Fred Herd, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fred Herd

professional golfer

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1874

Place of Birth: St Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 14-Mar-1954

Profession: golfer

Nationality: Scotland, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Fred Herd (26 November 1873 – 14 March 1954) was a Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews.
In 1898 he won the fourth U.S.
Open at Myopia Hunt Club, in South Hamilton, Massachusetts.
This was the first U.S.
Open to be played over 72 holes, requiring the competitors to play eight rounds of Myopia's nine-hole course.
Herd turned in a card totaling 328, 84-85-75-84, averaging 82 strokes per 18-hole round.