Dickson Smith

Scottish golfer

Dickson Smith
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Dickson Smith
Born(1918-02-02)2 February 1918
Glasgow, Scotland
Died25 January 2002(2002-01-25) (aged 83)
Troon, Scotland
Sporting nationality Scotland
Career
StatusAmateur
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT5: 1957

William Dickson Smith (2 February 1918 – 25 January 2002)[1] was a Scottish amateur golfer. He was known as Dick or Dickson. He tied for 5th place in the 1957 Open Championship and played in the 1959 Walker Cup.[2]

Amateur wins

  • 1958 Scottish Amateur

Results in major championships

Tournament 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
The Open Championship T5 CUT T40 CUT

Note: Smith only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

  • Walker Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1959
  • St Andrews Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 1958 (winners)

References

  1. ^ "Dick Smith". scotsman.com. 20 February 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Dick Smith". www.heraldscotland.com. 31 January 2002. Retrieved 13 April 2016.