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John Bland (golfer)

South African professional golfer (1945–2023)

Field	Value
name	John Bland
image	John Bland.JPG
imagesize	200px
caption	Bland at the 2010 Dutch Senior Open
fullname	John Louis Bland
birth_date
birth_place	Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
death_date
death_place	George, Western Cape, South Africa
height
weight	73 kg
nationality
yearpro	1969
extour	European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Champions Tour
European Senior Tour
prowins	36
eurowins	2
sunwins	19
chalwins	1
champwins	5
seneurowins	3
otherwins	6
masters	DNP
usopen	DNP
open	T16: 1980
pga	DNP
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	Southern Africa Tour
Order of Merit winner
year1	1977–78, 1987–88,
1989–90, 1990–91
award2	Senior PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
year2	1996
awardssection

Sunshine Tour Champions Tour European Senior Tour Order of Merit winner](southern-africa-tour-order-of-merit-winners) 1989–90, 1990–91 Rookie of the Year](senior-pga-tour-rookie-of-the-year)

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.

Early life and career

Bland was born in Johannesburg, Union of South Africa. Turning professional in 1969, he was a leading player on the Southern African Tour for over twenty years. He spent the northern summers playing on the European Tour, where he won twice. He was a more consistent contender than this tally might suggest, as he finished in the top-20 on the Order of Merit six times.

After reaching the age of fifty in 1995, Bland played mainly on the United States-based Champions Tour. He won five tournaments on the tour, including four in 1996, when he finished third on the money list. He has also won three tournaments on the European Senior Tour.

Death

Bland died after battling cancer in George, Western Cape, South Africa, on 9 May 2023, at the age of 77.

Professional wins (36)

European Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	21 Aug 1983	Benson & Hedges International Open	−15 (68-70-67-68=273)	1 stroke	FRG Bernhard Langer
2	20 Apr 1986	Suze Open	−12 (68-71-70-67=276)	4 strokes	ESP Seve Ballesteros

Southern Africa Tour wins (19)

Legend
Tour Championships (2)
Other Southern Africa Tour (17)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	22 Oct 1977	Lexington PGA Championship	−5 (68-67-70-70=275)	2 strokes	ZAF Gary Player
2	29 Oct 1977	Victoria Falls Classic	−9 (70-69-72-72=283)	3 strokes	ZAF John Fourie
3	3 Dec 1977	Holiday Inns Invitational	−23 (67-66-65-67=265)	4 strokes	ZAF Bobby Cole
4	7 Feb 1979	Holiday Inns Open (2)	−21 (66-69-65-67=267)	Playoff	ZAF Andries Oosthuizen
5	17 Jan 1981	Sigma Series 2	−15 (71-65-70-67=273)	3 strokes	ZIM Nick Price
6	24 Jan 1981	Sigma Series 3	−15 (71-66-66-70=273)	1 stroke	ZAF Tienie Britz, ZIM Nick Price
7	26 Feb 1983	Holiday Inns Pro-Am (3)	−17 (68-65-68-70=271)	2 strokes	ZIM Teddy Webber
8	5 Mar 1983	Kodak Golf Classic	−17 (65-67-70-69=271)	Playoff	USA David Sann
9	22 Dec 1984	Goodyear Classic	−11 (68-69-72-68=277)	Playoff	ZIM Nick Price
10	20 Dec 1987	Goodyear Classic (2)	−3 (71-69-72-69=281)	2 strokes	ZAF Mark Wiltshire
11	13 Mar 1988	Trustbank Tournament of Champions	−20 (67-66-67-68=268)	3 strokes	CAN Philip Jonas, ZIM Mark McNulty
12	26 Nov 1988	Safmarine South African Masters	−13 (69-70-63-73=275)	3 strokes	ZIM Tony Johnstone
13	7 Jan 1989	Dewar's White Label Trophy	−15 (70-66-71-66=273)	1 stroke	ZIM Tony Johnstone
14	3 Mar 1990	Dewar's White Label Trophy (2)	−14 (64-70-71-69=274)	1 stroke	USA Jay Townsend
15	17 Nov 1990	Minolta Copiers Match Play	−2 (70)	5 strokes	ZAF Hugh Baiocchi
16	15 Dec 1990	Bloemfontein Classic	−15 (65-67-73-68=273)	6 strokes	ZAF Hugh Baiocchi
17	12 Jan 1991	Palabora Classic	−10 (70-69-68-71=278)	1 stroke	ZAF Mark Wiltshire
18	23 Feb 1991	Bell's Cup	−11 (68-67-71-71=277)	1 stroke	ZAF Retief Goosen
19	2 Mar 1991	Trustbank Tournament of Champions (2)	−19 (62-71-70-66=269)	7 strokes	ZAF Justin Hobday

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (3–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1979	Holiday Inns Open	ZAF Andries Oosthuizen	Won with par on fifth extra hole
2	1981	Datsun South African Open	ENG Warren Humphreys, ZAF Gary Player	Player won with birdie on third extra hole after 18-hole playoff;
Player: −2 (70),
Bland: −2 (70),
Humphreys: E (72)
3	1983	Kodak Golf Classic	USA David Sann	Won with par on third extra hole
4	1984	Goodyear Classic	ZIM Nick Price	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	22 Jun 1991	Martini Open	−18 (270)	3 strokes	ENG Jon Evans

Other wins (2)

1970 Transvaal Open
1976 Holiday Inns Champion of Champions

Senior PGA Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	22 Oct 1995	Ralphs Senior Classic	−12 (69-67-65=201)	1 stroke	USA Jim Colbert
2	21 Jan 1996	Puerto Rico Senior Tournament of Champions	−9 (69-68-70=207)	1 stroke	USA Jim Colbert
3	2 Jun 1996	Bruno's Memorial Classic	−8 (67-70-71=208)	Playoff	USA John Paul Cain, USA Kermit Zarley
4	18 Aug 1996	Northville Long Island Classic	−14 (70-66-66=202)	3 strokes	USA Jim Colbert
5	13 Oct 1996	The Transamerica	−12 (69-69-66=204)	1 stroke	USA Jim Colbert

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1996	Bruno's Memorial Classic	USA John Paul Cain, USA Kermit Zarley	Won with bogey on third extra hole
Zarley eliminated by par on second hole
2	1997	Senior British Open	ZAF Gary Player	Lost to birdie on second extra hole

European Senior Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	1 Oct 1995	London Masters	−6 (70-69-71=210)	4 strokes	ENG Tony Grubb, ZAF Hugh Inggs,
ENG John Morgan, ZAF Bobby Verwey
2	9 Aug 2009	Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open	−11 (65-69-65=199)	Playoff	USA Bob Boyd
3	20 Jun 2010	Ryder Cup Wales Seniors Open	−8 (69-68-71=208)	1 stroke	PAR Ángel Franco, ZAF Chris Williams

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1997	Senior British Open	ZAF Gary Player	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
2	2009	Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open	USA Bob Boyd	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other senior wins (4)

1997 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Graham Marsh), Franklin Templeton Senior South African Open
1998 Franklin Templeton Senior South African Open
2010 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Raphael Division (with Graham Marsh)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991
The Open Championship	CUT	T52	CUT	T16	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	T53	T80

Note: Bland only played in The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 Open Championships)

"T" = tied

Team appearances

World Cup (representing South Africa): 1975
Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 1982
Dunhill Cup (representing South Africa): 1991, 1992

References

(9 May 2023). "SA golfer John Bland passes away". The Citizen.
(9 May 2023). "Statement on the passing of John Bland". Sunshine Tour.

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