Geoffrey Hunt

Geoff Hunt
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Michael Hunt
Born	c. 1936 Atherstone, Warwickshire, England
Nationality	England
Career
Status	Professional
Professional wins	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1964, 1965
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T23: 1959
PGA Championship	DNP

Geoffrey Michael Hunt (born c. 1936) is an English professional golfer, the younger brother of Bernard Hunt. Hunt is best remembered for playing in the 1963 Ryder Cup with his brother Bernard, the first brothers to play in the same Ryder Cup team since the Whitcombe brothers in 1935.

Hunt first came to prominence as a 17-year-old in the 1953 Open Championship. Rounds of 74 and 74 put him a good position after two days although he faded on the final day with rounds of 79 and 86, The following year he won the Gor-Ray Cup, the leading tournament for assistant professionals. His brother Bernard had won the cup the previous year.

Originally an assistant at Atherstone he moved to Hartsbourne in 1954.

Tournament wins

Note: This list may be incomplete

• 1954 Gor-Ray Cup
• 1960 Pickering Tournament (with Bernard Hunt)
• 1962 Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament

Results in major championships

Tournament	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T45	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T23	T28	DNP	DNP	T39	T30	CUT	DNP	CUT

Note: Hunt only played in The Open Championship and the Masters Tournament.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

• Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1963

References