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Horatio Gordon Hutchinson (16 May 1859 - 29 July 1932) was an English amateur golfer, author, and lawyer. He was a man of considerable achievements, with interests in cricket, shooting, and nature as well as golf. He also wrote a political novel. He began his golfing career at an early age playing at the Royal North Devon Golf Club. By the age of sixteen, he won the club medal championship and, by club rules, became it's Captain. He was also a member of Royal Liverpool Golf Club, and became it's Captain by more conventional means in 1894, as well as becoming the first English Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews in 1908.

Hutchinson's finest golf efforts occurred in the Amateur Championship, which he won in 1886 and 1887, thus becoming the first player to successfully defend the championship when he beat the great John Ball, Jr. on Ball's home course. He was also runner-up for the championship in 1885 and 1903.

Horace's strength in golf was his short game, and there have been few better putters in any period, especially given the playing conditions of his day. He also mastered hitting the ball low into the wind.

He had great influence in the game, especially through his books and prolific magazine writing. An ardent student of the golf swing, Hutchinson decided to put into writing his suggestions on how to play in his book, "Hints on Golf," published in 1886. His manuscript was the first real effort to put on paper instructions on how to play the game, and Hutchinson can be considered the father of golf instruction. His book displayed his understanding of the golf swing and the golfer's psyche which was years ahead of it's time.

After this initial work, he became a prolific author, composing over 50 works on such varied subjects as: Golf, fishing, cricket, shooting, nature, biography, and philosophy.

Tournament wins (25)

 * this list may be incomplete


 * 1875 Royal North Devon Golf Club Boy's Bronze Scratch Medal
 * 1875 Royal North Devon Golf Club Autumn Scratch Medal
 * 1878 Crookham Cup
 * 1879 Crookham Cup
 * 1879 Royal Liverpool Autumn Kennard Gold Medal
 * 1879 Royal Liverpool Autumn Dowie Silver Cup Medal
 * 1880 Crookham Cup
 * 1884 St. Andrews Autumn Gold Medal
 * 1884 St. Andrews George Glennie Medal
 * 1885 Royal Liverpool Spring Connaught Challenge Star Medal
 * 1886 The Amateur Championship
 * 1886 Royal North Devon Golf Club Spring Prince of Wales Gold Challenge Medal
 * 1887 The Amateur Championship
 * 1887 St. Andrews Autumn Gold Medal
 * 1887 St. Andrews Spring Silver Cross Medal
 * 1887 Great Yarmouth Scratch Medal
 * 1887 Royal North Devon Golf Club Spring Prince of Wales Gold Challenge Medal
 * 1889 Royal Eastbourne Fall Hartington Gold Medal
 * 1889 St. Andrews Autumn Gold Medal
 * 1892 Royal Eastbourne Spring Club Gold Medal
 * 1892 Royal Eastbourne Fall Hartington Gold Medal
 * 1894 Royal Liverpool Spring Medal
 * 1894 Royal Liverpool Fall Medal
 * 1895 Royal Liverpool Fall Medal
 * 1896 Royal Liverpool Fall Medal

Results timeline
Note: Hutchinson played in only The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship.

LA = Low Amateur NYF = Tournament not yet founded NT = No tournament DNP = Did not play WD = Withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

Source for British Open: www.theopen.com

Source for 1888 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18880510&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 10, 1888, pg. 11.]

Source for 1889 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18890512&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 8, 1889, pg. 10.]

Source for 1890 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18900502&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 2, 1890, pg. 8.]

Source for 1892 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18920513&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 13, 1892, pg. 9.]

Source for 1894 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18940426&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, April 26, 1894, pg. 11.]

Source for 1896 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18960522&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 22, 1896, pg. 10.]

Source for 1898 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=18980526&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 26, 1898, pg. 11.]

Source for 1900 British Amateur: [http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl/ Golf, July, 1900, pg. 20.]

Source for 1901 British Amateur: [http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl/ Golf, June, 1901, pg. 414.]

Source for 1902 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19020430&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, April 30, 1902, pg. 10.]

Source for 1904 British Amateur: [http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl/ Golf, July, 1904, pg. 9.]

Source for 1905 British Amateur: [http://www.usgamuseum.com/researchers/usga_segl/ Golf, June, 1905, pg. 340.]

Source for 1906 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19060524&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 24, 1906, pg. 8.]

Source for 1907 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19070529&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 29, 1907, pg. 12.]

Source for 1908 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19080526&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 26, 1908, pg. 13.]

Source for 1909 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19090526&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 26, 1909, pg. 14.]

Source for 1910 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19100602&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, June 2, 1910, pg. 8.]

Source for 1911 British Amateur: [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19110531&printsec=frontpage The Glasgow Herald, May 31, 1911, pg. 10.]

Source for 1912 British Amateur: [http://la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/AmericanGolfer/1912/ag83d.pdf The American Golfer, July, 1912, pg. 197.]