Bill Dunk

William Edgar Dunk (born 10 December 1938) 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. In addition, he won the New Zealand Open. He won over 100 tournaments and broke over 80 course records, more than any other golfer in Australia. 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 Australian Open - 64 in the Texas Open, 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. North Coast Open, Forbes Open 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 Graham Abbott) 1972 Queensland Open, Tasmanian Open 1973 Queensland Open 1975 Royal Fremantle Open

New Zealand Golf Circuit wins (7)

New Zealand Golf Circuit playoff record (0–2)

Other New Zealand wins (1) 1968 Spalding Masters

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