Tournament information | |
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Location | Bournemouth, Dorset, England (1974–78) |
Established | 1969 |
Course(s) | Queen's Park Golf Club (1974–78) |
Final year | 1978 |
Final champion | |
Eamonn Darcy and Christy O'Connor Jnr |
The Sumrie Better-Ball was a professional golf tournament played from 1969 to 1978. It was a 72-hole better-ball stroke-play event. It was played at Pannal in 1969 and 1970 and then at Blairgowrie in 1972 and 1973. From 1974 it was called the Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball and was played at Queen's Park Golf Club, Bournemouth, England. The tournament was sponsored by Sumrie Clothes who has previously supported the Sumrie Tournament in 1968.
Year | Winners | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref |
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Sumrie Better-Ball | ||||||||
1969 | Maurice Bembridge & Ángel Gallardo | ![]() ![]() | Pannal | 263 (−29) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | 1,000 (each) | [1] |
1970 | Neil Coles & Bernard Hunt | ![]() ![]() | Pannal | 257 (−31) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() | 800 (each) | [2] |
1971: No tournament | ||||||||
1972 | Malcolm Gregson & Brian Huggett | ![]() ![]() | Blairgowrie | 264 (−24) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() | 800 (each) | [3] |
1973 | Neil Coles & Bernard Hunt | ![]() ![]() | Blairgowrie | 265 (−27) | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() | 800 (each) | [4] |
Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball | ||||||||
1974 | Peter Butler & Clive Clark | ![]() ![]() | Queen's Park | 267 (−21) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1,200 (each) | [5] |
1975 | Jack Newton & John O'Leary | ![]() ![]() | Queen's Park | 256 (−32) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | 1,200 (each) | [6] |
1976 | Eamonn Darcy & Christy O'Connor Jnr | ![]() ![]() | Queen's Park | 260 (−28) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() | 1,200 (each) | [7] |
1977: No tournament | ||||||||
1978 | Eamonn Darcy & Christy O'Connor Jnr | ![]() ![]() | Queen's Park | 255 (−33) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() | 2,000 (each) | [8] |
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