RYDER CUP MAN GEORGE WILL DIES AT 73
FROM THE SPORT.SCOTSMAN.COM WEBSITE
By Martin Dempster
George Will, who played in three successive Ryder Cups in the 1960s, beating Arnold Palmer in his very first match in the biennial event, has died at the age of 73.
Born at Ladybank, Fife, Will survived a serious illness as a youngster to carve out a successful amateur career, winning the Scottish Boys' Championship in 1955 then the British youths' championship two years later. He also won the Army Championship twice during National Service.
After turning professional in 1957, he was attached to Walton Heath when he won the Northern Open at Cruden Bay as an assistant the following year, his name being sandwiched on the roll of honour by Eric Brown (1957) and John Panton (1959).
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By Martin Dempster
George Will, who played in three successive Ryder Cups in the 1960s, beating Arnold Palmer in his very first match in the biennial event, has died at the age of 73.
Born at Ladybank, Fife, Will survived a serious illness as a youngster to carve out a successful amateur career, winning the Scottish Boys' Championship in 1955 then the British youths' championship two years later. He also won the Army Championship twice during National Service.
After turning professional in 1957, he was attached to Walton Heath when he won the Northern Open at Cruden Bay as an assistant the following year, his name being sandwiched on the roll of honour by Eric Brown (1957) and John Panton (1959).
TO READ THE REST OF THE GEORGE WILL OBITUARY BY MARTIN DEMPSTER, LOG ON TO THE SPORT.SCOTSMAN.COM WEBSITE
CLICK HERE
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