Hal Underwood

Hal Mac Underwood (born November 9, 1945) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career Underwood played college golf at the University of Houston. He played on two NCAA Championship teams (1966 and 1967), was an All-American in 1966 and 1967, and won several college tournaments.

Professional career Underwood never won on the PGA Tour but finished runner-up to Gary Player in the 1971 Greater Jacksonville Open. He had a little more success internationally, winning the 1975 Portuguese Open on the European Tour and the two events on the Australian/New Zealand circuit. He also recorded a runner-up at the 1977 Malaysian Dunlop Masters.

Awards and honors In 1991, Underwood was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame.

Amateur wins 1967 Eastern Amateur, Trans-Mississippi Amateur

Professional wins (3) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Apr 11, 1975Portuguese OpenE (73-72-71-76=292)3 strokes Vicente Fernández

PGA Tour of Australia wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Oct 2, 1977Queensland Open−7 (71-69-71-70=281)2 strokes Mike Ferguson, Peter Headland

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Nov 30, 1975Otago Charity Classic−6 (67-73-72-70=282)Playoff Bob Clark

New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11975Otago Charity Classic Bob ClarkWon with par on first extra hole

Playoff record PGA Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11971Greater Jacksonville Open Gary PlayerLost to par on second extra hole

Hal Underwood

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