| Willie Dunn Sr. | |
| Birth Date: | 19 August 1821 |
| Birth Place: | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| Status: | Professional |
| Masters: | DNP |
| Usopen: | DNP |
| Open: | 7th: 1861 |
| Pga: | DNP |
Willie Dunn Sr. (19 August 1821 – 14 February 1878) was a Scottish professional golfer who played during the mid-to-late 19th century. He was born in Musselburgh, Scotland, in 1821 and died there. Dunn had three top-10 finishes in the Open Championship, with his best result being seventh in the 1861 Open Championship.[1]
Willie Dunn was born in Musselburgh, Scotland, on 19 August 1821.[2] Along with his twin brother, Jamie, he played in many challenge matches between 1840–60. Dunn apprenticed under the Gourlay family and was keeper of the greens at Blackheath until 1864 when he returned to the Thistle Golf Club at Leith Links.[3]
Dunn placed seventh in the 1861 Open Championship, carding consistent rounds of 61-59-60=180.
The 1861 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the second Open Championship and the first to open to amateurs as well as professionals. Ten professionals and eight amateurs contested the event, with Tom Morris Sr. winning the championship by 4 shots from Willie Park Sr.
Dunn had two sons, Thomas Dunn and Willie Dunn Jr.[4]
Dunn died in Musselburgh, Scotland, of epithelioma of the lips—a form of skin cancer—in 1878.[5]