William Harrold | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | William Ashley Harrold |
Born | Norwich, England | 3 May 1988
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 174 lb (79 kg; 12.4 st) |
Sporting nationality | England |
Career | |
College | University of Missouri |
Turned professional | 2012 |
Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour Challenge Tour PGA Tour China Asian Development Tour PGA EuroPro Tour MENA Tour |
Professional wins | 8 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Challenge Tour | 1 |
Other | 7 |
William Ashley Harrold (born 3 May 1988) is an English professional golfer.
Harrold played college golf at the University of Missouri. [1] He turned professional in 2012 and played on mini-tours including the PGA EuroPro Tour and MENA Golf Tour winning three events. [2] [3] His first win on a major tour was the 2014 Belgian Challenge Open on the Challenge Tour.[ citation needed ]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 29 Jun 2014 | Belgian Challenge Open | −18 (70-63-67-66=266) | Playoff | Florian Fritsch |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2014 | Belgian Challenge Open | Florian Fritsch | Won with par on first extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 17 Apr 2014 | Matchroom Championship | −4 (69-72-71=212) | 1 stroke | Jack Senior |
2 | 23 May 2014 | Dawson and Sanderson Travel Classic | −3 (70-67-76=213) | Playoff | Bradley Dredge |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 31 Oct 2012 | MENA Golf Tour Championship | −17 (64-65-67=196) | 1 stroke | Stephen Dodd |
2 | 20 Apr 2023 | Malaysian Swing II | −10 (64-69-73=206) | 2 strokes | Ervin Chang |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 3 Mar 2012 | Lumine Lakes Open 2 | −4 (70-68=138) | 1 stroke | Rasmus Hansen |
2 | 6 Mar 2012 | Lumine Hills Open | −1 (76-67=143) | 1 stroke | Florian Fritsch |
3 | 9 Mar 2012 | Hi5 Match Play Final | 4 and 2 | Florian Fritsch |
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