Sandy Herd

Alexander "Sandy" Herd (24 April 1868 – 18 February 1944) was a Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews. He won 1902 Open Championship at Hoylake.

Early life

Herd was born in St Andrews, Scotland, on 24 April 1868, to a golfing family; he had brothers who were also golf professionals.

Golf career

Herd was the club professional at Huddersfield Golf Club from 1892 to 1911. In 1902, he won The Open Championship at Hoylake. He had a three shot lead after 54 holes, but nearly let the title slip out of his hands by scoring an 81 in the final round. Harry Vardon and James Braid both had medium length putts at the final hole to force a play-off, but they missed and Herd took the Championship.

He was the first Open Champion to use the Haskell rubber-cored ball. In 1920 he became the oldest runner-up in The Open before Tom Watson in 2009. Herd's appearances in The Open Championship spanned fifty years, his last appearance being at St Andrews in 1939, when he was 71. On that occasion he failed to qualify for the tournament.

Sandy Herd (footballer)

Andrew "Sandy" Clark Herd (born 28 June 1902 in Torryburn, Fife) was a Scottish professional footballer.

A miner by trade, Herd started his senior career with Dundee, who he joined from junior side Hearts of Beath, in 1923. He joined Dunfermline Athletic a year later, helping them to win the Division Two title in 1925–26. He was signed by Hearts in 1927 in a £250 transfer deal, with Colin Dand moving to Dunfermline as part of the agreement.

Herd spent ten seasons with the Tynecastle club, making 229 first team appearances in the process. Initially selected as a Fullback, he switched to the Left Half position when Andy Anderson joined the club in 1929, and established himself in the latter role. His half-back combination with Alex Massie and John Johnstone proved both durable and successful for Hearts, the trio proving a constant part of the side between 1930 and 1935, and eventually all three would gain selection for the Scottish national team. Herd's one cap was earned against Ireland in 1935, while he also made one appearance for the Scottish League XI, against the (English) Football League in 1934.