Willie Lamb

Scottish-Canadian golfer

Willie Lamb

Personal information

Full name

William Lamb

Born

(1902-12-15)December 15, 1902
Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Died

January 28, 1969(1969-01-28) (aged 66)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.

Sporting nationality

Scotland

Canada

Career

Status

Professional

Professional wins

Achievements and awards

Canadian Golf Hall of Fame	1985

William Lamb (December 15, 1902 – January 28, 1969) was a Scottish-Canadian professional golfer.

Lamb was born in Montrose, Scotland. Having moved to Canada in 1924, he had a successful tournament career, highlighted by winning the Canadian PGA Championship on five occasions, in 1928, 1929, 1930, 1933, and 1935. He also won the Millar Trophy, originally awarded for the Ontario PGA Match Play championship and later the Canadian PGA Match Play, in 1930 and the open championships of Ontario and Quebec.^[1]

Lamb has been widely recognised for his achievement and contributions to golf, highlighted by his induction into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 1985. He has also been inducted into the halls of fame of the PGA of Canada and Ontario Golf.

Lamb served as the head professional at several golf clubs in Ontario, most notably at Lambton Golf Club in Toronto, where he remained for 30 years until his retirement in 1964.^[2]

Professional wins

1924 Mexican Open
1928 Canadian PGA Championship
1929 Canadian PGA Championship
1930 Canadian PGA Championship, Millar Trophy
1931 Quebec Open
1932 Ontario Open, Quebec Open
1933 Canadian PGA Championship, Quebec Open
1935 Canadian PGA Championship

References

^ "William (Willie) Lamb". Golf Canada. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
^ "Once pro golfer, W. Lamb dead". The Windsor Star. Ontario, Canada. CP. January 30, 1969. p. 37. Retrieved March 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.