William Steel (golfer)

William Steel
Personal information
Born	c. 1840 Scotland
Sporting nationality	Scotland
Career
Status	Professional
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	8th: 1860

William Steel was a Scottish professional golfer. He finished in eighth place in the 1860 Open Championship. ^[1]

Early life

Steel was born in Scotland circa 1840.

Golf career

1860 Open Championship

The 1860 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, in Ayrshire, Scotland. It is now regarded as the first Open Championship. ^[2] Eight golfers contested the event, with Willie Park, Sr. winning the championship by 2 shots from Tom Morris, Sr. Steel's round-by-round scores are unknown, although his total for 3 rounds of play was 232, as the event was 3 rounds of 12 holes.

Death

Steel's date of death is unknown.

References

1. Brenner, Morgan G. (2009). The Majors of Golf: Complete Results of the Open, the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship and the Masters, 1860-2008. Vol. 1. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-3360-5.
2. "The Coming of The Open - History of The Open Golf Championship". Golf Today. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.