Chris Williams (South African golfer)

Chris Williams
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Gary Williams
Nickname	The Ginger Cat
Born	(1959-03-20) 20 March 1959 Bebington, Cheshire, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sporting nationality	England South Africa
Residence	Edenvale, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1978
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Asian Tour Sunshine Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	17
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	2
Sunshine Tour	7
European Senior Tour	3
Other	5
Achievements and awards
Asian PGA Tour Players' Player of the Year 1998

Christopher Gary Williams (born 20 March 1959) is an English-born golfer who currently lives in South Africa. Williams has won seven times on the Sunshine Tour.

Early life

Williams was born in Liverpool, England. He moved to Johannesburg, South Africa in his late teens.

Professional career

In 1978, Williams turned professional, shortly after moving to South Africa. He joined the Southern Africa Tour in 1985, and won his first title, the Lexington PGA Championship, during his debut season. He has won six more events on the Sunshine Tour since then.

Williams joined the European Senior Tour on turning 50, having secured conditional playing rights at the 2008 qualifying school. He won for the first time as a senior in March 2011 at the Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters.

Amateur wins

• 1977/78 Junior Springbok

Professional wins (17)

Asian PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	16 Aug 1998	Volvo Masters of Malaysia	−9 (71-68-71-69=279)	Playoff	Zaw Moe, Adrian Percey
2	25 Oct 1998	FedEx PGA Championship	−11 (70-66-69-72=277)	1 stroke	Ted Purdy

Asian PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1998	Volvo Masters of Malaysia	Zaw Moe, Adrian Percey	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole Percey eliminated by par on first hole

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	19 Jan 1985	Lexington PGA Championship	−8 (71-70-63-68=272)	1 stroke	Mark McNulty, Jay Townsend, Denis Watson
2	14 Jan 1989	ICL International	−16 (64-68-69-71=272)	1 stroke	J. C. Anderson
3	20 Nov 1994	Zimbabwe Open	−16 (65-68-70-69=272)	Playoff	Andrew Pitts
4	6 Jun 1996	FNB Pro Series (Swaziland)	−12 (70-66-68=204)	2 strokes	Michael Green
5	30 Nov 1996	Leopard Rock Classic	−6 (72-68-67=207)	1 stroke	Adilson da Silva
6	27 Jan 2002	Telkom PGA Championship (2)	−17 (74-64-65-68=271)	2 strokes	Hennie Otto
7	4 Oct 2003	Seekers Travel Pro-Am	−13 (71-67-65=203)	Playoff	Jason Jackson, Ashley Roestoff

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1989	Lexington PGA Championship	Tony Johnstone	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	1994	Zimbabwe Open	Andrew Pitts	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2002	Vodacom Golf Classic	Ashley Roestoff	Lost to eagle on first extra hole
4	2003	Seekers Travel Pro-Am	Jason Jackson, Ashley Roestoff

Other wins (5)

• 1983 Telkom Open (South Africa)
• 1985 Swaziland Open
• 1991 PX Celebrity Pro-Am (with Justin Hobday), Telephone Manufacturers SA Trophy
• 2007 Royal Swazi Sun Touring Pro-Am (non-Order of Merit event on the Sunshine Tour)

European Senior Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	6 Mar 2011	Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters	−12 (68-69-64=201)	1 stroke	Choi Sang-ho
2	18 Mar 2017	Sharjah Senior Golf Masters	−13 (65-70-68=203)	Playoff	Gary Marks
3	20 Jun 2021	Farmfoods European Legends Links Championship	−9 (69-68-70=207)	3 strokes	Phillip Price

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2017	Sharjah Senior Golf Masters	Gary Marks	Won with par on first extra hole

External links

• Chris Williams at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Chris Williams at the European Tour official site
• Chris Williams at the Official World Golf Ranking official site