John Bland (golfer)
| John Bland | |||||
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Bland at the 2010 Dutch Senior Open | |||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Full name | John Louis Bland | ||||
| Born | 22 September 1945 Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa | ||||
| Died | 9 May 2023 (aged 77) George, Western Cape, South Africa | ||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality | South Africa | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 1969 | ||||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Sunshine Tour Champions Tour European Senior Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 36 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 49 (28 April 1991) | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| European Tour | 2 | ||||
| Sunshine Tour | 19 | ||||
| Challenge Tour | 1 | ||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 5 | ||||
| European Senior Tour | 3 | ||||
| Other | 6 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||||
| The Open Championship | T16: 1980 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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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.