Bill Ackland-Horman Explained

Bill Ackland-Horman
Fullname:William Dinwoodie Ackland-Horman
Birth Date:4 January 1914
Birth Place:Adelaide, South Australia
Death Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Status:Amateur

William Dinwoodie Ackland-Horman (4 January 1914 – 19 November 1979) was an Australian amateur golfer. He won the 1949 Australian Amateur, becoming the first South Australian-born player to win the title.

Early life

Ackland-Horman was born in Adelaide on 4 January 1914. He was the son of William Dinwoodie Ackland-Horman, who was born in Scotland and was an engineer and surveyor for Lloyd's Register of Shipping.[1] [2] Ackland-Horman was medical doctor.[2]

Golf career

Ackland-Horman first came to notice in 1933 when he lost to Fergus McMahon in a playoff for the South Australian Close Championship and then won the South Australian Amateur Championship, beating Bill Rymill 4&3 in the final.[3] [4] He won the Australian Universities championship four times in succession, from 1936 to 1939.[5]

After World War II, Ackland-Horman won the South Australian Close Championship three times, in 1946, 1947 and 1949.[6] [7] [8] His biggest success came later in 1949, at Royal Sydney, when he beat Bill Edgar at the 38th hole to win the Australian Amateur, becoming the first South Australian-born player to win the title.[9] He had beaten fellow South Australian Bob Stevens in the semi-final.[10]

At the end of 1952 Ackland-Horman was in the Australian team to tour New Zealand, playing in a number of events including the Sloan Morpeth Trophy.[11] He won the South Australian Amateur Championship again, in 1952 and 1955.[12]

Later life

In 1945 Ackland-Horman was sentenced to three months in prison, after he was convicted of causing death by dangerous driver. He was involved in an accident in which a 16-year-old cyclist died.[13] His only son and his son's wife died in a road-traffic accident in 1968, when their car was in a collision with a semi-trailer as they were returning to Adelaide from their honeymoon.[14] Ackland-Horman died suddenly on 19 November 1979, in Melbourne where he had been attending the Australian Open.[15]

Tournament wins

Team appearances

Notes and References

  1. News: Death of Mr. W. D. Ackland-Horman . . 87 . 27054 . South Australia . 19 June 1945 . 14 February 2021 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Ackland-Horman, William Dinwoodie . Virtual War Memorial Australia . 14 February 2021.
  3. News: McMahon wins golf title on play off . . South Australia . 3 July 1933 . 14 February 2021 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: New amateur golf champion . . South Australia . 21 August 1933 . 14 February 2021 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: Universities golf championship . . South Australia . 2 June 1939 . 14 February 2021 . 17 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: Ackland-Horman Wins Close Golf Title . . South Australia . 16 September 1946 . 13 February 2021 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
  7. News: Close Golf Title To Ackland-Horman . . South Australia . 8 September 1947 . 14 February 2021 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  8. News: Ackland-Horman Wins Third Close Golf Championship . . South Australia . 5 September 1949 . 14 February 2021 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
  9. News: "Backdoor" Putt Ended Tense Golf Final . . 36 . New South Wales, Australia . 25 September 1949 . 14 February 2021 . 9 (Sporting Section) . National Library of Australia.
  10. News: Edgar in Golf Final . . 29457 . Victoria, Australia . 24 September 1949 . 11 February 2021 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  11. News: Stevens (SA) In Golf Team For NZ . . 95 . 29313 . South Australia . 23 September 1952 . 14 February 2021 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
  12. Web site: South Australian Men's & Women's Amateur Championship . Golf Australia . 14 February 2021.
  13. News: Well-known doctor guilty . . 88 . 5009 . South Australia . 20 December 1945 . 14 February 2021 . 27 . National Library of Australia.
  14. News: Honeymooners died in smash . . 6 May 1968 . 39 . 14 February 2021 . Google News Archive.
  15. News: Quiet farewell from the man who closed the British Open . . 20 November 1979 . 39 . 14 February 2021 . Google News Archive.

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