Sandy Herd

This article is about the Scottish golfer. For the Scottish football player, see Sandy Herd (footballer).

Sandy Herd
— Golfer —
Herd at St Andrews, c. 1894
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Herd
Nickname	Sandy
Born	(1868-04-24)24 April 1868 St Andrews, Scotland
Died	18 February 1944(1944-02-18) (aged 75) London, England
Nationality	Scotland
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	10
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	Won: 1902
PGA Championship	DNP

Alexander "Sandy" Herd (24 April 1868 – 18 February 1944) was a Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews. He won 1902 Open Championship at Hoylake.

Early life

Herd was born in St Andrews, Scotland, on 24 April 1868,^[1] to a golfing family; he had brothers who were also golf professionals.

Golf career

Herd was the club professional at Huddersfield Golf Club from 1892 to 1911. In 1902, he won The Open Championship at Hoylake.^[2] He 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 and James Braid both had medium length putts at the final hole to force a play-off, but they missed and Herd took the Championship.

He was the first Open Champion to use the Haskell rubber-cored ball. In 1920 he became the oldest runner-up in The Open before Tom Watson in 2009. Herd's appearances in The Open Championship spanned fifty years, his last appearance being at St Andrews in 1939, when he was 71. On that occasion he failed to qualify for the tournament.

Herd's brother Fred won the 1898 U.S. Open.

Death and legacy

Herd died in London, England, of pneumonia on 18 February 1944.^[3]^[4] He is best remembered as the winner of the 1902 Open Championship.

Tournament wins

Note: This list may be incomplete

1895 Irish Championship Meeting Professional Tournament
1896 Irish Championship Meeting Professional Tournament
1901 Irish Championship Meeting Professional Tournament
1902 The Open Championship
1904 Leeds Cup
1905 Leeds Cup
1906 News of the World Match Play
1911 Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament (with James Bradbeer)
1923 Roehampton Invitation
1926 News of the World Match Play

Major championships are shown in bold.

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runners-up
1902	The Open Championship	3 shot lead	77-76-73-81=307	1 stroke	James Braid, Harry Vardon

Results timeline

Herd played in only The Open Championship.

Tournament	1885	1886	1887	1888	1889
The Open Championship	WD	DNP	DNP	8	T15

Tournament	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1895	1896	1897	1898	1899
The Open Championship	DNP	13	T2	3	8	2	5	5	T17	T16

Tournament	1900	1901	1902	1903	1904	1905	1906	1907	1908	1909
The Open Championship	T10	5	1	4	9	15	T19	12	4	T8

Tournament	1910	1911	1912	1913	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919
The Open Championship	2	T3	6	T11	T29	NT	NT	NT	NT	NT

Tournament	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929
The Open Championship	2	T6	T32	T22	T13	T14	T21	T10	CUT	CUT

Tournament	1930	1931	1932	1933
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT

NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Team appearances

England–Scotland Professional Match (representing Scotland): 1903 (winners), 1904 (tie), 1905 (tie), 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1912 (tie), 1913, 1932
Coronation Match (representing the Professionals): 1911 (winners)
Seniors vs Juniors (representing the Seniors): 1928 (winners)

References

↑ "Births in the United District of St Andrews and St Leonards in the City of Fife". Statutory Births 453/00 0068. ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 16 February 2015. (subscription required (help)).
↑ "1902 Sandy Herd". The Open. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
↑ "Obituary - Sandy Herd - Noted Scottish Golfer". The Glasgow Herald. 19 February 1944. p. 5.
↑ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/

The Open Championship champions

1860 Willie Park Sr. 1861 Tom Morris Sr. 1862 Tom Morris Sr. 1863 Willie Park Sr. 1864 Tom Morris Sr. 1865 Andrew Strath 1866 Willie Park Sr. 1867 Tom Morris Sr. 1868 Tom Morris Jr. 1869 Tom Morris Jr. 1870 Tom Morris Jr. 1871 No championship 1872 Tom Morris Jr. 1873 Tom Kidd 1874 Mungo Park 1875 Willie Park Sr. 1876 Bob Martin† 1877 Jamie Anderson 1878 Jamie Anderson 1879 Jamie Anderson 1880 Bob Ferguson 1881 Bob Ferguson 1882 Bob Ferguson 1883 Willie Fernie† 1884 Jack Simpson 1885 Bob Martin 1886 David Brown 1887 Willie Park Jr. 1888 Jack Burns 1889 Willie Park Jr.† 1890 John Ball# 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1892 Harold Hilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 Harold Hilton# 1898 Harry Vardon 1899 Harry Vardon 1900 John Henry Taylor 1901 James Braid 1902 Sandy Herd 1903 Harry Vardon 1904 Jack White 1905 James Braid 1906 James Braid 1907 Arnaud Massy 1908 James Braid 1909 John Henry Taylor 1910 James Braid 1911 Harry Vardon† 1912‡ Edward Ray 1913 John Henry Taylor 1914 Harry Vardon 1915–19 No Championships due to World War I 1920 George Duncan 1921 Jock Hutchison† 1922 Walter Hagen 1923 Arthur Havers 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Jim Barnes 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927‡ Bobby Jones# 1928 Walter Hagen 1929 Walter Hagen 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Tommy Armour 1932‡ Gene Sarazen 1933 Denny Shute† 1934‡ Henry Cotton 1935 Alf Perry 1936 Alf Padgham 1937 Henry Cotton 1938 Reg Whitcombe 1939 Dick Burton 1940–45 No Championships due to World War II 1946 Sam Snead 1947 Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 Max Faulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson 1956 Peter Thomson 1957 Bobby Locke 1958 Peter Thomson† 1959 Gary Player 1960 Kel Nagle 1961 Arnold Palmer 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Bob Charles† 1964 Tony Lema 1965 Peter Thomson 1966 Jack Nicklaus 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo 1968 Gary Player 1969 Tony Jacklin 1970 Jack Nicklaus† 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Lee Trevino 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf 1974 Gary Player 1975 Tom Watson† 1976 Johnny Miller 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Seve Ballesteros 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Tom Watson 1984 Seve Ballesteros 1985 Sandy Lyle 1986 Greg Norman 1987 Nick Faldo 1988 Seve Ballesteros 1989 Mark Calcavecchia† 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Ian Baker-Finch 1992 Nick Faldo 1993 Greg Norman 1994 Nick Price 1995 John Daly† 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Justin Leonard 1998 Mark O'Meara† 1999 Paul Lawrie† 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 David Duval 2002 Ernie Els† 2003 Ben Curtis 2004 Todd Hamilton† 2005‡ Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Pádraig Harrington† 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Stewart Cink† 2010 Louis Oosthuizen 2011 Darren Clarke 2012 Ernie Els 2013 Phil Mickelson 2014‡ Rory McIlroy 2015 Zach Johnson† 2016 Henrik Stenson

† 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

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