Bill Large
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Large
Born(1937-07-02)2 July 1937
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died15 March 2006(2006-03-15) (aged 68)
Hertfordshire, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT25: 1971

William Large (2 July 1937 – 15 March 2006)[1][2] was an English professional golfer. He was born in Liverpool, where his father, Bill Large, Sr., was professional at the Allerton Municipal course.[3] His father had won the Northern Professional Championship in 1928.[4]

Large's first important win was in the Honda Foursomes Tournament in 1966 where he and his partner, Jimmy Hitchcock, beat the experienced pair of Peter Alliss and Christy O'Connor Snr in the final.[5] He was joint winner of two individual tournaments, the 1966 Martini International and the 1968 Alcan International.[6][7]

Tournament wins

Results in major championships

Tournament 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
The Open Championship T39 CUT CUT CUT T31 CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT T25 CUT

Note: Large only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 and 1970 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

  1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV4H-L4QV (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Find a will search results, gov.uk
  3. ↑ "Golfnorthwest: Lifetime of service at Allerton honoured; Large dynasty spans more than 60 years at course". Daily Post (Liverpool). 19 September 2006.
  4. ↑ "The Northern Professional Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 20 July 1928. p. 6.
  5. ↑ "Honda win by Large and Hitchcock". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1965. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Large and Alliss tie in Martini". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1966. p. 11.
  7. ↑ "Brewer's accuracy from tees decisive in Alcan". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1968. p. 7.
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