Herbert Leslie Penfold Hyland (4 March 1875 – 6 May 1940) was a director of

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and amateur sportsman, winning the South Australian amateur golf championship in 1905 and 1906.

Personal life

He was born Herbert Leslie Hyland on 4 March 1875, the son of Thomas Francis Hyland and Mary Georgina Anne Penfold, the only child of Dr.

Christopher Rawson Penfold Penfolds is an Australian wine producer that was founded in Adelaide in 1844 by Christopher Rawson Penfold, an English physician who emigrated to Australia, and his wife Mary Penfold. It is one of Australia's oldest wineries, and is currently p ...

, the founder of

Penfolds Penfolds is an Australian wine producer that was founded in Adelaide in 1844 by Christopher Rawson Penfold, an English physician who emigrated to Australia, and his wife Mary Penfold. It is one of Australia's oldest wineries, and is currently p ...

. He later adopted the name Penfold Hyland. He married Edith Mary Miller on 30 April 1900, which marriage ended in divorce in 1920. He was born in

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but moved to

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

in late 1904. He died on 6 May 1940 and was survived by two sons and a daughter.

Golf

Hyland was an amateur golfer. In 1901 he was runner-up in the Victorian Amateur Championship, 19 strokes behind

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. In July 1904 he won the Surrey Hills Gentlemen's Championship. Over 36 holes he was 4 down to bogey, 3 ahead of Michael Scott, who was 7 down. In September, he was runner-up to Scott in the first Australian Open and the following month was again runner-up to Scott in the Victorian Amateur Championship. Soon after moving to

, Hyland was runner-up to Tom Cheadle in the South Australian Amateur Championship in 1905, losing 10 & 9 in the 36-hole final. In 1906 he won the South Australian Amateur Championship, beating

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in the final. The two met again in the 1907 final, with Hyland winning 6 & 5.

Team appearances

Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches The Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches were an amateur team golf competition for men between the states and territories of Australia. The event started in 1904 when New South Wales played Victoria. Until World War II the event was played a ...

(representing South Australia): 1905, 1907, 1908, 1910

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Penland Hyland, Leslie Australian male golfers Amateur golfers Australian wine and spirit merchants 1875 births 1940 deaths