Scottish Uniroyal Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Scotland |
| Established | 1969 |
| Format | stroke play |
| Final year | 1975 |
The Scottish Uniroyal Tournament was a golf tournament that was played from 1969 to 1975. It was a 72-hole stroke-play event, played in Scotland. In 1976 and 1977 Uniroyal sponsored a European Tour event, the Uniroyal International.
Winners
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share (£) |
Venue | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 |  Gordon Cunningham |
270 | 3 strokes |  Marshall Douglas |
300 | Bruntsfield Links | [1] |
| 1970 | Bobby Walker |
276 | 2 strokes | Doug McClelland |
400 | Bruntsfield Links | [2] |
| 1971 | David Huish |
282 | 4 strokes | John Garner |
400 | East Kilbride | [3] |
| 1972 | Lionel Platts |
278 | 3 strokes | Peter Oosterhuis |
400 | East Kilbride | [4] |
| 1973 | David Ingram |
275 | 3 strokes | John McTear |
400 | Ladybank | [5] |
| 1974 | Harry Bannerman John McTear |
272 | Tied | – | 350 (each) |
Lanark | [6] |
| 1975 | Sam Torrance |
269 | 3 strokes | David Huish |
400 | Lanark | [7] |
After 1975 a 36-hole event was held, won by John Chillas in 1976, Bill Murray in 1977 and Bob Jamieson in 1978.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gordon overhauls Douglas to win". Birmingham Post. 29 August 1969. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Walker snatches top UniRoyal prize with record final round". The Glasgow Herald. 14 August 1970. p. 6.
- ^ "Four-shot win for Huish". The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "Victory for Platts". The Guardian. 6 July 1972. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McTear fails in brave bid to catch Ingram". The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1973. p. 4.
- ^ Jacobs, Raymond (29 June 1974). "John McTear and Bannerman in tie". The Glasgow Herald. p. 4.
- ^ "Torrance wins by three strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 28 June 1975. p. 16.
- ^ "Quick play-off win by John Chillas". The Glasgow Herald. 17 July 1976. p. 14.
- ^ "Bill Murray wins – cack handed". The Glasgow Herald. 6 August 1977. p. 16.
- ^ "Success – after almost 8 years". The Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1978. p. 25.