Duncan Evans
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Duncan Evans was a Welsh
amateur golfer who won The Amateur Championship
at the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
in 1980. Evans was the first Welshman to have won the event and that year his achievement was recognised when he was made BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year
.
, playing in the 1981 tournament at Cypress Point Club
in California. He played in three rounds and his results were: won one, lost one and halved one. He played in two Open Championships
, the 1980
at Muirfield and the 1981
at Royal St George's
. Evans finished 115th in 1980 failing to meet the cut after the second round, but recorded a better result in 1981 when he came joint 67th, missing the third round cut.
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Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
amateur golfer who won The Amateur Championship
The Amateur Championship
The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur golfers, alongside the U.S. Amateur...
at the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club
Royal Porthcawl Golf Club is a golf club located to the north of Porthcawl and bordering the Bristol Channel, in Wales.The club has hosted many prestigious tournaments including The Amateur Championship on six occasions, the Walker Cup in 1995, the Curtis Cup in 1964, the British Masters in 1961,...
in 1980. Evans was the first Welshman to have won the event and that year his achievement was recognised when he was made BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year
BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year
The BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year is a televised sporting competition, broadcast on BBC Two every year; and the most prestigious annual sport award in Wales. It was first awarded in 1954, and is currently organised by BBC Cymru Wales...
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Golfing career
In 1980, Evans became the first person from Wales to win the Amateur Championship, which was played in heavy rain at the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club. He also represented the Britain and Ireland team in the Walker CupWalker Cup
The Walker Cup is a golf trophy contested biennially in odd numbered years between teams comprising the leading amateur golfers of the United States and Great Britain and Ireland...
, playing in the 1981 tournament at Cypress Point Club
Cypress Point Club
Cypress Point Club is a private golf club in California. The club has a single eighteen hole course, one of eight on the Monterey peninsula near Monterey, California. The course is well known around the world for its series of three holes that play along the Pacific Ocean: the 15th, 16th and 17th,...
in California. He played in three rounds and his results were: won one, lost one and halved one. He played in two Open Championships
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
, the 1980
1980 Open Championship
The 1980 Open Championship was the 109th Open Championship held from 17-20 July at Muirfield Golf Links in Gullane, Scotland. Tom Watson won his third Open Championship and fourth major title by four strokes over Lee Trevino.-First round:-Second round:...
at Muirfield and the 1981
1981 Open Championship
The 1981 Open Championship was the 110th Open Championship held from 16-19 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Bill Rogers won his first major championship by four strokes over Bernhard Langer.-First round:-Second round:...
at Royal St George's
Royal St George's Golf Club
The Royal St George's Golf Club is one of the premier golf clubs in the United Kingdom, and one of the courses on The Open Championship rotation. It has hosted 13 Open championships since 1894, when it became the first club outside Scotland to host the championship...
. Evans finished 115th in 1980 failing to meet the cut after the second round, but recorded a better result in 1981 when he came joint 67th, missing the third round cut.
Personal history
In 2009, Evans was imprisoned for four years for his involvement in a £3.5 million Value Added TaxValue added tax
A value added tax or value-added tax is a form of consumption tax. From the perspective of the buyer, it is a tax on the purchase price. From that of the seller, it is a tax only on the "value added" to a product, material or service, from an accounting point of view, by this stage of its...
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