Harry Hampton (golfer) explained

Harry Hampton
Birth Date:21 March 1889
Birth Place:Montrose, Scotland
Death Place:Santa Monica, California
Weight:183lb
Nationality:
Children:4
Extour:PGA Tour
Prowins:7
Pgawins:2[1]
Otherwins:5
Masters:DNP
Usopen:T7: 1927
Open:DNP
Pga: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.

Early life

Hampton was born on March 21, 1889, in Montrose, Scotland.[2] He emigrated to the United States in 1910.

Golf career

Hampton was described as a good ball striker, however his putting was adversely affected by poor vision in one eye.[3] 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.

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.[4] 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.[5] [6] [7] The American team, captained by Emmett French, was taken to the woodshed for a 10½ to 4½ beating.[8]

Personal

On November 10, 1911, he married Victoria Mary Harding (1887–1973) in Canada. He became a U.S. citizen in 1955.[7]

Death

Hampton died in Santa Monica, California, on May 5, 1965.

Tournament wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

Other wins (5)

Results in major championships

Tournament1915191619171918191919201921192219231924192519261927192819291930193119321933
U.S. OpenT41NTNTNTT1122T22T19T49WDT20T27T7T25T38???57
PGA ChampionshipNYFDNPNTNTR16SFR32R16DNPR32DNPQFDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP
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:[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barkow, Al . Al Barkow

    . Al Barkow . The History of the PGA TOUR . . November 1989 . 0-385-26145-4 . Copyright PGA Tour . 236–37, 249 . registration .

  2. Web site: Clubmakers: Harry Hampton, Detroit/Chicago etc . dmcsoft.com . January 7, 2016.
  3. Web site: Trenham . Peter C. . A Chronicle of the Philadelphia Section PGA and its Members: The Leaders and The Legends – 1922 to 1929 . Philadelphia PGA . January 7, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126222735/http://philadelphia.pga.com/gui/philly9/filedownload/1922-1929%20Leaders%20%26%20Legends.pdf . January 26, 2016 .
  4. Web site: 6 June 1921: A Famous Date in Gleneagles' Golfing History. Gleneagles.com. January 9, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160125184356/http://gleneagles.com/golf/ryder-cup-2014o/ryder-cup-blog/6-june-1921-a-famous-date-in-gleneagles-golfing-history. 25 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Gleneagles is the 'Spiritual Home' of the Ryder Cup . September 22, 2013 . Scotsman.com . January 7, 2016.
  6. News: Golf Stars Leave for British Links . The New York Times . May 25, 1921 . January 7, 2016.
  7. Web site: Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California . May 3, 1955 . Ancestry.com.
  8. Web site: 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 . January 7, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127104047/http://trenhamgolfhistory.org/SouthEa19161921.html . January 27, 2016 . dead .
  9. News: Hampton New Southeastern Golf Champ . The Anniston Star. Alabama . June 25, 1926 . 3 . newspapers.com.
  10. News: Barry . Howard . Harry Hampton Wins Pro Senior Crown With 76 . January 7, 2016 . Chicago Daily Tribune . 23 . May 27, 1930.
  11. Web site: Harry Hampton . GolfMajorChampionships.com . January 7, 2016.
  12. Book: Brenner, Morgan G. . The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008 . 1 . 2009 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-3360-5.