Lawson Little (Golfer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

William Lawson Little Jr is an American professional golfer who has also had an exceptional amateur career. Little was born in Newport, Rhode Island, and lived most of his time in the San Francisco area, where his father was a senior military officer. Little is one of the most dominant amateurs in the history of the sport, winning both British amateurs and American amateurs, which were then considered back-to-back major championships in 1934 and 1935. He remains the only player to have won both titles in the same year more than once. Little's win ratios of 14 and 13 in the 1934 England final are still a dominance record. Bob Dickson, Harold Hilton and Bobby Jones are the only other golfers to have won both titles in the same year. Little graduated from Stanford University in 1934 and was a member of the Stanford Athlete Hall of Fame. He won the James E. The Sullivan Prize for Outstanding Amateur Athlete in 1935. Little was a pupil of golf coach Ernest Jones.

Full name	William Lawson Little Jr.
Nickname	Cannonball
Born	June 23, 1910, Fort Adams, Newport, Rhode Island
Died	February 1, 1968, Monterey, California
Spouse	Dorothy Hurd (m. 1936-1968)
Children	Linda, Sandra, Sonya, William Lawson III
College	Stanford University
Turned professional	1936
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	9
PGA Tour	8
Masters Tournament	T3: 1939
U.S. Open	Won: 1940
The Open Championship	T4: 1935
PGA Championship	T17: 1946, 1951
U.S. Amateur	Won: 1934, 1935
British Amateur	Won: 1934, 1935
World Golf Hall of Fame	1980 (member page)
James E. Sullivan Award	1935

About Lawson Little

Golfer Lawson Little was born in Newport, Rhode Island, United States on June 23, 1910. He dies at the age of 57, on February 1, 1968.

Before joining the PGA Tour in 1936, he had a tremendous deal of success as an amateur golfer.

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Lawson Little before becoming famous

Lawson Little was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1910 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dog (狗).

He learned the game of golf under the legendary James E. Sullivan at Stanford University.

Achievement of Lawson Little

In 1934 and 1935, he became the first golfer to win both the US Amateur and the British Amateur in the same year.

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Lawson Little's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in Rhode Island and raised in North California, where he began his golf career.

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He, ^GolferBobby Jones, Harold Hilton, and Bob Dickson were the first golfers to win both the American and British Amateur Championships in the same year.

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Lawson Little (Golfer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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