Michael Bonallack
English amateur golfer and administrator (1934–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Michael Francis Bonallack, OBE (31 December 1934 – 26 September 2023) was an English amateur golfer who was one of the leading administrators in world golf in the late 20th century.[1][2]
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Sir Michael Bonallack OBE | |||||||
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Personal information | |||||||
Full name | Michael Francis Bonallack | ||||||
Born | (1934-12-31)31 December 1934 Chigwell, Essex, England | ||||||
Died | 26 September 2023(2023-09-26) (aged 88) St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | ||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||||
Career | |||||||
Status | Amateur | ||||||
Best results in major championships | |||||||
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1966, 1969, 1970 | ||||||
The Open Championship | T11: 1959 | ||||||
U.S. Amateur | R64: 1961 | ||||||
British Amateur | Won: 1961, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970 | ||||||
Achievements and awards | |||||||
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(For a full list of awards, see here) |
Bonallack was born in Chigwell, Essex. He learned the game of golf under the tutelage of head professional Bert Hodson at Chigwell[3] and soon won the Boys Amateur Championship in 1952. A rare example of an outstanding golfer who remained an amateur in the era when professional domination of the sport became firmly entrenched, he went on to win the Amateur Championship and the English Amateur five times each and the Brabazon Trophy four times. He was a member of nine Walker Cup teams and played in the Eisenhower Trophy seven times. His best finish at the Open Championship was eleventh in 1959. He was the leading amateur at the Open in 1968 and 1971.