William Henry Tucker, Sr. (15 August 1872 – 6 October 1954) was an American professional golfer and golf course architect of English birth.

Tucker placed seventh in the 1896 U.S. Open, held 18 July at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York.

[1][2] Although a fine golfer, the bulk of his career would not be spent as a tournament player but rather as a golf course architect.

[10] His brother John Dunn Tucker was the first professional at Pinehurst and designed the second nine holes of the number 1 course.

He also became a proficient sod roller but rather than golf course maintenance he yearned for a career as a professional golfer.

[12] He emigrated to the United States in 1895 and went to work with his brother Sam who was the professional at St. Andrew's Golf Club in Yonkers, New York.

James Foulis won the tournament, his only major, finishing three strokes ahead of runner-up Horace Rawlins, the defending champion.

He built a golf course at the University of New Mexico[3][16] and designed the Preakness Hills Country Club in Wayne, New Jersey, the latter completed in 1926.