David Huish
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David Huish is a Scottish
professional golf
er, perhaps best known for being the halfway leader of The Open Championship
in 1975.
, Scotland
. He married his second wife Diane in 1989 with whom he had a son, Oliver, in 1990. He also has two children from a previous marriage, Susan (b.1967) and Martyn (1969).
in 1959, with his first job being as an assistant at Gullane
. He took up his first head professional position at Hamilton Golf Club in 1965. Two years later later returned to his home town to take up the same role at North Berwick Golf Club
, where he remained until his retirement in 2009. He was succeeded by his son, Martyn.
As a club professional, Huish never followed a full time tournament career. Although he was regarded as a competent tournament player, it was not until The Open Championship
in 1975 that he came to the attention of a wider audience. After qualifying for the championship in a seven man play-off, he shot rounds of 67 and 69 at Carnoustie
to lead by two strokes over Tom Watson
, Peter Oosterhuis
and Bernard Gallacher
at the halfway mark. However, he fell away over the weekend and ultimately finished 13 shots off the pace, in a tie for 32nd place. His best finish in the Open came the following year at Birkdale
, when he tied for 21st place.
While Huish never won a top flight tour event, he did win many other tournaments, including the Scottish Uniroyal in 1971, and the Northern Open on four occasions. After turning 50, he joined the European Seniors Tour
, where he enjoyed some success, claiming five victories, four of them in play-offs, with the last coming in 2001 when he won, again in a play-off, at the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open
in Switzerland.
Huish later become a very significant and respected figure on the inside of professional golf, serving as the PGA Captain, a PGA Board Member and Ryder Cup
Committee Member, a position he held longer than anyone else. In recognition of his achievements in the game, Huish received the Special Award at the Seniors Tour annual awards dinner in 2004 for services to golf.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969)
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er, perhaps best known for being the halfway leader of The Open Championship
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
in 1975.
Personal life
Huish was born in North BerwickNorth Berwick
The Royal Burgh of North Berwick is a seaside town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is situated on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, approximately 25 miles east of Edinburgh. North Berwick became a fashionable holiday resort in the 19th century because of its two sandy bays, the East Bay and the...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. He married his second wife Diane in 1989 with whom he had a son, Oliver, in 1990. He also has two children from a previous marriage, Susan (b.1967) and Martyn (1969).
Career
Huish turned professionalProfessional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
in 1959, with his first job being as an assistant at Gullane
Gullane
Gullane is a town on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth in East Lothian on the east coast of Scotland. There has been a church in the village since the 9th century. The ruins of the Old Church of St...
. He took up his first head professional position at Hamilton Golf Club in 1965. Two years later later returned to his home town to take up the same role at North Berwick Golf Club
North Berwick Golf Club
The North Berwick Golf Club , at North Berwick, East Lothian, was founded in 1832. It is the 13th oldest golf club in the world and only St Andrews hosts a club which has played continuously over the same course for longer. Although the NBGC was the first club in the world to allow female members,...
, where he remained until his retirement in 2009. He was succeeded by his son, Martyn.
As a club professional, Huish never followed a full time tournament career. Although he was regarded as a competent tournament player, it was not until The Open Championship
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
in 1975 that he came to the attention of a wider audience. After qualifying for the championship in a seven man play-off, he shot rounds of 67 and 69 at Carnoustie
Carnoustie Golf Links
The Carnoustie Golf Links are in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Its historic championship golf course is one of the venues in the Open Championship rotation.-History:...
to lead by two strokes over Tom Watson
Tom Watson (golfer)
Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour....
, Peter Oosterhuis
Peter Oosterhuis
Peter A. Oosterhuis is an English professional golfer and golf analyst.-Early years, amateur golf:Oosterhuis was born in London...
and Bernard Gallacher
Bernard Gallacher
Bernard Gallacher, OBE is a Scottish professional golfer.Gallacher was born in Bathgate, Scotland. He took up golf at the age of eleven. In 1965 he won the Lothians Golf Assocation Boys Championship. He won the 1967 Scottish Amateur Open Stroke Play Championship and turned professional the same...
at the halfway mark. However, he fell away over the weekend and ultimately finished 13 shots off the pace, in a tie for 32nd place. His best finish in the Open came the following year at Birkdale
Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Royal Birkdale Golf Club is a golf course in the town of Southport, England, and is one of the clubs in the Open Championship rotation for both men and women. The club has hosted the men's championship nine times since 1954, most recently in July 2008, and has hosted the women's tournament five...
, when he tied for 21st place.
While Huish never won a top flight tour event, he did win many other tournaments, including the Scottish Uniroyal in 1971, and the Northern Open on four occasions. After turning 50, he joined the European Seniors Tour
European Seniors Tour
The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour.The Tour was founded in 1992. In 2008 it had a total prize fund of €7,729,284, so it is much further behind the U.S.-based Champions Tour in relative prize money than the main European...
, where he enjoyed some success, claiming five victories, four of them in play-offs, with the last coming in 2001 when he won, again in a play-off, at the Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open
Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open
The Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open is the Swiss stop on men's professional golf's European Seniors Tour. It was founded in 1997 as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open and assumed its present name two years later. It is played at Bad Ragaz Golf Club...
in Switzerland.
Huish later become a very significant and respected figure on the inside of professional golf, serving as the PGA Captain, a PGA Board Member and Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup
The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States. The competition is jointly administered by the PGA of America and the PGA European Tour, and is contested every two years, the venue alternating between courses in the United States and Europe...
Committee Member, a position he held longer than anyone else. In recognition of his achievements in the game, Huish received the Special Award at the Seniors Tour annual awards dinner in 2004 for services to golf.
Regular wins (11)
- 1965 Scottish Assistants Championship
- 1971 Scottish Uniroyal
- 1973 Northern Open
- 1975 PGA Club Professionals Championship, Scottish Professional Championship
- 1977 PGA Club Professionals Championship
- 1980 Northern Open
- 1984 Northern Open
- 1985 Sunderland of Scotland Masters
- 1986 PGA Club Professionals Championship
- 1988 Northern Open
European Seniors Tour wins (5)
- 1996 Ryder Collingtree Seniors Classic
- 1998 Scottish Seniors Open
- 2000 Lawrence Batley Seniors, Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenThe Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open is the Swiss stop on men's professional golf's European Seniors Tour. It was founded in 1997 as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open and assumed its present name two years later. It is played at Bad Ragaz Golf Club...
- 2001 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenBad Ragaz PGA Seniors OpenThe Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open is the Swiss stop on men's professional golf's European Seniors Tour. It was founded in 1997 as the Credit Suisse Private Banking Seniors Open and assumed its present name two years later. It is played at Bad Ragaz Golf Club...
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
T31 | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT | T56 | DNP | T32 | T21 | CUT |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1969)
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.