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William Lawson Little, Jr. (June 23, 1910 – February 1, 1968) was an American professional golfer who also had a distinguished amateur career. Little was born in Newport, Rhode Island, and lived much of his early life in the San Francisco area, where his father was a senior military officer. Little was one of the most dominant amateur players in the history of the sport, capturing both the British Amateur and the U.S. Amateur, then regarded as major championships, consecutively in 1934 and 1935. He remains the only player to have won both titles in the same year more than once. Little's winning margin of 14 and 13 in the 1934 British final remains the record for dominance. Bob Dickson, Harold Hilton and Bobby Jones are the only other golfers to have won the two titles in the same year. Little graduated from Stanford University in 1934 and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame. He won the James E. Sullivan Award for outstanding amateur athlete in 1935. Little was a student of golf instructor Ernest Jones. Little turned professional in April 1936, and he won eight times on the PGA Tour including one professional major, the 1940 U.S. Open. This tally was considered somewhat disappointing; he was said to have lost interest in golf during World War II, when the major championships were cancelled, and to have focused his attention more on the stock market. He carried up to 26 clubs in his bag, and this prompted the United States Golf Association to introduce the 14-club limit in 1938.

Little died in Monterey, California in 1968. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1980. Contents 1 Amateur wins (8) 2 Professional wins 2.1 PGA Tour wins (8) 2.2 Other wins 3 Major championships 3.1 Professional wins (1) 3.2 Amateur wins (4) 3.3 Results timeline 4 See also 5 External links Amateur wins (8) 1928 Northern California Amateur 1930 Northern California Amateur 1932 Broadmoor Invitational 1933 Colorado Closed Amateur 1934 U.S. Amateur, British Amateur 1935 U.S. Amateur, British Amateur Professional wins PGA Tour wins (8) 1936 (1) Canadian Open 1937 (2) Shawnee Open, San Francisco Open Match Play 1940 (2) U.S. Open, Los Angeles Open 1941 (1) Texas Open 1942 (1) Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Lloyd Mangrum) 1948 (1) St. Petersburg Open Professional major championship is shown in bold. Other wins 1934 Northern California Open (as an amateur) Major championships Professional wins (1) Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runner-up 1940 U.S. Open 1 shot deficit -1 (72-69-73-73=287) Playoff 1 Gene Sarazen 1 Defeated Gene Sarazen in an 18-hole playoff - Little 70 (-2), Sarazen 73 (+1). Amateur wins (4) Year Championship Winning Score Runner-up 1934 U.S. Amateur 8 & 7 David Goldman 1934 British Amateur 14 & 13 J. Wallace 1935 U.S. Amateur 4 & 2 Walter Emery 1935 British Amateur 1 up William Tweddell Results timeline

Amateur Tournament 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 U.S. Amateur QF R16 DNQ R32 SF 1 1 British Amateur DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1 1 Professional Tournament 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Masters Tournament DNP 6 LA T20 T19 T10 T3 U.S. Open T25 DNP DNP CUT T38 T42 British Open DNP T4 LA DNP DNP DNP CUT PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Tournament 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Masters Tournament T19 8 T7 NT NT NT T21 T14 T40 T23 U.S. Open 1 T17 NT NT NT NT T10 T31 CUT CUT British Open NT NT NT NT NT NT 10 DNP T32 DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP NT DNP DNP R32 DNP R64 R64 Tournament 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 Masters Tournament 9 6 WD WD T38 65 T72 T28 U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT T45 T35 CUT DNP DNP British Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP R32 R64 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP LA = Low Amateur NT = No tournament DNP = Did not play WD = Withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion of U.S. Amateur R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10 Source for The Masters: www.masters.com Source for U.S. Open and U.S. Amateur: USGA Championship Database

Source for British Open: www.opengolf.com See also Golfers with most PGA Tour wins External links World Golf Hall of Fame profile v · d · eU.S. Open champions 1895 Horace Rawlins · 1896 James Foulis · 1897 Joe Lloyd · 1898 Fred Herd · 1899 Willie Smith · 1900 Harry Vardon · 1901 Willie Anderson† · 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie · 1903 Willie Anderson† · 1904 Willie Anderson · 1905 Willie Anderson · 1906 Alex Smith · 1907 Alec Ross · 1908 Fred McLeod† · 1909 George Sargent · 1910 Alex Smith† · 1911 John McDermott† · 1912 John McDermott · 1913 Francis Ouimet# · 1914‡ Walter Hagen · 1915 Jerome Travers* · 1916 Chick Evans* · 1917–18 Cancelled due to World War I · 1919 Walter Hagen† · 1920 Ted Ray · 1921‡ Jim Barnes · 1922 Gene Sarazen · 1923 Bobby Jones# · 1924 Cyril Walker · 1925 Willie Macfarlane† · 1926 Bobby Jones* · 1927 Tommy Armour† · 1928 Johnny Farrell† · 1929 Bobby Jones# · 1930 Bobby Jones* · 1931 Billy Burke† · 1932 Gene Sarazen · 1933 Johnny Goodman* · 1934 Olin Dutra · 1935 Sam Parks, Jr. · 1936 Tony Manero · 1937 Ralph Guldahl · 1938 Ralph Guldahl · 1939 Byron Nelson† · 1940 Lawson Little† · 1941 Craig Wood · 1942–45 Cancelled due to World War II · 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† · 1947 Lew Worsham† · 1948 Ben Hogan · 1949 Cary Middlecoff · 1950 Ben Hogan† · 1951 Ben Hogan · 1952 Julius Boros · 1953‡ Ben Hogan · 1954 Ed Furgol · 1955 Jack Fleck† · 1956 Cary Middlecoff · 1957 Dick Mayer† · 1958 Tommy Bolt · 1959 Billy Casper · 1960 Arnold Palmer · 1961 Gene Littler · 1962 Jack Nicklaus† · 1963 Julius Boros† · 1964 Ken Venturi · 1965 Gary Player† · 1966 Billy Casper† · 1967 Jack Nicklaus · 1968 Lee Trevino · 1969 Orville Moody · 1970‡ Tony Jacklin · 1971 Lee Trevino† · 1972 Jack Nicklaus · 1973 Johnny Miller · 1974 Hale Irwin · 1975 Lou Graham† · 1976 Jerry Pate · 1977 Hubert Green · 1978 Andy North · 1979 Hale Irwin · 1980 Jack Nicklaus · 1981 David Graham · 1982 Tom Watson · 1983 Larry Nelson · 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† · 1985 Andy North · 1986 Raymond Floyd · 1987 Scott Simpson · 1988 Curtis Strange† · 1989 Curtis Strange · 1990 Hale Irwin† · 1991 Payne Stewart† · 1992 Tom Kite · 1993 Lee Janzen · 1994 Ernie Els† · 1995 Corey Pavin · 1996 Steve Jones · 1997 Ernie Els · 1998 Lee Janzen · 1999 Payne Stewart · 2000‡ Tiger Woods · 2001 Retief Goosen† · 2002‡ Tiger Woods · 2003 Jim Furyk · 2004 Retief Goosen · 2005 Michael Campbell · 2006 Geoff Ogilvy · 2007 Ángel Cabrera · 2008 Tiger Woods† · 2009 Lucas Glover · 2010 Graeme McDowell · 2011‡ Rory McIlroy † indicates the event was won in a playoff  ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire # indicates the event was won in a playoff by an amateur * indicates the event was won by an amateur  v · d · eSullivan Award winners 1930:  Jones | 1931: Berlinger | 1932: Bausch | 1933: Cunningham | 1934: Bonthron | 1935: Little | 1936: Morris | 1937: Budge | 1938: Lash | 1939: Burk | 1940: Rice | 1941: MacMitchell | 1942: Warmerdam | 1943: Dodds | 1944: Curtis | 1945: Blanchard | 1946: Tucker | 1947: Kelly | 1948: Mathias | 1949: Button | 1950: Wilt | 1951: Richards | 1952: Ashenfelter | 1953: Lee | 1954: Whitfield | 1955: Dillard | 1956: McCormick | 1957: Morrow | 1958: Davis | 1959: O'Brien | 1960: Johnson | 1961: Rudolph | 1962: Beatty | 1963: Pennel | 1964:  Schollander | 1965: Bradley | 1966: Ryun | 1967: Matson | 1968: Meyer | 1969: Toomey | 1970: Kinsella | 1971: Spitz | 1972: Shorter | 1973: Walton | 1974: Wohlhuter | 1975: Shaw | 1976: Jenner | 1977: Naber | 1978: Caulkins | 1979: Thomas | 1980: Heiden | 1981: Lewis | 1982: Decker | 1983: Moses | 1984: Louganis | 1985: Benoit | 1986: Joyner-Kersee | 1987: Abbott | 1988: Griffith-Joyner | 1989: Evans | 1990: Smith | 1991: Powell | 1992: Blair | 1993: Ward | 1994: Jansen | 1995: Baumgartner | 1996: Johnson | 1997: Manning | 1998: Holdsclaw | 1999: C. Miller & K. Miller | 2000: Gardner | 2001: Kwan | 2002: Hughes | 2003: Phelps | 2004: Hamm | 2005: Redick | 2006: Long | 2007: Tebow | 2008: Johnson | 2009: Palmeiro-Winters | 2010: Lysacek

Persondata Name Little, Lawson Alternative names Short description Professional golfer Date of birth June 23, 1910 Place of birth Newport, Rhode Island Date of death February 1, 1968 Place of death Monterey, California

Persondata Name Little, Lawson Alternative names Short description Professional golfer Date of birth June 23, 1910 Place of birth Newport, Rhode Island Date of death February 1, 1968 Place of death Monterey, California

Persondata Name Little, Lawson Alternative names Short description Professional golfer Date of birth June 23, 1910 Place of birth Newport, Rhode Island Date of death February 1, 1968 Place of death Monterey, California

Persondata Name Little, Lawson Alternative names Short description Professional golfer Date of birth June 23, 1910 Place of birth Newport, Rhode Island Date of death February 1, 1968 Place of death Monterey, California

Persondata Name Little, Lawson Alternative names Short description Professional golfer Date of birth June 23, 1910 Place of birth Newport, Rhode Island Date of death February 1, 1968 Place of death Monterey, California