Sid Collins Jr.

William Sidney Collins Jr. (23 December 1912 – 2 January 1983) was an English professional golfer. He won the Welsh Professional Championship in 1938 and 1952, and the 1954 Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament, partnered by Bernard Hunt.

Sid Collins
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Sidney Collins
Born(1912-12-23)23 December 1912
Northwich, Cheshire, England
Died2 January 1983(1983-01-02) (aged 70)
London, England
Nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT26: 1938

Early life

Collins was born in the Northwich, Cheshire in late 1912.[1] His father was the professional at Mid Cheshire Golf Club at the time.[2]

Golf career

After leaving school Collins was an assistant to his father at Sandiway Golf Club before becoming an assistant to his great-uncle Fred Collins at Llandudno. He later became the professional at Llandudno after Fred's retirement.[1]

Collins won the 1938 Welsh Professional Championship at St Mellons, his first appearance in the event. He scored 291 for the 72 holes, to win by 5 strokes from the holder and local professional, Frank Hill and Gwyn James of Newport.[3]

Collins won the Welsh Professional Championship for a second time in 1950 at Southerndown. His score of 301 was 3 ahead of defending champion Harry Gould and R Jenkins.[4]

Partnered by Bernard Hunt, Collins won the 1954 Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament at Rotherham Golf Club, beating John Fallon and Wally Smithers in the final. The match was level after 33 holes but a birdie 2 at the 34th and a par 4 at the 35th gave Collins and Hunt a 2&1 victory.[5][6]

Death

Collins died on 2 January 1983 in London, although his home address was in Llandudno.[7][8]

Professional wins (2)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
The Open Championship T26 NT NT NT NT NT NT CUT T32 CUT CUT

Note: Collins only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References
  1. https://www.sandiwaygolf.co.uk/sidney_collins_professional_1920_-_1946
  2. "Mid Cheshire Golf Club, Northwich, Winnington". golfsmissinglinks.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. "Welsh Professional Championship". The Times. 17 June 1938. p. 7.
  4. "Other Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 30 May 1952. p. 2.
  5. "Hunt and Collins win". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1954. p. 9.
  6. "Goodwin Foursomes". The Times. 6 September 1954. p. 9.
  7. "Find a will". probatesearch.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZQ-T3CG
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