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in the semi-final while in 1909 he lost 5&4 to the eventual winner,
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Hepburn died of cancer in 1945. The location of his death is unknown.
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Note: Hepburn only played in The Open
Championship and the U.S. Open.
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department store in
Manhattan where he worked for Sam Wanamaker.
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One of his first postings as a professional came at
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269:course in Southampton, New York, as
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654:England–Scotland Professional Match
298:England–Scotland Professional Match
156:Best results in major championships
310:British PGA Matchplay Championship
265:Hepburn plays an iron shot on the
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787:"The History of the American PGA"
308:, and was a semi-finalist in the
209:(14 September 1876 – 1945) was a
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737:"James Melville Dron Hepburn"
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16:Scottish professional golfer
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142:Turned professional
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69:1876-09-14
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52:Full name
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318:Tom Ball
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