Sandy Herd

Sandy Herd

Alexander "Sandy" Herd (1868–1944) was a Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews.

Herd was the club professional at Huddersfield Golf Club from 1892 to 1911. In 1902, he won The Open Championship at Hoylake. He had a three shot lead after 54 holes, but nearly let the title slip out of his hands by scoring an 81 in the final round. Harry Vardon and James Braid both had medium length putts at the final hole to force a play-off, but they missed and Herd took the Championship. He was the first Open Champion to use the Haskell rubber cored ball. His appearances in The Open Championship spanned fifty years, his last appearance being at St Andrews in 1939, when he was 71. He died in London.

Herd's brother Fred won the 1898 U.S. Open.

Tournament wins

"this list may be incomplete"
*1902 The Open Championship
*1906 News of the World Match Play
*1926 News of the World Match Play

Major championships are shown in bold.


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