Hal Underwood
| Hal Underwood | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Hal Mac Underwood |
| Born | November 9, 1945 Ballinger, Texas, U.S. |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Houston |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
Hal Mac Underwood (born November 9, 1945)[1] is an American professional golfer.
Underwood played college golf at the University of Houston. He played on two NCAA Championship teams (1966 and 1967), was an All-American in 1966 and 1967, and won several college tournaments.[2][3]
Underwood won the 1975 Portuguese Open on the European Tour. He lost in a playoff with Gary Player in the 1971 Greater Jacksonville Open.[4]
Underwood was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 1991.[5]
Amateur wins
Professional wins (1)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 11, 1975 | Portuguese Open | E (73-72-71-76=292) | 3 strokes |  Vicente Fernández
|
Other wins (2)
- 1975 Otago Charity Golf Classic[6][7]
- 1977 Queensland Open
Playoff record
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1971 | Greater Jacksonville Open |  Gary Player
|
Lost to par on second extra hole |
References
- ^ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD9V-QBP
- ^ a b "National Golf Champions – University of Houston". p. 27.
- ^ "University of Houston Media Almanac: 2015–16 Men's Golf" (PDF).
- ^ Macfeely, F.T. (March 22, 1971). "Gary Player wins in two hole playoff". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. p. 5.
- ^ "Hal Underwood". Texas Golf Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Otago Charity Golf Classic". The Canberra Times. December 1, 1975. p. 11.
- ^ Hourigan, John (September 21, 1976). "Mail dispute disrupts Open entries". The Canberra Times. p. 16.
External links
- Hal Underwood at the PGA Tour official site
- Hal Underwood at the European Tour official site
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