Len Holland
| Len Holland | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Leonard Holland |
| Born | 1888 Burgess Hill, Sussex, England |
| Sporting nationality |  England |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 5th: 1920 |
Leonard Holland (born 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
- 1914 Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament (with James Batley)
- 1925 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
- 1930 West of England Professional Championship
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T35 | DNP | DNP | 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 | DNP | CUT | T23 | WD | DNP |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T32 | T23 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT |
Note: Holland only played in The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
DNP = Did not play
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
References
- ^ "The £350 tournament – Easy win for Batley and Holland". The Glasgow Herald. 15 May 1914. p. 17.
- ^ "One Thousand Guineas Tournament – Holland beats Ockenden in final". The Glasgow Herald. 13 July 1925. p. 11.