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Tom Haliburton

Scottish golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Thomas Bruce Haliburton (5 June 1915 – 25 October 1975) was a Scottish golfer. He finished tied for 5th in the 1957 Open Championship and played in the 1961 and 1963 Ryder Cups.

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Early life

Haliburton was born in a cottage in Rhu, then in Dunbartonshire but now in Argyll and Bute, but after a few years his parents moved to Shandon, a few miles away. It was there that he had his first contact with golf at Shandon Golf Club. He went to the Hermitage School in Helensburgh until he was 15 years old.

During World War II, Haliburton was in the Royal Air Force. He married in 1941 and became a corporal in the same year.

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Golf career

Haliburton was initially an assistant for two years at Haggs Castle Golf Club in Glasgow where he was appointed professional in December 1934 before moving to Prestwick St Nicholas Golf Club as professional in January 1937. In 1939, he became first assistant to Henry Cotton at Ashridge Golf Club.[1] After a series of moves, he became the professional at the Wentworth Club in 1952 where he remained until his death in 1975.

In 1952 he set a world record score by scoring 126 for the first two rounds of the Spalding Tournament, although he eventually finished fourth.

He was in the British 1961 and 1963 Ryder Cup teams.

In the 1963 Open Championship at Royal Lytham, he scored 29 for the first nine holes of the opening round, an Open record, equalled by Peter Thomson later on the same day. Tony Jacklin equalled the record in 1970 and Denis Durnian beat it, scoring 28, in 1983.[2]

In 1969 he became chairman of the British PGA.[3] He was the non-playing British captain in the first PGA Cup at Pinehurst, North Carolina in 1973.[3] His last tournament was a Pro-Am at Helensburgh Golf Club in 1974.

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Death

Drawing up plan for his retirement, he had recommended Bernard Gallacher as his successor at Wentworth. Haliburton and Gallacher had just started a practice round when, on the first green, Haliburton collapsed and died. He had been a professional golfer for 42 years.[3]

Tournament wins

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Results in major championships

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Note: Haliburton only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

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NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

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Team appearances

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References

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