Lionel Platts
| Lionel Platts | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
10 October 1934 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality |
 England |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1966 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T12: 1965 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Lionel Platts (born 10 October 1934[1]) is an English professional golfer. He played in the 1965 Ryder Cup.
Platt won the Assistants golf tournament at Coombe Hill in 1961,[2] quickly followed by the PGA Assistants' Championship at Hartsbourne Country Club.[3] In 1962 he won the Sunningdale foursomes with David Snell.[4] In 1964 he won the seven-club golf tournament at Turnberry,[5] while in 1965 he lost to Neil Coles at the 19th hole in the final of the News of the World Match Play.[6] He scored 68 in the first round of the 1967 Open Championship to lead the field. Platt won the Portuguese Open in 1971 and in 1972 won the Uniroyal £2000 72-hole strokeplay tournament.[7]
Professional wins
- 1961 Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament, Gor-Ray Cup
- 1962 Sunningdale Foursomes (with David Snell)
- 1971 Portuguese Open
- 1972 Uniroyal £2000 72-hole strokeplay tournament
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T24 | T24 | T39 | CUT | T12 | T55 | T13 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T40 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Platts only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
- Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1965
- Double Diamond International (representing England): 1972 (winners)
References
- ↑ European Senior Tour - Lionel Platts - Biography
- ↑ "Sporting News - Platts never in danger" The Times, 19 May 1961; pg. 3; Issue 55085
- ↑ "Assistants' Title for Platts" The Times, 2 June 1961; pg. 5; Issue 55097
- ↑ "Spectacular Victory for Platts and Snell" The Times, 30 March 1963; pg. 4; Issue 55663
- ↑ "Seven Clubs prove sufficient for Platts" The Times, 5 October 1964; pg. 4; Issue 56134
- ↑ "Platts reaches the 19th hole once too often" The Times, 6 September 1965; pg. 4; Issue 56419
- ↑ "Platts finds luck running his way" The Times, 6 July 1972; pg. 9; Issue 58523
External links
- Lionel Platts at the European Tour official site
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