Scottish Under-25 Championship

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Scottish Under-25 Championship
Tournament information
LocationScotland
Established1980
Format stroke play
Final year1998

The Scottish Under-25 Championship was a golf tournament for golfers under the age of 25, that was played from 1980 to 1998. In 1980 it was played over 36 holes but later it was a 72-hole stroke-play event on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA in Scotland's schedule.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upVenueWinner's
share (£)
Ref
Douglas Gillespie Plant Scottish Under-25 Professional Championship
1980 Flag of Scotland.svg Brian Marchbank 1383 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Drummond West Kilbride500 [1]
1981 Flag of Scotland.svg David Matthew Drumpellier500 [2] [3]
1982 Flag of Scotland.svg David Matthew 2865 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Fraser Mann Strathaven [3]
1983 Flag of Scotland.svg Fraser Mann 2719 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin Stables Cathcart Castle500 [4]
Scottish Under-25 Professional Championship
1984 Flag of Scotland.svg Kevin Stables 2871 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Frank Coutts Livingston500 [5]
Livingston Scottish Under-25 Championship
1985 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim White 288Playoff Flag of Scotland.svg Glenn Taylor Livingston750 [6]
1986 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Law 2865 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Jim White
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Craig
Livingston800 [7]
1987 Flag of Scotland.svg Adam Hunter 2893 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Brooks
Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Gillies
Deer Park800 [8]
1988 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Law 2862 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Brooks
Flag of Scotland.svg Lee Vannet
Deer Park800 [9]
1989 Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Brooks 2751 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Gary Collinson Deer Park1,000 [10]
1990 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Lawrie 2817 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Gillies Deer Park2,000 [11]
Gore-Tex Scottish Under-25s Open Championship
1991 Flag of Scotland.svg Craig Cassells 2775 strokes Flag of England.svg Craig Corrigan
Flag of Scotland.svg William Guy
Deer Park3,300 [12]
1992 and 1993: Not held
Scottish Under-25s Open Championship
1994 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Tait 2742 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Dean Robertson Murrayshall1,250 [13]
1995 Flag of Scotland.svg Nigel Scott-Smith 2866 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Russell Westerwood [14]
1996 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Reid 2801 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Alastair Forsyth Westerwood1,250 [15]
1997 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Reid 2798 strokesWesterwood1,250 [16]
1998 Flag of Scotland.svg Alastair Forsyth 2794 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg David Orr Westerwood1,250 [17]

The 1980 championship was played over 36 holes.

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