Willie Lamb

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

Willie Lamb
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Lamb
Born(1902-12-15)December 15, 1902
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
DiedJanuary 28, 1969(1969-01-28) (aged 66)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Nationality Scotland
 Canada
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins11
Achievements and awards
Canadian Golf
Hall of Fame		1985

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

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