Full name Tom Hutchinson U.S. Open 7th: 1900 Nationality Scotland The Open Championship 22nd: 1899 | Status Professional Name Tom Hutchinson Masters Tournament DNP | |
Thomas Hutchinson (6 October 1877 – 8 December 1900) was a Scottish professional golfer. Hutchinson placed seventh in the 1900 U.S. Open, held 4–5 October 1900, at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. At the time, he was a touring professional playing out of Shinnecock Hills Golf Club.
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Early life
Tom Hutchinson was born in St Andrews, Scotland, on 6 October 1877 to William and Helen Hutchinson. He had a younger brother, Jock Hutchinson, who was also a fine professional golfer.
Golf career
Hutchinson finished seventh in the 1900 U.S. Open, held 4–5 October 1900, at Chicago Golf Club in Wheaton, Illinois. On 20 September 1900, Hutchinson partnered with George Low in a 36-hole best ball match on the Morris County links in Morristown, New Jersey. They turned in a stellar card, defeating the celebrated British professional Harry Vardon by the score of 7 and 6.
Death and legacy
Hutchinson died on 8 December 1900 after a horse riding accident on Stafford Place links at Cumberland Island on the southestern coast of Georgia, where he was a guest of William Coleman Carnegie. Carnegie was a golf enthusiast and had a private golf course on Cumberland Island where Hutchinson could hone his skills. Hutchinson was buried in Mr. Carnegie's private burial ground on Cumberland Island.
Newspaper reports from the 12 December 1900 issue of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and the 13 December 1900 issue of the New York Daily Tribune puts his date of death to 11 December, but his gravestone on Cumberland Island says 8 December.