Alexander Herd (24 April 1868 – 18 February 1944) was a Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews.

[1][3] Herd had a three-shot lead after 54 holes, but nearly let the title slip out of his hands by scoring an 81 in the final round.

Harry Vardon and James Braid both had medium length putts at the final hole to force a playoff, but they missed and Herd took the Championship.

Herd's appearances in the championship spanned fifty years, the last at age 71 at St Andrews in 1939, but failed to advance from qualifying.

He last played in The Open six years earlier in 1933, but twisted an ankle during the first round and had to withdraw;[4] he last made the cut in 1927 and tied for tenth.