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Bill Longmuir
Professional golfer

Bill Longmuir

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Professional golfer
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Gender
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Place of birth
Thundersley, England, United Kingdom
Age
71 years
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Biography

William George Longmuir (born 10 June 1953) is a British professional golfer.

Longmuir was born in Thundersley, Essex, England to Scottish parents. Despite having lived in England all his life, he regards himself as Scottish and is classified as such for international competition. He turned professional in 1968 and was a regular on the European Tour from 1976 to 1992, finishing as a tournament runner-up three times. He made the top 90 on the Order of Merit every year from 1976 to 1990, which a best ranking of 24th in 1982.

In 1979, Longmuir won the Tooting Bec Cup having shot the lowest single round by a British player in The Open Championship, with a 65 in the first round at Royal Lytham.

Longmuir joined the European Senior Tour in 2003 and finished runner up on the Order of Merit that year. In 2006 he played on the United States based Champions Tour after coming through its Qualifying School. His son, Callum, often caddies for him on the European Senior Tour.

Professional wins

European Senior Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
16 Jul 2003Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open–8 (68-66-65=199)3 strokesUnited States David Oakley
223 Aug 2003De Vere PGA Seniors Championship–17 (68-67-69-67=271)2 strokesEngland Carl Mason, Republic of Ireland Denis O'Sullivan
320 Jun 2004Mobile Cup–9 (72-68-67=207)1 strokeJapan Seiji Ebihara
429 Aug 2004Charles Church Scottish Seniors Open–6 (69-73-68=210)1 strokeScotland John Chillas, England Carl Mason
511 Sep 2005Scandinavian Senior Open–17 (66-66-64=196)4 strokesItaly Giuseppe Calì
619 Aug 2007Midas English Seniors Open–8 (70-69-69=208)2 strokesEngland Carl Mason
79 Mar 2008DGM Barbados Open–10 (74-67-65=206)3 strokesScotland Bob Cameron
814 May 2010Handa Senior Masters–20 (64-69-66=199)7 strokesEngland Roger Chapman, Thailand Boonchu Ruangkit

Other wins (6)

  • 1976 Nigerian Open, Southland Classic (New Zealand)
  • 1980 Nigerian Open
  • 1983 Ivory Coast Open
  • 1985 Nigerian Open
  • 1996 British PGA Club Professional Championship

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11982Lufthansa German OpenWest Germany Bernhard LangerLost to par on first extra hole
21982Ebel Swiss OpenWales Ian WoosnamLost to par on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament197819791980198119821983198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995
The Open ChampionshipT52T30CUTCUTT47DNPT55CUTCUTCUTDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPT94

Note: Longmuir played in The Open Championship only.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

  • Europcar Cup (representing Scotland): 1988
  • PGA Cup (representing Great Britain and Ireland): 1996 (tie), 2003
  • UBS Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2003 (tie)
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