William Campbell, a distinguished amateur player who is the only person to serve as president of the US Golf Association and captain of the Royal & Ancient, has died, the USGA said on Saturday.
Campbell, 90, died from causes incident to age at his home in Lewisburg, West Virginia, on Friday.
Although he eschewed a professional playing career, Campbell was an influential figure in the game.
He appeared in 37 US Amateur Championships, winning the title in 1964.
He had a record of 7-0-1 in singles play in eight Walker Cup appearances, captaining the winning US team in the amateur match-play contest against Britain and Ireland in 1955.
His 17 appearances in the Masters remain a record for starts by an amateur at Augusta National.
He also won four North and South Amateurs, two Tam O'Shanter World Amateurs and captured the West Virginia Amateur 15 times.
From 1982 to 1983, Campbell served as president of the USGA, and in 1987, the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews -- golf's global governing body -- named him captain, a term he served for one year.
He was also a member of the West Virginia State Legislature from 1948 to 1951.
