Henry James Whigham (24 December 1869 – 17 March 1954) was a

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writer and amateur golfer. He won the U.S. Amateur golf tournament in 1896 and 1897.1897 U.S. Amateur
/ref> 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

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, Southampton, New York.

Early life

Whigham was born in Tarbolton, Scotland, one of six brothers and four sisters to David Dundas Whigham and Ellen Murray (née Campbell). His sisters Molly and

Sybil Whigham Sybil Whigham, also seen as Sibyl Whigham and later as Sybil Nicholson (29 July 1871 – after March 1954), was a Scottish golfer. Early life Sybil Harriet Whigham was born in Tarbolton, Scotland, the daughter of David Dundas Whigham"Death of C ...

also played golf well.May Hezlet
''Ladies' Golf''
(Hutchinson 1907): 257-258. He went to America in 1893 for the Chicago World's Fair to demonstrate golf. This was arranged by

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, 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

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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.

Major championships

Amateur wins (2)

Results timeline

Note: Whigham played in only U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur and The Open Championship. M = Medalist
LA = Low amateur
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur
USGA Championship Database
Source for British Open:
www.opengolf.com

Works

Manchuria and Korea (1904)

References

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