Hal Underwood
FullnameHal Mac Underwood
Birth dateNovember 9, 1945 (age 80)
Birth placeBallinger, Texas, U.S.
CollegeUniversity of Houston
StatusProfessional
ExtourPGA Tour
European Tour
Prowins3
Eurowins1
Auswins2

Hal Mac Underwood (born November 9, 1945)[1] is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career

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

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]

Awards and honors

In 1991, Underwood was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame.[6]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Apr 11, 1975Portuguese OpenE (73-72-71-76=292)3 strokesVicente Fernández

PGA Tour of Australia wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1Oct 2, 1977Queensland Open−7 (71-69-71-70=281)2 strokesMike Ferguson, Peter Headland

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1Nov 30, 1975Otago Charity Classic−6 (67-73-72-70=282)PlayoffBob Clark

New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11975Otago Charity ClassicBob ClarkWon with par on first extra hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11971Greater Jacksonville OpenGary PlayerLost to par on second extra hole

See also

References

  1. ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ "National Golf Champions – University of Houston". p. 27.
  3. ^ "University of Houston Media Almanac: 2015–16 Men's Golf". Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. ^ Macfeely, F.T. (March 22, 1971). "Gary Player wins in two hole playoff". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Suzuki Is Golf Victor". The New York Times. 1976-04-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  6. ^ "Hal Underwood". Texas Golf Hall of Fame.