Len Holland

Not to be confused with Len Holland (Australian footballer).
Len Holland
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Leonard Holland
Born 1888
Burgess Hill, Sussex, England
Nationality  England
Career
Status Professional
Professional wins 3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship 5th: 1920
PGA Championship DNP

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

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

  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.
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