Chris Williams (golfer)

Christopher Williams
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Gary Williams
Nickname	The Ginger Cat
Born	20 March 1959 (1959-03-20) (age 52) Bebington, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Nationality	England  South Africa
Residence	Edenvale, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1978
Current tour(s)	Sunshine Tour European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Asian Tour
Professional wins	15
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	2
Sunshine Tour	9
European Seniors Tour	1
Achievements and awards
Asian PGA Tour Player of the Year	1998

Christopher Gary Williams (born 20 March 1959) is a professional golfer from England who currently lived in South Africa who has won nine times on the Sunshine Tour.

Williams was born in Liverpool, England. He moved to Johannesburg, South Africa shortly before turning professional in 1978. He joined the Sunshine Tour in 1985, and won his first title, the South African PGA Championship, during his début season. He consistently won between then and 2003.

Williams joined the European Seniors Tour on turning 50, having secured conditional playing rights at the 2008 qualifying school. He won for the first time as a senior in March 2011 at the Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters.^[1]

Amateur wins

1977/78 Junior Springbok

Professional wins (15)

Sunshine Tour wins (9)

• 1985 Lexington PGA Championship
• 1989 ICL International
• 1991 PX Celebrity Pro-Am (with Justin Hobday)
• 1991 Telephone Manufacturers SA Trophy
• 1994 Zimbabwe Open
• 1996 FNB Pro Series 2: Royal Swazi, Leopard Rock Classic
• 2002 Telkom PGA Championship
• 2003 Seekers Travel Pro-Am

Asian PGA Tour wins (2)

• 1998 Volvo Masters of Malaysia, FedEx Cup PGA Championship

Other regular wins (3)

• 1983 Telkom Open (South Africa)
• 1985 Swaziland Open
• 2007 Royal Swazi Sun Touring Pro-Am (non Order of Merit event on the Sunshine Tour)

European Senior Tour wins (1)

• 2011 Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters

See also

• Golfers with most Sunshine Tour wins

References

1. ^ "Williams wins by one in Brunei". Miami Herald. The Sports Network. 6 March 2011. http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/03/06/2100675/williams-wins-by-one-in-brunei.html. Retrieved 2011-03-06. 

External links

• Chris Williams at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Chris Williams at the European Tour official site
• Chris Williams at the Asian Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Williams, Chris
Alternative names	Williams, Christopher Gary
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	20 March 1959
Place of birth	Bebington, England
Date of death
Place of death