Scottish Uniroyal Tournament

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Scottish Uniroyal Tournament
Tournament information
LocationScotland
Established1969
Format stroke play
Final year1975

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

YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner-upWinner's
share (£)
VenueRef
1969 Flag of Scotland.svg Gordon Cunningham 2703 strokes Flag of England.svg Marshall Douglas 300Bruntsfield Links [1]
1970 Flag of Scotland.svg Bobby Walker 2762 strokes Flag of England.svg Doug McClelland 400Bruntsfield Links [2]
1971 Flag of Scotland.svg David Huish 2824 strokes Flag of England.svg John Garner 400East Kilbride [3]
1972 Flag of England.svg Lionel Platts 2783 strokes Flag of England.svg Peter Oosterhuis 400East Kilbride [4]
1973 Flag of Scotland.svg David Ingram 2753 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg John McTear 400Ladybank [5]
1974 Flag of Scotland.svg Harry Bannerman
Flag of Scotland.svg John McTear
272Tied350
(each)
Lanark [6]
1975 Flag of Scotland.svg Sam Torrance 2693 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg David Huish 400Lanark [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]

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References

  1. "Gordon overhauls Douglas to win". Birmingham Post . 29 August 1969. p. 17 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Walker snatches top UniRoyal prize with record final round". The Glasgow Herald . 14 August 1970. p. 6.
  3. "Four-shot win for Huish". The Glasgow Herald . 30 June 1971. p. 6.
  4. "Victory for Platts". The Guardian . 6 July 1972. p. 23 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "McTear fails in brave bid to catch Ingram". The Glasgow Herald . 25 July 1973. p. 4.
  6. Jacobs, Raymond (29 June 1974). "John McTear and Bannerman in tie". The Glasgow Herald . p. 4.
  7. "Torrance wins by three strokes". The Glasgow Herald . 28 June 1975. p. 16.
  8. "Quick play-off win by John Chillas". The Glasgow Herald . 17 July 1976. p. 14.
  9. "Bill Murray wins – cack handed". The Glasgow Herald . 6 August 1977. p. 16.
  10. "Success – after almost 8 years". The Glasgow Herald . 3 May 1978. p. 25.