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Bill Large

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Full name
  
William Large

Status
  
Professional

U.S. Open
  
DNP

Professional wins
  
3

Nationality
  
England

Masters Tournament
  
DNP

The Open Championship
  
T25: 1971

Born
  
2 July 1937 Liverpool, Lancashire, England (
1937-07-02
)

Died
  
15 March 2006, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

William Large (2 July 1937 – 15 March 2006) was an English professional golfer. He was born in Liverpool, where his father, Bill Large, Sr., was professional at the Allerton Municipal course. His father had won the Northern Professional Championship in 1928.

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Large's first important win was in the Honda Foursomes Tournament in 1966 where he and his partner, Jimmy Hitchcock, beat the experienced pair of Peter Alliss and Christy O'Connor Snr in the final. He was joint winner of two individual tournaments, the 1966 Martini International and the 1968 Alcan International.

Tournament wins

  • 1965 Honda Foursomes Tournament (with Jimmy Hitchcock)
  • 1966 Martini International (tie with Peter Alliss)
  • 1968 Alcan International (tie with Christy O'Connor Snr)
  • Results in major championships

    Note: The Open Championship was the only major Large played.
    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    "T" indicates a tie for a place

    References

    Bill Large Wikipedia