Hal Mac Underwood (born November 9, 1945) is an American

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. Underwood played college golf at the

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. He played on two

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teams (1966 and 1967), was an All-American in 1966 and 1967, and won several college tournaments. Underwood never won on the PGA Tour but finished runner-up to

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in the 1971

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. He had a little more success internationally, winning the 1975

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on the

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and the two events on the Australian/New Zealand circuit. He also recorded a runner-up at the 1977

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. Underwood was inducted into the Texas Golf Hall of Fame in 1991.

Amateur wins

*1967

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Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–0)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

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