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Len Holland

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Len Holland
Personal information
Full nameLeonard Holland
Bornc. 1888
Burgess Hill, Sussex, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open Championship5th: 1920

Leonard Holland (born c. 1888) was an English professional golfer. He finished in the top-10 in the Open Championship in 1920 and 1924.

He was brought up in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk and was later professional at Northamptonshire County Golf Club from 1911 and then, from 1924, at Gerrards Cross Golf Club.

In 1914 he won the Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament in partnership with James Batley, beating the Scottish pair of C McIntosh and George Smith 5&4 in the final.[1] His biggest individual win was in the 1925 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament. He beat James Ockenden 3&2 in the final.[2]

Professional wins

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Results in major championships

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Tournament 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
The Open Championship T35 T34 NT NT NT NT NT
Tournament 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
The Open Championship 5 T16 T12 T25 T6 CUT T23 WD
Tournament 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
The Open Championship T32 T23 T27 CUT CUT

Note: Holland only played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

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  1. ^ "The £350 tournament – Easy win for Batley and Holland". The Glasgow Herald. 15 May 1914. p. 17.
  2. ^ "One Thousand Guineas Tournament – Holland beats Ockenden in final". The Glasgow Herald. 13 July 1925. p. 11.