Background
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
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Lawson Little
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Little graduated from Stanford University in 1934 and is a member of the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame.
Career
Little was one of the most dominant amateur players in the history of the sport, capturing both the British Amateur and the United States. Amateur, then regarded as major championships, consecutively in 1934 and 1935. Little"s winning margin of 14 and 13 in the 1934 British final remains the record for dominance. Little was a student of golf instructor Ernest Jones.
This tally was considered somewhat disappointing.
He was said to have lost interest in golf during World 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.
1928 Northern California Amateur Professional Golf Association Tour wins (8) Other wins (1) Amateur wins (4) Results timeline Amateur Professional Los Angeles = Low amateur Northwest Territories = Number tournament DNP = Did not play World Development = Withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut DNQ = Did not qualify for match play portion of United States. Amateur R64, R32, R16, QF, San Francisco = Round in which player lost in match play "T" indicates a tie for a place Green background for wins.
Yellow background for top-10.
Achievements
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1928 Northern California Amateur 1929 Orinda Country Club Fourth of July Invitational 1930 Northern California Amateur 1932 Broadmoor Invitational 1933 Colorado Closed Amateur 1934 United States. Amateur, British Amateur 1935 United States. Amateur, British Amateur 1936 (1) Canadian Open 1937 (2) Shawnee Open, San Francisco Open Match Play 1940 (2) United States. Open, Los Angeles Open 1941 (1) Texas Open 1942 (1) Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Lloyd Mangrum) 1948 (1) Saint St. Petersburg Open Professional major championship is shown in bold. 1934 Northern California Open (as an amateur) 1 Defeated Sarazen in an 18-hole playoff - Little 70 (−2), Sarazen 73 (+1).
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Born
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United States