Callers of Newcastle

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Callers of Newcastle
Tournament information
Location Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, England
Established1977
Course(s)Whitley Bay Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund £25,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1977
Tournament record score
Aggregate282 Peter Butler (1977)
282 John Fourie (1977)
282 Ángel Gallardo (1977)
282 Tommy Horton (1977)
To par−6 as above
Final champion
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg John Fourie
Location Map
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Whitley Bay GC
Location in England
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Whitley Bay GC
Location in Tyne and Wear

The Callers of Newcastle was a golf tournament on the European Tour in 1977 named for its sponsor, the Callers department store. It was held at Whitley Bay Golf Club in Whitley Bay, England. [1]

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The tournament was won by South Africa's John Fourie, who defeated Peter Butler, Ángel Gallardo and Tommy Horton in a four way playoff. The playoff started at the 16th hole. Butler and Horton bogeyed the first extra hole and Fourie won at the next after he made a par 3, [2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-upWinner's
share (£)
Ref.
1977 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg John Fourie 282−6Playoff Flag of England.svg Peter Butler
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg Ángel Gallardo
Flag of England.svg Tommy Horton
5,000 [2]

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References

  1. Davies, David (21 December 1976). "European golf prizes top £1m" . Birmingham Daily Post. p. 10. Retrieved 12 June 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 "Fourie best of playoff quartet". The Glasgow Herald . 1 August 1977. p. 15.