Harry Hampton (golfer)

Harry Hampton
— Golfer —

Hampton, c. 1921
Personal information
Born (1889-03-21)March 21, 1889
Montrose, Scotland
Died May 5, 1965(1965-05-05) (aged 76)
Santa Monica, California
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st)
Nationality  Scotland
 United States
Spouse Victoria Mary Harding (m. 1911)[1]
Children 4
Career
Turned professional c. 1908
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2[2]
Other 5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T7: 1927
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship T3: 1920

Harry Hampton (March 21, 1889 – May 5, 1965) was a Scottish-American professional golfer. His best finish in a major championship was a tie for third place in the 1920 PGA Championship when he met Jock Hutchison (the eventual winner of the tournament) in a semi-final match and lost 4 and 3. He finished T7 in the 1927 U.S. Open and won seven tournaments during his professional playing career. Hampton was a good iron player and made 16 holes-in-one in his lifetime.[3]

Early life

Hampton was born on March 21, 1889 in Montrose, Scotland.[3][4] He was the son of David Messer Bushnell Hampton and Margaret Hampton (née McLean). He emigrated to the United States in 1910.[3]

Golf career

Hampton was described as a good ball striker, however his putting was adversely affected by poor vision in one eye.[4][5] Hampton served as professional at a number of clubs in Massachusetts and was also posted at clubs in South Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Canada.[4]

In May 1921, Hampton's eleven American teammates boarded the RMS Aquitania at New York and sailed to Southampton from where they traveled by train to Gleneagles at Perthshire, Scotland, where the forerunner to the Ryder Cup, the "International Challenge", would be played beginning on June 6, 1921.[6] Hampton, even though he was selected for the team, for reasons unknown decided at the last moment that he would not make the trip. The likely reason was that he was not an American citizen. In order to become a team member it was required that all players be either U.S. born or naturalized American citizens. Hampton wasn't naturalized until 1955.[7][8][9] The American team, captained by Emmett French, was taken to the woodshed for a 10½ to 4½ beating.[10]

Personal

On November 10, 1911 he married Victoria Mary Harding (1887–1973) in Canada.[1] He became a U.S. citizen in 1955.[9]

Death

Hamption died in Santa Monica, California, on May 5, 1965, and is buried there in Woodlawn Cemetery.[1][3]

Tournament wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

Other wins (5)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933
U.S. Open T41 NT NT NT T11 22 T22 T19 T49 WD T20 T27 T7 T25 T38 ? ? ? 57
PGA Championship NYF DNP NT NT R16 SF R32 R16 DNP R32 DNP QF DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Note: Hampton never played in the Masters Tournament or The Open Championship.

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
? = Unknown
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Sources:[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Briles, R. Trent. "Harry H. Hampton". rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Copyright PGA Tour. Doubleday. pp. 236–37, 249. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Harry Hampton". FindaGrave.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Clubmakers: Harry Hampton, Detroit/Chicago etc". dmcsoft.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ Trenham, Peter C. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members: The Leaders and The Legends – 1922 to 1929" (PDF). Philadelphia PGA. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "6 June 1921: A Famous Date in Gleneagles’ Golfing History". Gleneagles.com. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Gleneagles is the 'Spiritual Home' of the Ryder Cup". Scotsman.com. September 22, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Golf Stars Leave for British Links". The New York Times. May 25, 1921. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California". May 3, 1955 – via Ancestry.com.
  10. ↑ Trenham, Peter C. "A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and Golf in the Philadelphia Area: The Southeastern Section of the PGA – 1916 to 1921". Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Hampton New Southeastern Golf Champ". The Anniston Star (Alabama). June 25, 1926. p. 3 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Barry, Howard (May 27, 1930). "Harry Hampton Wins Pro Senior Crown With 76". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 23. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Harry Hampton". GolfMajorChampionships.com. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  14. ↑ Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 1. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
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