Charlie Hunter (golfer)

Charles Crawford Hunter (5 June 1836 – 24 January 1921) was a Scottish professional golfer and greenskeeper.

Hunter was born on 5 June 1836 in Prestwick, Scotland.

[3] His best performance, rounds of 60-60-58=178, put him in third place in the 1862 Open Championship.

Hunter played steady golf, carding rounds of 60-60-58=178, and finished in third place.

Tom Morris, Sr. won the Championship, shooting rounds of 52-55-56=163, and triumphed by the large margin of 13 strokes from runner-up Willie Park, Sr.[3] Hunter was employed by Prestwick Golf Club as 'Keeper of the Green', and assisted as well with the early formation work for the neighbouring Royal Troon Golf Club, located just north of Prestwick, in the 1870s and 1880s.