{"id":247461,"date":"2023-04-06T07:07:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T02:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.met.pga.com\/?post_type=hall_of_famer&#038;p=247461"},"modified":"2023-04-06T07:07:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T02:07:13","slug":"bill-collins","status":"publish","type":"hall_of_famer","link":"https:\/\/www.met.pga.com\/hall-of-famer\/bill-collins\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Collins won four PGA Tour events between 1959 and 1962. He was a member of the victorious 1961 Ryder Cup team at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in England. In 1965, he became the head professional at a new private club in Westchester, Brae Burn Country Club and remained there for 16 years. Collins won the Met PGA Championship in 1956 and then almost two decades later won again at Meadow Brook Club in 1975. That feat stands today as the greatest time between multiple championships in the tournament\u2019s storied history. 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