- William Auchterlonie
William "Willie" Auchterlonie (1872-1963) was a Scottish
golf er. He was a native of the "Home of Golf"St. Andrews . He won the 1893 Open Championship, at the age of 21 years and 24 days and he remains the second youngest Open Champion afterTom Morris, Jnr , but it was to prove to be his only Open. His brother,Laurie Auchterlonie , won the 1902 U.S. Open.Auchterlonie was honorary professional to the
Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews for nearly a quarter of a century. He had began his working life as an apprentice to a clubmaker and he ran clubmaking business for most of his adult life. There is still a golf shop called Aucterlonie's in St Andrews. He was involved in golf course design.
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