Dick Siderowf

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Richard L. Siderowf (born 1937) is an American amateur golfer best known for winning the British Amateur twice.

Siderowf was born in New Britain, Connecticut. He attended Duke University.

Siderowf's first British Amateur victory came in 1973, 5 & 3 over Peter H. Moody. His second win came in 1976, on the 37th hole over J.C. Davies. He has won numerous other amateur tournaments including the Canadian Amateur, the Connecticut Amateur five times, the Metropolitan Amateur five times and the Northeast Amateur twice. He has also won the Connecticut Open three times.

Siderowf played on four Walker Cup teams (1969, 1973, 1975, 1977) and was captain of the 1979 team, all winning teams. He also played on two Eisenhower Trophy teams: 1968 and 1976.

Siderowf was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame in 1974,^[1] and the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.^[2]

[edit] Tournament wins

• 1955 Connecticut Amateur
• 1958 Connecticut Open
• 1959 Connecticut Open
• 1960 Connecticut Amateur
• 1961 Sunnehanna Amateur, New England Amateur
• 1962 Northeast Amateur
• 1965 Connecticut Amateur
• 1966 Northeast Amateur
• 1968 Metropolitan Amateur
• 1969 Azalea Invitational, Metropolitan Amateur
• 1970 Metropolitan Amateur
• 1971 Canadian Amateur
• 1973 British Amateur, Connecticut Open
• 1974 Metropolitan Amateur
• 1976 British Amateur
• 1984 Connecticut Amateur
• 1985 Connecticut Amateur
• 1989 Metropolitan Amateur
• 1996 Metropolitan Senior Amateur

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