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William Edgar Dunk (born 10 December 1938) Billy Dunk Player Profile at Australian PGA is an Australian professional golfer.


Early life
Dunk is the son of a greenkeeper at Gosford Golf Club on the NSW Central Coast.


Professional career
Dunk won five Australian PGA Championships. List of Past Australian PGA Champions In addition, he won the New Zealand Open. List of New Zealand Open Winners He won over 100 tournaments and broke over 80 course records, more than any other golfer in Australia. In 1970, he led the world's scoring averages from Jack Nicklaus with 70.21 for 110 rounds.

In 1970, Dunk set an Australian lowest-score record of 10 under par 60 at Merewether in the NBN-3 Tournament. "PGA makes Golfing History at Sandhurst," Sandhurst Club, November 2008, docstoc (pdf). His course records include 61 at Maitland, NSW, 63 at Hastings New Zealand, 64 at Victoria Golf Club (9 birdies, 9 pars), then the lowest score ever played in the - 64 in the , 65 at Royal Selangor, 66 at Royal Sydney Golf Club and 66 at Kingston Heath Golf Club. In 1971, at Coffs Harbour he surged to 11 under after only 12 holes. He finished with 63, nine under par on the card. In a span of 30 months between 1967 and 1969, he won 25 tournaments and set 25 course records. Dunk also won the Malaysian Open and the New Zealand Open.


Personal life
Dunk and his wife Annette have three children. He settled on the New South Wales central coast.


Professional wins (51)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (2)
114 Sep 1975−15 (67-69-69-68=273)2 strokes
213 Jun 1976Sapporo Tokyu Open−10 (72-67-69-70=278)2 strokes,


Far East Circuit wins (1)
13 Mar 1963Malayan Open−20 (66-71-74-65=276)4 strokes,


PGA Tour of Australia wins (8)
123 Jun 1974Queensland Open+1 (74-76-69-70=289)1 stroke
213 Oct 1974Australian PGA Championship−9 (73-68-68-70=279)PlayoffIan Stanley
39 Nov 1975−3 (70-70-73-68=281)1 strokeDavid Graham
418 Jan 1976Australian PGA Championship (2)−7 (68-70-72-71=281)PlayoffPeter Croker
513 Feb 1977Tattersall's Tasmanian Open−12 (67-67-70-68=272)4 strokesMike Cahill
619 Mar 1978−5 (69-66=135)*1 stroke
712 Oct 1980Queensland Open (2)−9 (69-69-71-70=279)1 strokeRichard Coombes
815 Feb 1981−11 (69-74-67-67=277)5 strokes
*Note: The 1978 Illawarra Open was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–2)

11974Australian PGA ChampionshipIan StanleyWon 18 hole playoff;
Dunk: −1 (71),
Stanley: E (72)
21976Australian PGA ChampionshipPeter CrokerWon 18 hole playoff;
Dunk: −1 (71),
Croker: +3 (75)
31977Lost to birdie on second extra hole
41977New South Wales OpenTrevor McDonaldLost to birdie on second extra hole


Other Australian wins (22)
this list is incomplete

  • 1960 New South Wales PGA
  • 1962 Australian PGA Championship
  • 1966 Australian PGA Championship, North Coast Open
  • 1967 New South Wales Open, NSW Open Honors List North Coast Open, Forbes $1.500 Purse
  • 1968 New South Wales PGA
  • 1969 New South Wales PGA, Brisbane Water Tournament
  • 1970 New South Wales PGA, South Australian Open, North Coast Open, South Pacific Open
  • 1971 Australian PGA Championship, New South Wales Open, North Coast Open, New South Wales PGA Foursomes Championship (with )
  • 1972 Queensland Open,
  • 1973 Queensland Open
  • 1975 Royal Fremantle Open


New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (7)
124 Nov 1964Metalcraft Tournament−14 (69-65-67-73=274)5 strokes
25 Dec 1964Wiseman's Tournament−13 (71-70-71-63=275)3 strokesLen Thomas
38 Dec 1964Wattie's Tournament−6 (68-69-68-69=274)Shared title with
419 Dec 1964−16 (70-69-64-69=272)4 strokes, Len Thomas
526 Nov 1972New Zealand Open−5 (70-70-71-68=279)1 strokeMaurice Bembridge
610 Dec 1972Caltex Tournament−11 (71-69-68-65=273)3 strokes
724 Nov 1975New Zealand Open (2)−16 (64-72-70-66=272)4 strokes,

New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (0–2)

11969Vonnel International, John Lister,
Lister won with birdie on second extra hole
Kendall and Vines eliminated by par on first hole
21977Air New Zealand Shell OpenDavid GoodLost to par on first extra hole


Other New Zealand wins (1)


Senior wins (10)
this list is incomplete
  • 1989 Australian PGA Seniors Championship, New South Wales Seniors
  • 1990 New South Wales Seniors, Mitsukoshi Seniors (Japan)
  • 1991 JAS Cup Senior (Japan), Misawa Resort Senior Open (Japan), Ho-Oh Cup (Japan)
  • 1995 Australian PGA Seniors Championship
  • 1993 Mizuno Senior Classic (Japan), HTB Hokkaido Senior (Japan)


Awards and honors
  • Dunk was inducted as a life member of the PGA Tour of Australasia in 1996.


Team appearances
  • World Cup (representing Australia): 1968, 1969, 1972


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