Hal Underwood

Hal Underwood
Personal information
Full name Hal Mac Underwood
Born (1945-11-09) November 9, 1945
Ballinger, Texas, U.S.
Nationality  United States
Career
College University of Houston
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Professional wins 3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour 1
Other 2

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

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]

Underwood won the 1975 Portuguese Open on the European Tour. He lost in a playoff with Gary Player in the 1971 Greater Jacksonville Open.[4]

Underwood was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 1991.[5]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (1)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Apr 11, 1975 Portuguese Open E (73-72-71-76=292) 3 strokes Argentina Vicente Fernández

Other wins (2)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1971 Greater Jacksonville Open South Africa Gary Player Lost to par on second extra hole

References

  1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD9V-QBP
  2. 1 2 "National Golf Champions – University of Houston". p. 27.
  3. ↑ "University of Houston Media Almanac: 2015–16 Men's Golf" (PDF).
  4. ↑ Macfeely, F.T. (March 22, 1971). "Gary Player wins in two hole playoff". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Hal Underwood". Texas Golf Hall of Fame.
  6. ↑ "Otago Charity Golf Classic". The Canberra Times. December 1, 1975. p. 11.
  7. ↑ Hourigan, John (September 21, 1976). "Mail dispute disrupts Open entries". The Canberra Times. p. 16.


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