Bill Dunk
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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. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Sep 1975 | Sanpo Classic | −15 (67-69-69-68=273) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Lon Hinkle |
| 2 | 13 Jun 1976 | Sapporo Tokyu Open | −10 (72-67-69-70=278) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Hsieh Min-Nan, Template:Flagicon Graham Marsh |
Far East Circuit wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Mar 1963 | Malayan Open | −20 (66-71-74-65=276) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Tadashi Kitta, Template:Flagicon Hsieh Yung-yo |
PGA Tour of Australia wins (8)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 Jun 1974 | Queensland Open | +1 (74-76-69-70=289) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon John Sheargold |
| 2 | 13 Oct 1974 | Australian PGA Championship | −9 (73-68-68-70=279) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Ian Stanley |
| 3 | 9 Nov 1975 | Chrysler Classic | −3 (70-70-73-68=281) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon David Graham |
| 4 | 18 Jan 1976 | Australian PGA Championship (2) | −7 (68-70-72-71=281) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Peter Croker |
| 5 | 13 Feb 1977 | Tattersall's Tasmanian Open | −12 (67-67-70-68=272) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Mike Cahill |
| 6 | 19 Mar 1978 | Illawarra Open | −5 (69-66=135)* | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Colin McGregor |
| 7 | 12 Oct 1980 | Queensland Open (2) | −9 (69-69-71-70=279) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Richard Coombes |
| 8 | 15 Feb 1981 | Victorian Open | −11 (69-74-67-67=277) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady |
*Note: The 1978 Illawarra Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.
PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1974 | Australian PGA Championship | Template:Flagicon Ian Stanley | Won 18 hole playoff; Dunk: −1 (71), Stanley: E (72) |
| 2 | 1976 | Australian PGA Championship | Template:Flagicon Peter Croker | Won 18 hole playoff; Dunk: −1 (71), Croker: +3 (75) |
| 3 | 1977 | Forbes Classic | Template:Flagicon Terry Gale | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 4 | 1977 | New South Wales Open | Template:Flagicon Trevor McDonald | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
Other Australian wins (22)
this list is incomplete
- 1960 New South Wales PGA
- 1962 Australian PGA Championship
- 1966 Australian PGA Championship, North Coast Open
- 1967 New South Wales Open,[6] North Coast Open, Forbes $1.500 Purse[7]
- 1968 New South Wales PGA
- 1969 New South Wales PGA, Brisbane Water Tournament
- 1970 New South Wales PGA, South Australian Open, North Coast Open, South Pacific Open[8]
- 1971 Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales Open, North Coast Open, New South Wales PGA Foursomes Championship (with Graham Abbott)[9]
- 1972 Queensland Open, Tasmanian Open
- 1973 Queensland Open
- 1975 Royal Fremantle Open
New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Nov 1964 | Metalcraft Tournament | −14 (69-65-67-73=274) | 5 strokes | Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle |
| 2 | 5 Dec 1964 | Wiseman's Tournament | −13 (71-70-71-63=275) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Len Thomas |
| 3 | 8 Dec 1964 | Wattie's Tournament | −6 (68-69-68-69=274) | Shared title with Template:Flagicon Cobie Legrange | |
| 4 | 19 Dec 1964 | BP Tournament | −16 (70-69-64-69=272) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Kel Nagle, Template:Flagicon Len Thomas |
| 5 | 26 Nov 1972 | New Zealand Open | −5 (70-70-71-68=279) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Maurice Bembridge |
| 6 | 10 Dec 1972 | Caltex Tournament | −11 (71-69-68-65=273) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Jack Newton |
| 7 | 24 Nov 1975 | New Zealand Open (2) | −16 (64-72-70-66=272) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon Bill Brask, Template:Flagicon Bruce Fleisher |
New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1969 | Vonnel International | Template:Flagicon Terry Kendall, Template:Flagicon John Lister, Template:Flagicon 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 | Template:Flagicon David Good | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Other New Zealand wins (1)
- 1968 Spalding Masters
Senior wins (10)
this list is incomplete
- 1989 Australian PGA Seniors Championship,[10] New South Wales Seniors
- 1990 New South Wales Seniors, Mitsukoshi Seniors (Japan)
- 1991 JAS Cup Senior (Japan), Misawa Resort Senior Open (Japan), Ho-Oh Cup (Japan)
- 1995 Australian PGA Seniors Championship[10]
- 1993 Mizuno Senior Classic (Japan), HTB Hokkaido Senior (Japan)
Awards and honors
- Dunk was inducted as a life member of the PGA Tour of Australasia in 1996.
Team appearances
References
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- ↑ a b c d e f Billy Dunk Player Profile at Australian PGA
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- ↑ NSW Open Honors List
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