Leonard Holland (born c. 1888) was an

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. He finished in the top-10 in the

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in 1920 and 1924. He was brought up in

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and was later professional at Northamptonshire County Golf Club from 1911 and then, from 1924, at

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. In 1914 he won the

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in partnership with

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, beating the Scottish pair of C McIntosh and George Smith 5&4 in the final. His biggest individual win was in the 1925

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. He beat

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3&2 in the final.

Professional wins

*1914

(with

) *1925

*1930 West of England Professional Championship

Results in major championships

''Note: Holland only played in The Open Championship.''
NT = No tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holland, Len English male golfers People from Burgess Hill People from Caister-on-Sea 1880s births Year of death missing