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Nationality
  
Scotland

Name
  
Bill Longmuir

Turned professional
  
1968

Role
  
Golfer

European seniors tour
  
8

Masters Tournament
  
DNP

Height
  
1.78 m

Professional wins
  
14

U.S. Open
  
DNP


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Full name
  
William George Longmuir

Born
  
10 June 1953 (age 70) Thundersley, Essex, England (
1953-06-10
)

Children
  
Chloe (b. 1989)Callum (b. 1991)Angus (b. 1995)Sydney (b. 1996)

Former tours
  
PGA European Tour, Champions Tour

Residence
  
Redhill, United Kingdom

Current tours
  

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William George Longmuir (born 10 June 1953) is a British professional golfer.

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Longmuir was born in Thundersley, Essex, England to Scottish parents. Despite having lived in England all his life, he regards himself as Scottish and is classified as such for international competition. He turned professional in 1968 and was a regular on the European Tour from 1976 to 1992, finishing as a tournament runner-up three times. He made the top 90 on the Order of Merit every year from 1976 to 1990, which a best ranking of 24th in 1982.

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In 1979, Longmuir won the Tooting Bec Cup having shot the lowest single round by a British player in The Open Championship, with a 65 in the first round at Royal Lytham.

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Longmuir joined the European Senior Tour in 2003 and finished runner up on the Order of Merit that year. In 2006 he played on the United States based Champions Tour after coming through its Qualifying School. His son, Callum, often caddies for him on the European Senior Tour.

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Other wins (6)

  • 1976 Nigerian Open, Southland Classic (New Zealand)
  • 1980 Nigerian Open
  • 1983 Ivory Coast Open
  • 1985 Nigerian Open
  • 1996 British PGA Club Professional Championship
  • Playoff record

    European Tour playoff record (0–2)

    Results in major championships

    Note: Longmuir played in The Open Championship only.
    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    "T" = tied
    Yellow background for top-10.

    Team appearances

  • Europcar Cup (representing Scotland): 1988
  • PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1996 (tie), 2003
  • UBS Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2003 (tie)
  • References

    Bill Longmuir Wikipedia