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The farmer from Oswestry who became the


£1m Golfer


One of the most successful British golfers of all time, Ian Woosnam, wouldn’t be so pretentious to mention it, but he spends much of his time now putting back into the sport, some of what he’s got out of it for over more than 40 years.


Always a great ambassador for the game he took up when he was only seven, Woosie or Woosers, still competes in the PGA Seniors Tour often with great distinction and spends much of his time flying to and from his home in Jersey helping to promote and foster one of the world’s great sports.


by Paul Mundy Finance Publications.


His attitude to golf is summed up in his approach to designing golf courses, which he and his partners have done around the world from China to St. Kitts. When he designs a course, he wants it to be ‘Golf for All’. ‘You have to think about every single player,’ he said.


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‘Of course, you can build a course that’s almost impossible to play, but I like to feel that it doesn’t matter who’s playing it – whatever their skill or age – they’ve got to have a chance to get on the green. It’s got to be golf for all.’


That’s a sure sign that despite the fame and wealth that golf has brought Ian, he hasn’t lost sight of his roots.


Coming from a farming family in Shropshire, close to the Welsh border, Ian appeared destined to follow his father and


become an Oswestry farmer.


But it didn’t take Ian long to appreciate that a farmer’s life is a pretty hard one and he quickly realized that he could do something different and hopefully make a mark in this world.


With superb hand and eye co-ordination, the young Ian Woosnam was good at just about every sport he tackled, be it


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