Hal Underwood

Hal Mac Underwood (born November 9, 1945)[1] is an American professional golfer.

Hal Underwood
Personal information
Full nameHal Mac Underwood
Born (1945-11-09) November 9, 1945
Ballinger, Texas, U.S.
Nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Houston
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia2

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.[2][3]

Underwood never won on the PGA Tour but finished runner-up to Gary Player in the 1971 Greater Jacksonville Open.[4] 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.[5]

Underwood was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 1991.[6]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Apr 11, 1975 Portuguese Open E (73-72-71-76=292) 3 strokes Vicente Fernández

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Nov 30, 1975 Otago Charity Classic −6 (67-73-72-70=282) Playoff Bob Clark
2 Oct 2, 1977 Queensland Open −7 (71-69-71-70=281) 2 strokes Peter Headland

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1975 Otago Charity Classic Bob Clark Won with par on first extra hole

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1971 Greater Jacksonville Open Gary Player Lost to par on second extra hole

References
  1. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD9V-QBP
  2. "National Golf Champions – University of Houston". p. 27.
  3. "University of Houston Media Almanac: 2015–16 Men's Golf" (PDF).
  4. Macfeely, F.T. (March 22, 1971). "Gary Player wins in two hole playoff". Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. p. 5.
  5. "Suzuki Is Golf Victor". The New York Times. 1976-04-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
  6. "Hal Underwood". Texas Golf Hall of Fame.


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