Liam Bond (born 29 July 1970) is a Welsh

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Professional career

Despite turning professional in 1986 while still in his mid-teens, Bond spent many years working as an assistant club professional, and didn't attempt to qualify for the European Tour until 1995. He won his own national championship in 1998, and finished 11th on the recently formed

PGA EuroPro Tour The PGA EuroPro Tour was a men's developmental professional golf tour. It was created in 2002 by the merger of two development tours, the EuroPro Tour and the PGA MasterCard Tour, as the Professional Golfers' Association and Barry Hearn's Match ...

in 2003,Seven EPT golfers join the European elite
but didn't qualify for the second-tier Challenge Tour until 2007, when he was 36. His debut season at this level was successful, recording a runner-up finish in his second tournament and ending the year ranked 31st. He never bettered either achievement in the three subsequent years, but enjoyed steady seasons. At the end of 2010, Bond finally qualified for the European Tour for the first time at the age of 40, on his 15th visit to the qualifying school.

Professional wins (4)

EuroPro Tour wins (2)

*1999 MasterCard Tour Championship *2000 PGA Europro Tour Championship

Other wins (2)

*1998

Welsh PGA Championship The Welsh National PGA Championship is a golf tournament played annually in Wales since 1904. For many years the event was called the Welsh Professional Championship. Currently entry is restricted to professionals employed by a Welsh club and thos ...

*2006 Beko Classic (Turkey)

Playoff record

Challenge Tour playoff record (0–1)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bond, Liam Welsh male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Southport Sportspeople from Newport, Wales 1970 births Living people