William (Willie) Lamb

Category: Professional Golfer
Inducted: 1985

Born: December 15, 1902
Place of Birth: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Died: January 28, 1969

Willie Lamb, another of George Cumming’s successful assistants at Toronto Golf Club, won five CPGA Championships between 1928 and 1935. A player of immense concentration and few words, Lamb also won the Ontario Open once and captured the Quebec Open three times. Lamb served as professional at Uplands and Lambton Golf Club.

National:

  • 1930 Winner of the Millar Trophy
  • Canadian Professional Golfers Association Champion: 1928-1930, 1933, 1935 

Provincial:

  • 1932 Ontario Open Champion
  • 1931 – 1933 Quebec Open Champion

Other Items of Note:

  • Willie Lamb was Captain of the CPGA in 1929 and President in Ontario in 1948, 1949, 1950

Awards:

Inducted to PGA of Canada Hall of Fame in 2014

Resources:

Photos of Willie Lamb from our collection.