William "Willie" Auchterlonie (7 August 1872
– 27 February 1963
) was a
Scottish professional
golf
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er. He was a native of
St Andrews. He won the
1893 Open Championship at the age of and he remains the second youngest Open Champion after
Tom Morris, Jnr, but it was to prove to be his only Open. His brother,
Laurie Auchterlonie, won the 1902
U.S. Open.
Auchterlonie was honorary professional to
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews
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for nearly a quarter of a century. He had begun his working life as an apprentice to the club makers R. Forgan & Son
and he ran club making businesses for most of his adult life. There is still a golf shop called Auchterlonie's in St Andrews. He was involved in golf course design.
Major championships
Wins (1)
Results timeline
''Note: Auchterlonie only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References
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Scottish male golfers
Winners of men's major golf championships
Golfers from St Andrews
1872 births
1963 deaths