Lionel Platts
Lionel Platts | |
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Personal information | |
Born | European Tour European Senior Tour | 10 October 1934
Professional wins | 16 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1966 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T12: 1965 |
Lionel Platts (10 October 1934 – 23 May 2021)[1][2][3] was an English professional golfer. He finished 7th in the PGA Order of Merit in both 1964 and 1965. He played in the 1965 Ryder Cup.
Professional career
Platts was runner-up in the 1960
Platts was runner-up in the
In May 1965 he lost in a sudden-death playoff to
Selection for the
Playing with
Platts played in the
Platts was 57 when the European Senior Tour started in 1992 but he played a number of events, mostly between 1992 and 1994, making his final appearance in 2006.[2][1]
Personal life
Platts' son Chris had some success as a professional golfer.[25] He won the 1988 Kenya Open on the Safari Circuit, the 1991 Open de Vittel on the Challenge Tour and the 1993 Perrier European Pro-Am, an unofficial money event on the Challenge Tour.[26][27][28]
Professional wins
- 1961 Gor-Ray Cup
- 1962 Essex Open
- 1963 Sunningdale Foursomes (with David Snell), East Anglian Open, Essex Open
- 1964 Braemar Seven-club Tournament, Essex Open (tied with Geoff Gledhill)
- 1968 Yorkshire Professional Championship, Yorkshire Open, Wentworth Foursomes (with Bernard Cawthray)
- 1970 Graham Textiles Tournament, Northern Professional Championship
- 1971 Portuguese Open, Northern Professional Championship
- 1972 Scottish Uniroyal Tournament
Source: [29]
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||
The Open Championship | T20 | T24 | T39 | CUT | T12 | T55 | T13 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T40 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Platts only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968 and 1973 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1965
- Double Diamond International (representing England): 1972 (winners)
References
- ^ a b European Tour - Lionel Platts - Biography
- ^ a b "Lionel Platts (1934 – 2021)". The PGA. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "The obituary notice of Lionel Platts". funeral-notices.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1960. p. 13.
- The Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1961. p. 13.
- ^ The Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1961. p. 15.
- ^ "Spectacular Victory for Platts and Snell" The Times, 30 March 1963; pg. 4; Issue 55663
- The Glasgow Herald. 20 April 1964. p. 4.
- ^ "Splendid putting by O'Connor". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1964. p. 4.
- Glasgow Herald. 5 October 1964. p. 4.
- ^ Wilson, Mark (2 November 1964). "Coles banked £2 7s 2d for every shot". Evening Standard. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Miguel triumphs in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1965. p. 7.
- ^ "Platts reaches the 19th hole once too often" The Times, 6 September 1965; pg. 4; Issue 56419
- The Glasgow Herald. 13 September 1965. p. 4. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
- ^ Wilson, Mark (30 October 1965). "Hunt becomes our top golfer again". Evening Standard. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Change in Ryder Cup selection". The Times. 15 January 1963. p. 4.
- Glasgow Herald. 26 July 1965. p. 4.
- Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1965. p. 1.
- Glasgow Herald. 11 October 1965. p. 4.
- ^ "Past results – Masters tournament". PGA Tour. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- The Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1969. p. 4.
- The Glasgow Herald. 29 November 1971. p. 5.
- ^ "Victory for Platts". The Guardian. 6 July 1972. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (9 July 1971). "Eagle 3 on the 18th puts Trevino level with Tony Jacklin". Glasgow Herald. p. 6.
- ^ "Hopefuls seek spot at St Andrews". BBC Sport. 4 July 2005. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- The Glasgow Herald. 15 February 1988. p. 12.
- ^ "Open de Vittel". European Tour. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Perrier European Pro-Am". European Tour. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Huggins, Percy, ed. (1973). The Golfer's Handbook. p. 399.
External links
- Lionel Platts at the European Tour official site