H. J. Whigham
H. J. Whigham | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Henry James Whigham |
Born | Tarbolton, Scotland | 24 December 1869
Died | 17 March 1954 Southampton, New York | (aged 84)
Sporting nationality | Scotland |
Career | |
Status | Amateur |
Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |
U.S. Open | T5: 1896 |
The Open Championship | 49th: 1893 |
U.S. Amateur | Won: 1896, 1897 |
Henry James Whigham (24 December 1869 – 17 March 1954) was a
Early life
Whigham was born in
Whigham learned the game of golf studying under Willie Campbell and Joe Lloyd.[5]
Career
Whigham returned to Chicago as an instructor at Lake Forest College in English and also as a lecturer at other universities in the midwest. Later he went on to become a drama critic for the Chicago Tribune, until leaving to work as a war correspondent.
Whigham became editor-in-chief of Town & Country magazine in 1910, a position he held until 1935. Whigham was the author of How to Play Golf, a self-help book designed to teach the reader the basic rules of the game. A second edition of the book was republished and released in March 2011 by Library Tales Publishing.
Death
Whigham died in Southampton, New York, at the age of 84.
Major championships
Amateur wins (2)
Year | Championship | Winning Score | Runner-up |
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1896 | U.S. Amateur |
8 & 7 | Joseph G. Thorp |
1897 | U.S. Amateur |
8 & 6 | W. Rossiter Betts |
Results timeline
Note: Whigham played in only
Tournament | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 |
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U.S. Open | NYF | NYF | T5 | T8 LA | ||
U.S. Amateur
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NYF | NYF | 1 M | 1 | DNQ | |
The Open Championship | 49 |
M = Medalist
LA = Low amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database
Source for British Open: www.opengolf.com
Works
References
- ^ 1896 U.S. Amateur
- ^ 1897 U.S. Amateur
- ^ "Great Golf By Foulis". The New York Sun. 18 July 1896. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
- ^ May Hezlet, Ladies' Golf (Hutchinson 1907): 257-258.
- ^ "Golf — United States Golf Association". books.Google.com. 1898. Retrieved 20 August 2015.