Tournament information | |
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Location | Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England |
Established | 1963 |
Course(s) | Stoke Poges Golf Club |
Format | Stroke play |
Month played | May |
Final year | 1971 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 267 Jimmy Hitchcock (1965) |
Final champion | |
Peter Oosterhuis | |
Location Map | |
Location in England |
The Agfa-Gevaert Tournament was a golf tournament in England from 1963 to 1971. It was played at Stoke Poges Golf Club in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. It was sponsored by Agfa-Gevaert.
Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref |
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Gevacolor Tournament | |||||||
1963 | Bernard Hunt | England | 273 | 3 strokes | Brian Huggett | 1,000 | [1] |
1964 | Ángel Miguel | Spain | 268 | 1 stroke | Peter Thomson | 750 | [2] |
Agfa-Gevaert Tournament | |||||||
1965 | Jimmy Hitchcock | England | 267 | 6 strokes | David Snell | 750 | [3] |
1966 | Ángel Miguel | Spain | 275 | 2 strokes | Hedley Muscroft | 750 | [4] |
1967 | Peter Alliss | England | 270 | 2 strokes | Peter Butler | 750 | [5] |
Agfacolor Film Tournament | |||||||
1968 | Clive Clark | England | 288 | 2 strokes | Peter Alliss Neil Coles Tony Grubb Jimmy Hitchcock | 750 | [6] |
1969 | Brian Barnes | Scotland | 277 | 3 strokes | Bernard Gallacher | 750 | [7] |
1970 | Bernard Hunt | England | 277 | 2 strokes | Tommy Horton | 750 | [8] |
Agfa-Gevaert Tournament | |||||||
1971 | Peter Oosterhuis | England | 276 | 2 strokes | Brian Barnes David Huish | 1,000 | [9] |
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