopes |first=Bob |last=Rodney |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London, England |date=January 15, 1973 |page=26 |access-date=May 12, 2020 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}</ref> [[Sumrie Better-Ball]] (with [[Neil Coles]])
*1973 [[Sumrie Better-Ball]] (with [[Neil Coles]])

==Playoff record==
'''European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[1994 European Seniors Tour|1994]]
|[[Northern Electric Seniors]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[John Morgan (golfer)|John Morgan]]
|Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole
|}


==Results in major championships==
==Results in major championships==
Line 86: Line 105:
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|-
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
Line 120: Line 139:
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|T26
|T26
|CUT
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|-
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
Line 153: Line 172:
|-
|-
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|align=left|[[Masters Tournament]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|DNP
|-
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
Line 166: Line 185:
|T42
|T42
|}
|}
''Note: Hunt only played in The Open Championship and the Masters Tournament.''<br>
''Note: Hunt only played in the [[Masters Tournament]] and [[The Open Championship]].''<br>
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
DNP = Did not play<br/>
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1970 & 1972)<br/>
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1970 and 1972 Open Championships)<br/>
"T" = tied<br/>
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10.


===Summary===
===Summary===
Line 190: Line 209:


==Team appearances==
==Team appearances==
*[[Ryder Cup]] (representing Great Britain): [[1953 Ryder Cup|1953]], [[1957 Ryder Cup|1957]] (winners), [[1959 Ryder Cup|1959]], [[1961 Ryder Cup|1961]], [[1963 Ryder Cup|1963]], [[1965 Ryder Cup|1965]], [[1967 Ryder Cup|1967]], [[1969 Ryder Cup|1969]]
*[[Ryder Cup]] (representing Great Britain): [[1953 Ryder Cup|1953]], [[1957 Ryder Cup|1957]] (winners), [[1959 Ryder Cup|1959]], [[1961 Ryder Cup|1961]], [[1963 Ryder Cup|1963]], [[1965 Ryder Cup|1965]], [[1967 Ryder Cup|1967]], [[1969 Ryder Cup|1969]] (tie)
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing England): [[1958 Canada Cup|1958]], [[1959 Canada Cup|1959]], [[1960 Canada Cup|1960]], [[1962 Canada Cup|1962]], [[1963 Canada Cup|1963]], [[1964 Canada Cup|1964]], 1968
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing England): [[1958 Canada Cup|1958]], [[1959 Canada Cup|1959]], [[1960 Canada Cup|1960]], [[1962 Canada Cup|1962]], [[1963 Canada Cup|1963]], [[1964 Canada Cup|1964]], [[1968 World Cup (men's golf)|1968]]
*[[Joy Cup]] (representing the British Isles): 1958 (winners)
*[[Joy Cup]] (representing the British Isles): 1958 (winners)
*[[Amateurs–Professionals Match]] (representing the Professionals): 1957 (winners), 1958, 1959 (winners), 1960 (winners)
*[[Amateurs–Professionals Match]] (representing the Professionals): 1957 (winners), 1958, 1959 (winners), 1960 (winners)
Line 220: Line 239:
[[Category:English male golfers]]
[[Category:English male golfers]]
[[Category:European Tour golfers]]
[[Category:European Tour golfers]]
[[Category:European Seniors Tour golfers]]
[[Category:European Senior Tour golfers]]
[[Category:Ryder Cup competitors for Europe]]
[[Category:Ryder Cup competitors for Europe]]
[[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:People from Atherstone]]
[[Category:People from Atherstone]]
[[Category:People from Woking]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Woking]]
[[Category:People from Ottershaw]]
[[Category:People from Ottershaw]]
[[Category:1930 births]]
[[Category:1930 births]]

Latest revision as of 13:43, 25 December 2023

For the hockey player, see Bernard Hunt (ice hockey).
Bernard Hunt
MBE
Personal information
Full nameBernard John Hunt
Born(1930-02-02)2 February 1930
Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
Died21 June 2013(2013-06-21) (aged 83)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sporting nationality England
ResidenceWoking, Surrey, England
Career
Turned professional1946
Former tour(s)European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins31
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT26: 1965
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT3: 1960
Achievements and awards
Harry Vardon Trophy1958, 1960, 1965

Bernard John Hunt, MBE (2 February 1930 – 21 June 2013) was an English professional golfer.[1]

Early life[edit]

Hunt was born in Atherstone, Warwickshire.

Professional career[edit]

He turned professional in 1946 and was a leading player on the European circuit in the 1950s and 1960s. He topped the Order of Merit, which was then points-based, in 1958, 1960 and 1965. The best season of his regular career in prize money terms was 1963, when he won £7,209. He was past his peak by the time the formal European Tour was introduced in 1972, but finished in the top twenty on the money list in 1973. He played on the European Seniors Tour in for its first seven seasons (1992–1998) but his opportunity to make an impact at this level was limited as he was sixty-two by the time the tour was founded. His best season was 1994, when he came fifteenth on the Order of Merit and earned £15,361.

Between 1953 and 1969 Hunt represented Great Britain in the Ryder Cup eight times out of nine. His overall win–loss–half record was 6–16–6, but his record in singles was much better at 4–3–3. In 1963 his younger brother Geoff was also in the team. He was the non-playing captain of the Great Britain & Ireland teams of 1973 and 1975, both of which were defeated by the United States.

One of the courses at Foxhills Golf Club located in Ottershaw, Surrey, is named after Hunt, where he served as head professional for 25 years in the 1980s and 1990s.[2]

Personal life[edit]

Hunt died in June 2013 at the age of 83.[3]

Professional wins (31)[edit]

This list may be incomplete

Playoff record[edit]

European Seniors Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 1994 Northern Electric Seniors England John Morgan Lost to birdie on sixth extra hole

Results in major championships[edit]

Tournament 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament
The Open Championship 46 T34 CUT T5 T31 T24 T30 T11
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament T26 CUT
The Open Championship T3 CUT T16 T11 4 T5 CUT T36 CUT T23
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
Masters Tournament
The Open Championship CUT T20 CUT T49 T42

Note: Hunt only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1970 and 1972 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary[edit]

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Open Championship 0 0 1 4 4 10 23 17
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 1 4 4 10 25 18
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1955 Open Championship – 1960 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

Team appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. pp. 251–2. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  2. ^ "Bernard Hunt Course". Foxhills. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Bernard Hunt 1930–2013". PGA European Tour. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  4. ^ Rodney, Bob (15 January 1973). "Hunt's "steady muck" ends Butler's hopes". Daily Mirror. London, England. p. 26. Retrieved 12 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bernard_Hunt&oldid=1191744667"