Bill Collins (golfer)
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William R. Collins (September 23, 1928 – April 8, 2006) played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s; and the Senior PGA Tour in the 1980s.
Collins won four PGA Tour events between 1959 and 1962. His first victory came at the 1959 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational by two strokes (280) over Jack Burke, Jr, Tom Nieporte and Gene Littler. In 1960, Collins finished in a three-way tie for first at the end of regulation at the Insurance City Open, which he and Jack Fleck lost in a playoff to Arnold Palmer. He was a member of the victorious 1961 Ryder Cup team.
Collins was forced to quit the Tour after back surgery in 1963. In 1965, he took a club pro job in Purchase, New York and remained there until December 1981. He joined the Senior PGA Tour in 1982 and won the Greater Syracuse Classic in his first full season.[1]
Collins died in Woodstock, Georgia.
[edit] PGA Tour wins
- 1959 Greater New Orleans Open Invitational
- 1960 Houston Classic, Hot Springs Open
- 1962 Buick Open Invitational
[edit] Senior PGA Tour wins
- 1982 Greater Syracuse Classic
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