Sam Little (golfer)

Sam Little
— Golfer —

Little at the 2011 Telenet Trophy
Personal information
Born (1975-08-31) 31 August 1975
London, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb; 13.1 st)
Nationality  England
Residence Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Spouse Maria (m. 2006)
Children Zach, Nathalie, Emilia, Alicia
Career
Turned professional 1997
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins 5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour 5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2006
PGA Championship DNP

Sam Little (born 31 August 1975) is an English professional golfer.

Career

Little turned professional in 1997, and joined the Challenge Tour in 1999, where he recorded his first win in 2001.[1] In 2004 he won for the second time at that level,[2] and graduated to the European Tour at the end of the season via qualifying school. He became renowned for last-gasp performances to maintain his Tour playing rights, ending narrowly inside the top 115 qualifiers in 2005, 2008 and 2009, and finishing runner-up in the final tournament of 2007 to move up to 76th in the Order of Merit from outside the top 170.[3] This remains his best season-end finish.

After the 2010 season Little lost his playing rights on the European Tour, having finished 182nd, and returned to the Challenge Tour.

In 2011, Little won three events from mid-September to mid-October to regain his European Tour card for the remainder of 2011 and 2012.[4]

Family

Little has a wife, Maria, and four children including twin girls. His brother Jamie is also a professional golfer who has played on the European Tour and Challenge Tour.

Professional wins (5)

Challenge Tour wins (5)

No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up
1 2 Sep 2001 Formby Hall Challenge −12 (71-72-64-69=276) 1 stroke England Grant Hamerton
2 17 Jul 2004 Texbond Open −19 (71-65-67-66=269) 3 strokes Sweden Henrik Nyström, Italy Massimo Scarpa
3 18 Sep 2011 M2M Russian Challenge Cup −11 (74-69-68-66=277) 1 stroke England Andrew Johnston
4 25 Sep 2011 Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse −16 (66-68-66-68=268) 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Simon Thornton
5 16 Oct 2011 Roma Golf Open −11 (66-68-71-68=273) Playoff Sweden Pelle Edberg

Results in major championships

Tournament2006
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Last gasp birdie earns Little title
  2. ↑ Brilliant eagle lands Little the Texbond title
  3. ↑ Coltart's bid to retain card on hold
  4. ↑ Little secures stunning hat-trick in Rome
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