Scottish Coca-Cola Tournament

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Scottish Coca-Cola Tournament
Tournament information
LocationScotland
Established1967
Format stroke play
Final year1983

The Scottish Coca-Cola Tournament was a golf tournament that was played from 1967 to 1983. It was a 72-hole stroke-play event, played in Scotland. David Huish won the event three times while Norman Wood, John Panton and Harry Bannerman each won in twice. Finlay Morris, the inaugural winner, died, aged 22, in a car accident three months after the event. From 1968 the Finlay Morris Memorial Trophy was awarded to leading player under the age of 25.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
VenueRef
1967 Flag of Scotland.svg Finlay Morris 26215 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg David Huish 200Haggs Castle [1]
1968 Flag of Scotland.svg John Panton 2761 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Ian Smith 200Haggs Castle
1969 Flag of Scotland.svg Norman Wood 2043 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg John Panton
Flag of Scotland.svg John Semple
200Whitecraigs
1970 Flag of Scotland.svg Norman Wood 2722 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg David Huish 300Whitecraigs [2]
1971 Flag of Scotland.svg John Panton 2712 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Brooks 400Whitecraigs [3]
1972 Flag of Scotland.svg Harry Bannerman 8 strokesHaggs Castle [4]
1973 Flag of Scotland.svg Derek Small 2681 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg David Huish 600Whitecraigs [5]
1974 Flag of Scotland.svg David Ingram 2686 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Marshall Douglas
Flag of Scotland.svg Bob Jamieson
450Whitecraigs [6]
1975 Flag of Scotland.svg David Huish 2721 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Frank Rennie 500Cowglen [7]
1976 Flag of Scotland.svg Harry Bannerman 284Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance 700East Kilbride [8]
1977 Flag of Scotland.svg David Huish 2673 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Farmer 900Broomieknowe [9]
1978 Flag of Scotland.svg Alistair Thomson 2802 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg John Chillas 1,000Ayr Belleisle [10]
1979 Flag of Scotland.svg David Huish 2722 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Drummond 1,000North Berwick [11]
1980 Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Drummond 2684 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Marchbank 1,500Helensburgh
1981 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim Farmer 2748 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Robin Fyfe
Flag of Scotland.svg Bill Murray
Flag of Scotland.svg David Robertson
1,500Ayr Belleisle [12]
1982 Flag of Scotland.svg David Matthew 2742 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg David Huish 1,500Dalmahoy [13]
1983 Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Weir 2811 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg David Robertson 1,750North Berwick [14]

The 1969 event was reduced to 54 holes by bad weather.

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  8. Jacobs, Raymond (29 July 1976). "Harry wins after four extra holes". The Glasgow Herald . p. 15.
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  10. "Thomson strikes two vital blows". The Glasgow Herald . 4 August 1978. p. 24.
  11. "Huish homes in on title". The Glasgow Herald . 6 July 1979. p. 28.
  12. "Farmer wins by 8 shots". The Glasgow Herald . 31 July 1981. p. 17.
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  14. "Weir takes first prize as Robertson falters". The Glasgow Herald . 5 August 1983. p. 23.