George Dunlap (golfer)

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George Dunlap
Personal information
Full nameGeorge T. Dunlap Jr.
Born(1908-12-23)December 23, 1908
Arlington, New Jersey
DiedNovember 24, 2003(2003-11-24) (aged 94)
Naples, Florida
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegePrinceton University
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentT34: 1934
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT35: 1933
U.S. AmateurWon: 1933
British AmateurT3: 1933, 1934

George T. Dunlap Jr. (December 23, 1908 – November 24, 2003) was an American amateur golfer best known for winning the U.S. Amateur.

Dunlap was born in the Arlington section of Kearny, New Jersey. His father was the co-founder of Grosset & Dunlap Publishers.

Dunlap graduated from Princeton University in 1931.[1] He won the Intercollegiate Individual Championship in 1930 and 1931 and led Princeton to the team victory in 1930.

Dunlap won the U.S. Amateur in 1933 and also won seven North and South Amateurs from 1931 to 1942 including four in a row (1933–36).[2]

Dunlap played on three winning Walker Cup teams; 1932, 1934, and 1936.

Dunlap died in Naples, Florida.

Tournament wins (12)[edit]

Major championships[edit]

Amateur wins (1)[edit]

Year Championship Winning score Runner-up
1933 U.S. Amateur 6 & 5 United States Max Marston

Results timeline[edit]

Tournament 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936
Masters Tournament NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF NYF T34
The Open Championship T35
U.S. Amateur R16 R32 R16 1 R64 R128 R32
The Amateur Championship SF SF
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play

Source for U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database

Source for 1933 British Open: www.opengolf.com

Source for 1933 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, June 24, 1933, pg. 11.

Source for 1934 Masters: www.masters.com

Source for 1934 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1934, pg. 16.

U.S. national team appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ A Princeton Companion - Golf
  2. ^ "Golf Came Early, Stayed". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2008.