William Steel was a Scottish professional golfer.

He finished in eighth place in the 1860 Open Championship.

The 1860 Open Championship was a golf competition held at Prestwick Golf Club, in Ayrshire, Scotland.

[2] Eight golfers contested the event, with Willie Park, Sr. winning the championship by 2 shots from Tom Morris, Sr. Steel's round-by-round scores are unknown, although his total for 3 rounds of play was 232, as the event was 3 rounds of 12 holes.

Steel's date of death is unknown.