George Will (golfer)

George Duncan Will (16 April 1937 – 4 December 2010) was a Scottish professional golfer.[2]

George Will
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Duncan Will
Born(1937-04-16)16 April 1937
Ladybank, Fife, Scotland
Died4 December 2010(2010-12-04) (aged 73)[1]
Shipbourne, Kent, England
Nationality Scotland
SpouseEuphemia (1963–1973)
Jeanie
Children4
Career
Turned professional1957
Former tour(s)European Tour
European Senior Tour
Professional wins19
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1966
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT21: 1965

A consistent tournament player around the world with a fine swing, George Will played in the 1963, 1965 and 1967 Ryder Cup's. He was one of the select number of golfers chosen to play in the televised Shell's Wonderful World of Golf series, defeating reigning USPGA champion Dave Marr at Turnberry in 1966.

After his playing days, he became a teacher which included a spell as Belgian National Coach in the early 1990s. He is the author of "Golf The Modern Way" (1968)[3][4]

Amateur wins

Professional wins

Also: Kent PGA Championship (6 times), Kent Open (5 times), Army Champion: 1959, 1960

Results in major championships
Tournament 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
Masters Tournament CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT T29 CUT CUT 29 T21 T23 CUT CUT CUT T45 CUT

Note: Will only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. http://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Wills?Surname=will&SurnameGrants=will&YearOfDeath=2010&YearOfDeathGrants=2010&IsGrantSearch=True&IsCalendarSearch=False#wills
  2. "Profile". Scottish Golf Museum. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. "George Will 1937-2010". PGA European Tour. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  4. "Ryder Cup Record". Ryder Cup. 6 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.


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