Bill Dunk

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Bill Dunk
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Edgar Dunk
Born (1938-12-10) 10 December 1938 (age 85)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Residence Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s) PGA of Japan Tour
Far East Circuit
PGA Tour of Australia
New Zealand Golf Circuit
Professional wins51
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour2
PGA Tour of Australasia8
Other41
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1962, 1964
The Open Championship T35: 1981
Achievements and awards
New Zealand Golf Circuit
money list winner
1972–73

William Edgar Dunk (born 10 December 1938) [1] is an Australian professional golfer.

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Early life

Dunk is the son of a greenkeeper at Gosford Golf Club on the NSW Central Coast.

Professional career

Dunk won five Australian PGA Championships. [2] In addition, he won the New Zealand Open. [3] He won over 100 tournaments and broke over 80 course records, more than any other golfer in Australia. [1] In 1970, he led the world's scoring averages from Jack Nicklaus with 70.21 for 110 rounds. [1]

In 1970, Dunk set an Australian lowest-score record of 10 under par 60 at Merewether in the NBN-3 Tournament. [4] [1] [5] His course records include 61 at Maitland, NSW, 63 at Hastings New Zealand, 64 at Victoria Golf Club (9 birdies, 9 pars), then the lowest score ever played in the Australian Open - 64 in the Texas Open, 65 at Royal Selangor, 66 at Royal Sydney Golf Club and 66 at Kingston Heath Golf Club. In 1971, at Coffs Harbour he surged to 11 under after only 12 holes. He finished with 63, nine under par on the card. In a span of 30 months between 1967 and 1969, he won 25 tournaments and set 25 course records. [1] Dunk also won the Malaysian Open and the New Zealand Open. [5]

Personal life

Dunk and his wife Annette have three children. [1] He settled on the New South Wales central coast.

Professional wins (51)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
114 Sep 1975 Sanpo Classic −15 (67-69-69-68=273)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lon Hinkle
213 Jun 1976 Sapporo Tokyu Open −10 (72-67-69-70=278)2 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Min-Nan, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Marsh

Far East Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
13 Mar 1963 Malayan Open −20 (66-71-74-65=276)4 strokes Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Tadashi Kitta, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Yung-yo

PGA Tour of Australia wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
123 Jun 1974 Queensland Open +1 (74-76-69-70=289)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Sheargold
213 Oct 1974 Australian PGA Championship −9 (73-68-68-70=279)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley
39 Nov 1975 Chrysler Classic −3 (70-70-73-68=281)1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Graham
418 Jan 1976 Australian PGA Championship (2)−7 (68-70-72-71=281)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Croker
513 Feb 1977 Tattersall's Tasmanian Open −12 (67-67-70-68=272)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Cahill
619 Mar 1978 Illawarra Open −5 (69-66=135)*1 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin McGregor
712 Oct 1980 Queensland Open (2)−9 (69-69-71-70=279)1 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Richard Coombes
815 Feb 1981 Victorian Open −11 (69-74-67-67=277)5 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Grady

*Note: The 1978 Illawarra Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11974 Australian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Stanley Won 18 hole playoff;
Dunk: −1 (71),
Stanley: E (72)
21976 Australian PGA Championship Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Croker Won 18 hole playoff;
Dunk: −1 (71),
Croker: +3 (75)
31977 Forbes Classic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Gale Lost to birdie on second extra hole
41977 New South Wales Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor McDonald Lost to birdie on second extra hole

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (7)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
124 Nov 1964 Metalcraft Tournament −14 (69-65-67-73=274)5 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle
25 Dec 1964 Wiseman's Tournament −13 (71-70-71-63=275)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Len Thomas
38 Dec 1964 Wattie's Tournament −6 (68-69-68-69=274)Shared title with Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Cobie Legrange
419 Dec 1964 BP Tournament −16 (70-69-64-69=272)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kel Nagle, Flag of Australia (converted).svg Len Thomas
526 Nov 1972 New Zealand Open −5 (70-70-71-68=279)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Maurice Bembridge
610 Dec 1972 Caltex Tournament −11 (71-69-68-65=273)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Newton
724 Nov 1975 New Zealand Open (2)−16 (64-72-70-66=272)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bill Brask, Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher

New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1969 Vonnel International Flag of New Zealand.svg Terry Kendall, Flag of New Zealand.svg John Lister,
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Randall Vines
Lister won with birdie on second extra hole
Kendall and Vines eliminated by par on first hole
2 1977 Air New Zealand Shell Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Good Lost to par on first extra hole

Other Australian wins (22)

this list is incomplete

Other New Zealand wins (1)

Senior wins (10)

this list is incomplete

Awards and honors

Team appearances

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Billy Dunk Player Profile at Australian PGA
  2. List of Past Australian PGA Champions Archived 13 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  3. List of New Zealand Open Winners Archived 4 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Nagle in by stroke". The Age . 16 November 1970. p. 26.
  5. 1 2 "PGA makes Golfing History at Sandhurst," Sandhurst Club, November 2008, docstoc (pdf).
  6. NSW Open Honors List
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  9. "Dunk, Abbott easy four Winners". The Canberra Times. 3 December 1971.
  10. 1 2 "Australian PGA Seniors Championship Winners List" (PDF). PGA Australia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 June 2021.