Lionel Platts

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Lionel Platts
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1934-10-10) 10 October 1934
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 Assistants golf tournament, PGA Assistants' Championship
  • 1962 Sunningdale foursomes (with David Snell)
  • 1971 Portuguese Open
  • 1972 Uniroyal £2000 72-hole strokeplay tournament

Team appearances

References

  1. European Senior Tour - Lionel Platts - Biography
  2. "Sporting News - Platts never in danger" The Times, 19 May 1961; pg. 3; Issue 55085
  3. "Assistants' Title for Platts" The Times, 2 June 1961; pg. 5; Issue 55097
  4. "Spectacular Victory for Platts and Snell" The Times, 30 March 1963; pg. 4; Issue 55663
  5. "Seven Clubs prove sufficient for Platts" The Times, 5 October 1964; pg. 4; Issue 56134
  6. "Platts reaches the 19th hole once too often" The Times, 6 September 1965; pg. 4; Issue 56419
  7. "Platts finds luck running his way" The Times, 6 July 1972; pg. 9; Issue 58523

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