Bernard Hunt
Name:
Bernard John HuntCountry:
EnglandLived:
[1930-2013]. Born on Feb 2, 1930 in Atherstone, Warwickshire. Died on June 21, 2013, aged 83.Original/Home Club:
Atherstone GC, Warwicks.Occupation:
Professional golfer and teaching professional.Turned Pro:
1946Ryder Cup player (1953, '57, '59, '61, '63, '65, '67, '69); Ryder Cup captain (1973, '75). Total professional wins (30+), mainly on the European professional circuit. Awarded Harry Vardon Trophy as (British) PGA Order of Merit winner (1958, '60, '65). Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, MBE.
Bernard Hunt was the first Head Professional at Foxhills Golf Club in Surrey, where he served for 25 years. One of the two championship courses at Foxhills is named in his honour.
Europe
WD & HO Wills
Played as the W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament (Sept 22-25). Second-placed Bob Charles (NZ) and Peter Tupling (Eng) finished 4 shots behind Hunt (Eng). [East course, Dalmahoy Hotel & CC, nr Edinburgh].
Europe
Agfacolor
Played as the Agfacolor Film Tournament (May 21-23). Second-placed Tommy Horton (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng), who recorded his third straight win on the British professional circuit. [Stoke Park CC, Stoke Poges, Bucks].
Europe
Penfold
Played as the Penfold Tournament. Second-placed Neil Coles (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng). [Hill Barn GC, Worthing, West Sussex].
Europe
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Played as the inaugural Algarve Open (March 20-22). Second-placed Harry Bannerman (Scot) and John Garner (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng). [Penina Resort, Portimao, Algarve, Portugal].
Europe
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Played as the Open de France. Peter Butler (Eng) finished in second place behind Hunt (Eng). [Saint Germain GC, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, nr Paris].
Europe
Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Stroke Play Tournament (Oct 4/5; 72-hole stroke play event; played ahead of the "main event", i.e. the Oct 6-8 World Match Play Championship on Wentworth's West course). Second-placed Peter Green (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Hunt (Eng). [East course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Awards
British PGA
Hunt (Eng) won his third Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1965 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Hunt's 71.40 was based on 45 rounds played.
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Masters (Sept 18/19). Second-placed Peter Thomson (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Hunt (Eng), who won this title for the second time in three years. [Portmarnock GC, nr Dublin, Ireland].
Europe
Rediffusion
Played as the Rediffusion Tournament (Sept 24-27). Second-placed Peter Alliss (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng), who completed the last two rounds with a badly blistered left foot. [La Moye GC, St Brelade, Jersey, Channel Islands].
Europe
Swallow / Penfold
Played as the Swallow-Penfold Tournament. Second-placed Peter Butler (Eng) finished 9 shots behind Hunt (Eng). [Belleisle GC, Ayr, Ayrshire].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Masters (June 27-29). Hunt (Eng) beat Ralph Moffitt (Eng) by 3 shots in a 4-hole playoff (Hunt 14, Moffitt 17). [Little Aston GC, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, Warwicks].
Europe
Carroll & Co.
Played as the inaugural Carroll Sweet Afton Tournament. Second-placed Neil Coles (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Hunt (Eng). Sweet Afton was a P.J. Carroll & Co. cigarette brand. [Woodbrook GC, nr Bray, Co. Wicklow].
Europe
Gevacolor
Played as the inaugural Gevacolor Film Tournament (May 16-18). Second-placed Brian Huggett (Wales) finished 3 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng), who recorded back-to-back wins on the European professional circuit. [Stoke Park CC, Stoke Poges, Bucks].
America
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Played as the Brazil Open (Aberto do Brasil). Dave Thomas (Wales) finished in second place behind Hunt (Eng). [Sao Paulo GC, Santo Amoro, Sao Paulo, Brazil].
Played as the German Open. Won by Hunt (Eng). [Krefelder GC, Krefeld, nr Dusseldorf].
Europe
Daks
Played as the Daks Tournament. Second-placed Neil Coles (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Hunt (Eng). [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
Martini
Played as the inaugural £6000 Martini International (May 4-6). Hunt (Eng) beat George Low (Scot) in a 5-hole playoff (Hunt 16, Low 20). [East course, Sundridge Park GC, nr Bromley, Kent].
Awards
British PGA
Hunt (Eng) won his second Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1960 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events. Hunt's 70.29 was based on 43.5 rounds played.
Europe
Bowmaker
Played as the Bowmaker Tournament (a 36-hole pro-am event). Bernard Hunt (Eng) and Peter Mills (Eng) finished in a tie for first place. Harold Henning (S Africa) finished 4 shots further back in third place. Mills recorded an outward-nine of 28 in the closing round. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Awards
British PGA
Hunt (Eng) won the Harry Vardon Trophy as the British PGA Tour 1958 Order of Merit winner. Award based on lowest scoring average in the season's top professional events.
Europe
Spalding
Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (April 24-26). Second-placed Peter Alliss (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng). [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
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Played as the Belgian Open (May 24-27). Hunt (Eng) beat Dai Rees (Wales) in a 36-hole playoff (Hunt 137, Rees 145). [Royal Latem GC, Sint-Martens-Latem, East Flanders, Belgium].
Europe
Spalding
Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (Aug 12-14). Second-placed Jack Hargreaves (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng), who recorded his first top flight professional win. [Lower course, Worthing GC, West Sussex].
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