Fred Herd
| Fred Herd | |
|---|---|
| File:FredHerd.JPG Herd in 1898 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Frederick Herd |
| Born | 26 November 1873 |
| Died | 14 March 1954 (aged 80) |
| Sporting nationality | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | Won: 1898 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
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Fred Herd (26 November 1873 – 14 March 1954) was a Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Herd was born at St Andrews, Scotland on 26 November 1873.[1] His brother, Sandy Herd, won The Open Championship in 1902.[2] He emigrated to the United States in 1897, became a naturalized citizen[3]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]In 1897, he posted as the professional at the Washington Park course in Chicago. He and his brother James were boarding at the Chicago home of Ellen McNulty and her family in 1900.[4][5]
In 1898, he won the fourth U.S. Open at Myopia Hunt Club, in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.[2] This was the first U.S. Open to be played over 72 holes, requiring the competitors to play eight rounds of Myopia's nine-hole course. Herd turned in a card totaling 328, 84-85-75-84, averaging 82 strokes per 18-hole round.[6] Two other brothers, Alex and Davy, played in the 1898 U.S. Open, which Fred won, but they did not finish in the top 10.[5] He won a $150 prize for winning the event — a large sum of money at the time — but such was his reputation as a drinker that he was not allowed to take the U.S. Open trophy away until he had paid a deposit, as the USGA was worried that he might pawn it to buy alcohol.[7]
Herd played in the U.S. Open on three other occasions, but did not have any other top-ten finishes.
Death and legacy
[edit | edit source]Herd died on 14 March 1954. He is best remembered for winning the 1898 U.S. Open.
Major championships
[edit | edit source]Wins (1)
[edit | edit source]| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | U.S. Open | 6 shot lead | 84-85-75-84=328 | 7 strokes | Scotland Alex Smith |
Results timeline
[edit | edit source]Herd played only in the U.S. Open.
| Tournament | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | 1 | T25 | T16 | 24 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References
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- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ File:Frederick Herd naturalization record, 18 Sept, 1897.jpg
- ^ File:HerdBoarding.jpg
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