John Bland (golfer)

John Bland
Bland at the 2010 Dutch Senior Open
Personal information
Full nameJohn Louis Bland
Born(1945-09-22)22 September 1945
Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Died9 May 2023(2023-05-09) (aged 77)
George, Western Cape, South Africa
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
Career
Turned professional1969
Former tour(s)European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Champions Tour
European Senior Tour
Professional wins36
Highest ranking49 (28 April 1991)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Sunshine Tour19
Challenge Tour1
PGA Tour Champions5
European Senior Tour3
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT16: 1980
Achievements and awards
Southern Africa Tour
Order of Merit winner
1977–78, 1987–88,
1989–90, 1990–91
Senior PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
1996

John Louis Bland (22 September 1945 – 9 May 2023) was a South African professional golfer who won more than thirty professional tournaments around the world.

  1. ^ "Week 17 1991 Ending 28 Apr 1991" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 7 October 2019.