(1869-01-12)12 January 1869 West Kirby, Merseyside, England
Died
5 May 1942(1942-05-05) (aged 73) Westcote, Gloucestershire, England
Height
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight
155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
Sporting nationality
England
Career
Status
Amateur
Best results in major championships (wins: 7)
Masters Tournament
NYF
PGA Championship
DNP
U.S. Open
DNP
The Open Championship
Won: 1892, 1897
U.S. Amateur
Won: 1911
British Amateur
Won: 1900, 1901, 1911, 1913
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
1978 (member page)
Harold Horsfall Hilton (12 January 1869 – 5 May 1942) was an English amateur golfer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He won The Open Championship twice, The Amateur Championship four times, and the U.S. Amateur Championship once.
Harold Horsfall Hilton (12 January 1869 – 5 May 1942) was an English amateur golfer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He won The Open Championship...
creation of a new, annual HaroldHilton Medal tournament open to amateur golfers aged 30 or more and handicap five or less. Hilton also won the Amateur Championship...
Championship, as of 2022: 8 wins: John Ball 5 wins: Michael Bonallack 4 wins: HaroldHilton 3 wins: Joe Carr 2 wins: Horace Hutchinson, Johnny Laidlay, Freddie...
resulting in a playoff between the reigning British Amateur champion, HaroldHilton, and his lesser-known American opponent, Fred Herreshoff. Apawamis is...
Duval Steve Elkington 306,000 Willie Anderson John Ball James Braid HaroldHilton John Henry Taylor 1994 Tom Lehman 268 −20 5 strokes Greg Norman 270...
Cup and was runner-up in the 1914 Golf Illustrated Gold Vase, behind HaroldHilton. He won the President's Putter in 1925. His older brother Charles won...
Gary Player, Henry Cotton, Alf Perry, Walter Hagen, Harry Vardon and HaroldHilton. Muirfield has also hosted The Amateur Championship (ten times), the...
Andrew Kirkaldy. John Ball won The Open Championship as an amateur. HaroldHilton won The Open Championship as an amateur. Harry Vardon won in a playoff...
The Washington Hilton is a Hilton hotel in Washington, D.C. It is located at 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., roughly at the boundaries of the Kalorama,...
Daisy and Violet Hilton (5 February 1908 – early January 1969) were English-born entertainers who were conjoined twins. They were exhibited in Europe as...
Kirkaldy 1892 HaroldHilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 HaroldHilton# 1898 Harry Vardon...
Kirkaldy 1892 HaroldHilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 HaroldHilton# 1898 Harry Vardon...
1890, becoming the first Englishman to do so. Another local amateur, HaroldHilton became Open champion two years later. He won again in 1897 at his home...
Foundation 1977 Donald Ross – golf course architect 1978 Billy Casper 1978 HaroldHilton 1978 Bing Crosby – celebrity friend of golf who founded his own PGA...
Open – John McDermott Other tournaments British Amateur – HaroldHilton US Amateur – HaroldHilton England Grand National – Glenside 1,000 Guineas Stakes...
the 1934 British final remains the record for dominance. Bob Dickson, HaroldHilton and Bobby Jones are the only other golfers to have won the two titles...
HaroldHilton 4&3 in the semi-final. However he lost heavily to John Ball in the final. 7 down after 18 holes, he eventually lost 10&9. He met Hilton...
Marcus Higley 1974– Dave Hill 1937–2011 Jason Hill 1971– Mike Hill 1939– HaroldHilton HoF 1869–1942 Patrick Hine 1932– Jimmy Hines 1903–1986 Lon Hinkle 1949–...
magazine and its first editor was two-time Open Championship winner HaroldHilton who won the Open Championship in 1892 and 1897 and three Amateur Championships...
Actor, singer and dramatist. Iz Hesketh: Actress and drag performer. HaroldHilton: Golfer, won The Open Championship twice, inducted into the World Golf...
Global Information
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