William Large (2 July 1937 – 15 March 2006) was an English

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. He was born in

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, where his father, Bill Large, Sr., was professional at the Allerton Municipal course. His father had won the

Northern Professional Championship The Northern Professional Championship was a professional golf tournament played in Northern England. The event was generally a regional tournament but from 1923 and 1927 and in 1936 it was an open event with significant prize money. The event w ...

in 1928. Large's first important win was in the Honda Foursomes Tournament in 1966 where he and his partner,

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, beat the experienced pair of Peter Alliss and

Christy O'Connor Snr Patrick Christopher "Christy" O'Connor (21 December 1924 – 14 May 2016) was an Irish professional golfer. He was one of the leading golfers on the British and Irish circuit from the mid-1950s. O'Connor won over 20 important British and Irish t ...

in the final. He was joint winner of two individual tournaments, the 1966 Martini International and the 1968

Alcan International The Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, also known as the Alcan Open, was an international golf tournament played from 1967 to 1970. It was sponsored by Alcan Aluminum of Canada, a long-time corporate sponsor of professional golf on internatio ...

Tournament wins

*1965 Honda Foursomes Tournament (with

) *1966 Martini International (shared title with Peter Alliss) *1968

(shared title with

)

Results in major championships

''Note: Large only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 and 1970 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Large, Bill English male golfers Golfers from Liverpool 1937 births 2006 deaths