Full name Henry James Whigham The Open Championship 49th: 1893 Nationality Scotland U.S. Amateur Won: 1896, 1897 | Status Amateur Name H. Whigham U.S. Open T6: 1896 Role Writer | |
Born 24 December 1869
Tarbolton, Scotland ( 1869-12-24 ) Died March 17, 1954, Southampton, New York, United States | ||
Henry James Whigham (24 December 1869 – 17 March 1954) was a Scottish writer and amateur golfer. He won the U.S. Amateur in 1896 and 1897. Following his first win in the U.S. Amateur, he wrote a golf instruction book. In 1896 he finished fifth in the U.S. Open held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York.
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Early life
Whigham was born in Tarbolton, Scotland, one of six brothers and four sisters. He went to America in 1893 for the Chicago World's Fair to demonstrate golf. This was arranged by Charles B. Macdonald, who was acquainted with Whigham's father, David Dundas, while they were students at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Whigham would go on to become Macdonald's son-in-law, marrying his daughter Frances. They had a daughter, Sybil.
Whigham learned the game of golf studying under Willie Campbell and Joe Lloyd.
Career
Whigham returned to Chicago as an instructor at Lake Forest College in English and also as a lecturer at other universities in the midwest. Later he went on to become a drama critic for the Chicago Tribune, until leaving to work as a war correspondent.
Whigham became editor-in-chief of Town & Country magazine in 1910, a position he held until 1935. Whigham was the author of How to Play Golf, a self-help book designed to teach the reader the basic rules of the game. A second edition of the book was republished and released in March 2011 by Library Tales Publishing.
Death
Whigham died in Southampton, New York, at the age of 84.
Results timeline
Note: Whigham played in only U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur and The Open Championship.
M = Medalist
LA = Low amateur
DNP = Did not play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database
Source for British Open: www.opengolf.com