The Cacharel World Under-25 Championship was a professional golf tournament for under-25 golfers which was played annually in France from 1976 to 1983, except in 1977. In 1976 it was played in Évian-les-Bains but from 1978 to 1983 it was played in Nîmes.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nîmes, France |
| Established | 1976 |
| Course(s) | Nîmes Campagne Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | European Tour (approved special event) |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1983 |
| Final champion | |
| Michael McLean | |
It was an event on European Tour but prize money did not count towards the Order of Merit/Official Money List and a victory did not count as an official tour win; later such tournaments were designated as "approved special events". A similar event, the UAP European Under-25 Championship, was played in France from 1988.
The 1979 tournament was won by Bernhard Langer who triumphed by 17 strokes.
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 |  Eamonn Darcy |
274 | 2 strokes |  Howard Clark |
[2] |
| 1977 | No tournament | ||||
| 1978 |  Jim Nelford |
280 | 3 strokes |  Pat McGowan |
[3] |
| 1979 |  Bernhard Langer |
274 | 17 strokes | Jim Nelford Denis Watson |
[4] |
| 1980 | Jack Renner |
292 | 2 strokes |  Ken Brown |
[5] |
| 1981 | Tim Simpson |
287 | 10 strokes |  Rafael Alarcón |
[6] |
| 1982 |  Ian Woosnam |
290 | 5 strokes | Keith Waters |
[7] |
| 1983 | Michael McLean |
285 | 4 strokes | Mark Mouland |
[8][9] |
References edit
- ^ "Past Champions – Former Events – Cacharel World Under-25s". European Tour. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Eamonn D'Arcy (Ireland)". The Glasgow Herald. 7 June 1976. p. 19.
- ^ "Canadian wins". Montreal Gazette. 16 October 1978. p. 39.
- ^ "Bernhard Langer (West Germany)". The Glasgow Herald. 1 October 1979. p. 18.
- ^ "Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1980. p. 17.
- ^ "Golf". The Glasgow Herald. 26 October 1981. p. 17.
- ^ "Ian Woosnam (Britain)". The Glasgow Herald. 1 November 1982. p. 14.
- ^ Hedley, Alan (17 October 1983). "Steve's top 10 finish". Aberdeen Evening Express. p. 8. Retrieved 23 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Britain's Michael Maclean". The Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1983. p. 16.