Horace Rawlins

Horace Rawlins
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name Horace Thomas Rawlins
Born (1874-08-05)5 August 1874
Shanklin, England
Died 22 January 1935(1935-01-22) (aged 60)
Reading, Berkshire, England
Nationality  England
Career
Status Professional
Professional wins 1
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open Won: 1895
The Open Championship DNP
PGA Championship DNP

Horace Thomas Rawlins (5 August 1874 – 22 January 1935[1]) was an English professional golfer who won the first U.S. Open Championship in 1895. With this victory, he became the first winner of a "major" outside the United Kingdom.

Rawlins was born at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight, England, and was the club professional at the Mid-Herts Golf Club when it opened in 1893.[2] He played in a professional event at Stanmore Golf Club in June 1894 but finished well out of the prizes.[3]

After emigrating to the United States, Rawlins accepted a position as the assistant pro at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island. When his club hosted the inaugural U.S. Open on 4 October 1895, he was one of 11 players to participate. Playing in just his third tournament, Rawlins shocked the more established Willie Dunn, winning the title by two strokes over 36 holes. The first U.S. Open was a one-day event played immediately after the three-day U.S. Amateur, which received much more attention at the time. Rawlins won $150 plus a $50 golf medal and the Open Championship Cup, which went to his club. Rawlins finished second at the U.S. Open in 1896.[4]

Rawlins did not win any other major tournaments. He was involved in golf course design, having in 1910 done some work on The Springhaven Club course in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, which was originally laid out by Ida Dixon in 1904.[5]

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship18 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
1895 U.S. Open 2 shot deficit 91-82=173 2 strokes Scotland Willie Dunn

Results timeline

Note: Rawlins played in only the U.S. Open.

Tournament 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912
U.S. Open 1 2 T8 T19 T13 T30 T17 T16 12 14 T37 DNP T25 DNP 60 DNP DNP CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

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