Bill Dunk

Bill Dunk
 Golfer 
Personal information
Full name William Edgar Dunk
Born (1938-12-10) 10 December 1938
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Nationality  Australia
Residence Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Career
Status Professional
Former tour(s) PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins >100
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour 2
PGA Tour of Australasia 29
Other 2 (regular)
10 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 1962, 1964
The Open Championship T35: 1981
PGA Championship DNP

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

Dunk is known as one of the greatest shot makers in Australian golf. He was inducted as a life member of the Australasian Tour in 1996. Dunk won five Australian PGA Championships[2] and the New Zealand Open.[3] He won over 100 tournaments and broke over 80 course records, more than any other golfer in Australia,[1] and in 1970 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.[1][4] 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 and 66 at Kingston Heath. 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 1967–1969, he won 25 tournaments and set 25 course records.[1] Dunk represented Australia in three World Cups and won the Malaysian Open and the New Zealand Open[4] before settling on the NSW Central Coast.

Dunk is the son of a greenkeeper at Gosford Golf Club on the NSW Central Coast. He and his wife Annette have three children.[1]

Professional wins (>100)

PGA Tour of Australasia (29)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

Other wins (1)

this list is incomplete

Senior wins (10)

this list is incomplete

Team appearances

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