Bob MacDonald (golfer)
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Personal information | |
Full name | Robert George MacDonald |
Born | Evelix, Dornoch, Scotland | 24 February 1885
Died | 29 March 1960 West Hollywood, Florida | (aged 75)
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Sporting nationality | Scotland United States |
Career | |
Status | Professional |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 3 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 3 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T54: 1935 |
PGA Championship | T3: 1919 |
U.S. Open | 3rd: 1915 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Robert George MacDonald (24 February 1885 – 29 March 1960) was a Scottish-American professional golfer and club maker who played in the early 20th century. He had three top-10 finishes in the U.S. Open. His best performance came in 1915 when he was third. He finished eighth in 1916 and tenth in 1920. MacDonald was a frequent competitor in the PGA Championship, his best result coming in 1919 when he finished T3.
He won the 1922 Texas Open, pocketing $1,633 in prize money, and also won the Metropolitan Open twice, in 1921 and again in 1923. His career results could have been much better had it not been for the interruption caused by the First World War.
Early life
MacDonald was born on 24 February 1885 in Evelix, Scotland. As a young man he worked as a gardener and in 1900 served in the Second Boer War. He and his family emigrated to the United States in 1910 and his first posting as a professional was in New Jersey and he later took a job at Hyde Park Country Club in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1] MacDonald also had two brothers, Bill and Jack, who both went on to become professional golfers.[1][2]
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Golf career
1915 U.S. Open
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MacDonald played very well in the event. He scored with rounds of 72-77-73-78=300 and finished in third place, winning $150 in prize money.[3]
1919 PGA Championship
The 1919 PGA Championship was the second PGA Championship, contested from 16–20 September at the Engineers Country Club in Roslyn Harbor, New York.[4] In his opening 36-hole match MacDonald slipped past Tom Boyd by the slim margin of 1 up. His play in the next match, against George Fotheringham, was more convincing when he was victorious 2 and 1. He rode that momentum into his third match against a much better opponent, Jock Hutchison, but still managed to win 3 and 2. He found himself in the semi-finals against Jim Barnes and finally succumbed by the score of 5 and 4, finishing the tournament tied for third place.[5][6][7]
Golf instructor
MacDonald was posted as professional at a number of clubs in the
He opened in 1918, with Jock Hutchison as partner, the first indoor golf facility in Chicago. The facility was later enlarged to cover 20,000 square feet by 1926.[1]
Death and legacy
MacDonald died in West Hollywood, Florida, on 29 March 1960 after an illness lasting several months.[1][11] He is best remembered for having three top-10 finishes in the U.S. Open, including a third-place finish in 1915, and for winning three PGA Tour events. He finished T3 in the 1919 PGA Championship and at age 49 finished T54 in the 1935 Masters Tournament.
PGA Tour wins (3)
- 1921 Metropolitan Open[12]
- 1922 Texas Open
- 1923 Metropolitan Open[13]
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 |
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Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | DNP | T54 |
U.S. Open | T27 | ? | 3 | 8 | NT | NT | T29 | 10 | ? | T13 | T32 | ? | T15 | T27 | T29 | ? | ? | ? | ? | T27 | T60 | ? | ? |
PGA Championship | NYF | NYF | NYF | R16 | NT | NT | SF | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | R16 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Note: MacDonald never played in The Open Championship.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
? = 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.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Robert G. MacDonald: Aix-les-Bains/Chicago". AntiqueScotland.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Bob MacDonald". RoyalDornoch.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7864-3360-5.
- New York, New York. 16 September 1919. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Emmet French Put Out Of Running For Pro Golfers Association Title By Jim Barnes" (PDF). The New York Times. 19 September 1919. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "M'Leod To Play Barnes In Final" (PDF). The New York Times. 20 September 1919. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ "Barnes Retains Professional Golfers Association Crown, Beating McLeod" (PDF). The New York Times. 21 September 1919. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ Evans, Charles (Chick) Jr. (1921). Chick Evans' Golf Book. Chicago, Illinois: Thos. E. Wilson & Co. p. 243. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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- ISBN 9780252065934. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Castner, Bill. "The MacDonald Drills". NJGolfNews.com. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ Graffis, Herb (29 March 1960). "Veteran Chicago Pro, Bob MacDonald, Dies in Florida". Golfdom. p. 70.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bob MacDonald Wins Golf Championship". The Winnipeg Tribune. Manitoba, Canada. 23 July 1923. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.