George Dunlap (golfer)

George Dunlap
George Dunlap
Personal information
Full name	George T. Dunlap Jr.
Born	December 23, 1908; Arlington, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	November 24, 2003 (aged 94); Naples, Florida, U.S.
Sporting nationality	United States
Career
College	Princeton University
Status	Amateur
Best results in major championships; (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	T34: 1934
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T35: 1933
U.S. Amateur	Won: 1933
British Amateur	T3: 1933, 1934

George T. Dunlap Jr. (December 23, 1908 – November 24, 2003) was an American amateur golfer best known for winning the U.S. Amateur.

Dunlap was born in the Arlington section of Kearny, New Jersey. His father was the co-founder of Grosset & Dunlap Publishers.

Dunlap graduated from Princeton University in 1931.^[1] He won the Intercollegiate Individual Championship in 1930 and 1931 and led Princeton to the team victory in 1930.

Dunlap won the U.S. Amateur in 1933 and also won seven North and South Amateurs from 1931 to 1942 including four in a row (1933–36).^[2]

Dunlap played on three winning Walker Cup teams; 1932, 1934, and 1936.

Dunlap died in Naples, Florida.

Tournament wins (12)

1930 Intercollegiate Individual Championship
1931 Intercollegiate Individual Championship, North and South Amateur
1932 Long Island Amateur
1933 U.S. Amateur, North and South Amateur
1934 North and South Amateur
1935 North and South Amateur
1936 North and South Amateur, Metropolitan Amateur
1940 North and South Amateur
1942 North and South Amateur

Major championships

Amateur wins (1)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Runner-up
1933	U.S. Amateur	6 & 5	Max Marston

Results timeline

Tournament	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936
Masters Tournament	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	NYF	T34
The Open Championship						T35
U.S. Amateur	R16		R32	R16		1	R64	R128	R32
The Amateur Championship						SF	SF

Win

Top 10

Did not play

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
"T" indicates a tie for a place
DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion
R256, R128, R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play

Source for U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database

Source for 1933 British Open: www.opengolf.com

Source for 1933 British Amateur: The Glasgow Herald, June 24, 1933, pg. 11.

Source for 1934 Masters: www.masters.com

Source for 1934 British Amateur: The American Golfer, July, 1934, pg. 16.

U.S. national team appearances

Walker Cup: 1932 (winners), 1934 (winners), 1936 (winners)

References

^ A Princeton Companion - Golf
^ "Golf Came Early, Stayed". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2008.

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[1] A Princeton Companion - Golf

[2] "Golf Came Early, Stayed". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2008.

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