George Duncan Will (16 April 1937 – 4 December 2010) was a Scottish professional golfer. A consistent tournament player around the world with a fine swing, George Will played in the 1963, 1965 and 1967 Ryder Cup's. He was one of the select number of golfers chosen to play in the televised

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series, defeating reigning USPGA champion

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at Turnberry in 1966. After his playing days, he became a teacher which included a spell as Belgian National Coach in the early 1990s. He is the author of ''Golf The Modern Way'' (1968)

Amateur wins

*1955 Scottish Boys' Championship *1957 British Youths Open Championship,

Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes Tournament The Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes Tournament was a pro-am golf tournament played at the Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. The event was held annually from 1953 to 1966. From 1953 to 1957 it was called the Gleneagles-Saxone Four ...

(with Eric Brown)

Professional wins

*1958

Northern Open The Northern Open is a golf tournament played annually in Scotland since 1931. For some years it was one of only two 72-hole tournaments on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA Tour in Scotland's schedule, the other being the Scottish PGA Championship, b ...

*1963 Gor-Ray Cup,

*1964 Smart Weston Tournament *1965

Esso Golden Tournament The Esso Golden Tournament was a golf tournament on the British PGA circuit from 1961 to 1967. It was played in a round-robin format at the Moor Park Golf Club in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England. The event was sponsored by Esso, and was ...

*1967 Basildon Tournament *1970

Skol Tournament The Skol Tournament was a golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standar ...

*1979

Sunningdale Foursomes The Sunningdale Foursomes is an open foursomes golf tournament contested at the Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire in March. It was first contested in 1934 and has been held annually since, except between 1940 and 1947. The event is open to all gol ...

(with

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) Others: *Kent Professional Championship (6): 1972, 1975, 1976 (plus 3 others) *Kent Open (5): 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1985 *Army Champion (2): 1959, 1960

Results in major championships

''Note: Will only played in the

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and

The Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...

.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

* Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1963,

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...

, 1967 *

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(representing Scotland): 1963, 1969,

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* R.T.V. International Trophy (representing Scotland): 1967 * PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1976 (non-playing captain)

References

External links

* Scottish male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Ryder Cup competitors for Europe 1937 births 2010 deaths {{Scotland-golf-bio-stub