Henry James Whigham (24 December 1869 – 17 March 1954) was born in Tarbolton, Scotland, and was a Scottish writer and amateur golfer. He won the U.S. Amateur in 1896 and 1897. Following his first win in the U.S. Amateur, he wrote a golf instruction book. In 1896 he finished fifth in the U.S. Open held at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, Southampton, New York.
Whigham was one of six brothers and four sisters. His sisters Molly and Sybil Whigham also played golf, and did so very well. In 1893, Whigham traveled to America and demonstrated golf at the Chicago World’s Fair. The demonstration was organized by famed golf course architect Charles B. (C.B.) Macdonald, who was acquainted with Whigham’s father, David Dundas, while they were students at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Whigham would go on to become Macdonald’s son-in-law, marrying his daughter Frances. They had a daughter, Sybil. Whigham learned the game under his instructors Willie Campbell and Joe Lloyd.
