Sam Little (born 31 August 1975) is an English professional golfer and sports agent. He won five times on the Challenge Tour.
Early life Little was born in London, England, and is Jewish and has been a member of Hendon Reform Synagogue.
Professional career In 1997, Little turned professional. He joined the Challenge Tour in 1999, where he recorded his first win in 2001. In 2004 he won for the second time at that level, and graduated to the European Tour at the end of the season via qualifying school. He became renowned for last-gasp performances to maintain his Tour playing rights, ending narrowly inside the top 115 qualifiers in 2005, 2008 and 2009, and finishing runner-up in the final tournament of 2007 to move up to 76th in the Order of Merit from outside the top 170. This remains his best season-end finish.
After the 2010 season Little lost his playing rights on the European Tour, having finished 182nd, and returned to the Challenge Tour.
In 2011, Little won three events from mid-September to mid-October, the M2M Russian Challenge Cup, the Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse, and the Roma Golf Open, to regain his European Tour card for the remainder of 2011 and 2012.
Little served on the Maccabi GB Golf Management Team for the 2013 Maccabiah Games.
In 2014 he became a sports agent.
Personal life Little has a wife, Maria, and four children including twin girls. His brother Jamie is also a professional golfer who has played on the European Tour and Challenge Tour.
Professional wins (5) Challenge Tour wins (5) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up12 Sep 2001Formby Hall Challenge−12 (71-72-64-69=276)1 stroke Grant Hamerton217 Jul 2004Texbond Open−19 (71-65-67-66=269)3 strokes Henrik Nyström, Massimo Scarpa318 Sep 2011M2M Russian Challenge Cup−11 (74-69-68-66=277)1 stroke Andrew Johnston425 Sep 2011Allianz Golf Open Grand Toulouse−16 (66-68-66-68=268)1 stroke Simon Thornton516 Oct 2011Roma Golf Open−11 (66-68-71-68=273)Playoff Pelle Edberg
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12011Roma Golf Open Pelle EdbergWon with par on fourth extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament2006The Open ChampionshipCUT Note: Little only played in The Open Championship. CUT = missed the half-way cut
See also 2006 European Tour Qualifying School graduates 2011 Challenge Tour graduates 2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins List of golfers to achieve a three-win promotion from the Challenge Tour
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