William Sidney Collins Jr. (23 December 1912 – 2 January 1983) was an English

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. He won the

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in 1938 and 1952, and the 1954

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, partnered by

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Early life

Collins was born in the

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, Cheshire in late 1912. His father was the professional at Mid Cheshire Golf Club at the time.

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. Collins won the 1938

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,

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and Gwyn James of Newport. 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. Partnered by

, Collins won the 1954

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.

Death

Collins died on 2 January 1983 in London, although his home address was in

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Professional wins (2)

*1938

*1952

*1954

(with

)

Results in major championships

''Note: Collins only played in The Open Championship.''
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Sid English male golfers Sportspeople from Northwich 1912 births 1983 deaths 20th-century English sportsmen