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Northern Open

The Northern Open is a golf tournament played annually in Scotland since 1931. For some years it was one of only two 72-hole tournaments on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA Tour in Scotland's schedule, the other being the Scottish PGA Championship, but since 2019 the event has been played over 36 holes.

Northern Open
Tournament information
LocationPortlethen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Established1931
Course(s)Portlethen Golf Club
Par71
Length6,663 yards (6,093 m)
Tour(s)PGA EuroPro Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£20,000
Month playedMay/June
Current champion
Scotland Greig Hutcheon
Location map
Portlethen GC is located in Scotland
Portlethen GC
Portlethen GC
Location in Scotland
Portlethen GC is located in Aberdeenshire
Portlethen GC
Portlethen GC
Location in Aberdeenshire

The Scottish PGA Championship was originally called the Scottish Professional Championship and was only open to professionals while the Northern Open was also open to amateurs.

History edit

The tournaments were originally played over 2 days with 2 rounds played each day. In 1947 the event was extended to a third day with one round played on the first two days. The leading 50 players and those tied for 50th place played two rounds on the third day. Originally called the "Northern Open Amateur and Professional Golf Tournament", the name was changed "Northern Open Championship" for 1948. The 1948 event was reduced to two days again with play in groups of three on the first day and a cut reducing the field to 80 for the final day. With a large number of entries the 1949 event was again played over three days. The playoff between Ballingall and Thomson was played at Murcar, the day after the Championship finished. The day had been allocated for Scottish qualifying for the Daily Mail Tournament. Thomson practised in the morning while Ballingall played a competitive round. The two played together in the afternoon, Ballingale scoring 72 to Thomson's 74.

Winners edit

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)		 Venue Ref.
Northern Open
2022   Greig Hutcheon (3) 135 −9 1 stroke   Chris Doak
  Cameron Marr
  Graeme Robertson		 3,200 Portlethen
2021   Paul O'Hara (2) 132 −12 3 strokes   Chris Doak
  Rory Franssen (a)
  Gavin Hay		 3,000 Portlethen
2020   Ross Cameron 67[b] 1 stroke   Gavin Hay
  Scott Henderson
  David Rudd (a)
  Calum Scott (a)		 2,560 Spey Valley
2019   Alastair Forsyth (2) 133 3 strokes   Graham Fox 1,000 Newmachar
2018   Gareth Wright 276 1 stroke   Gavin Hay 1,100 Nairn Dunbar
2017   Paul O'Hara 277 7 strokes   Gavin Hay
  Greg McBain
  Paul McKechnie		 1,400 Moray
2016   Greig Hutcheon (2) 267 6 strokes   Chris Kelly 3,900 Royal Dornoch
2015   Chris Kelly 267 5 strokes   Gareth Wright 4,250 Cruden Bay
2014   David Law (2) 207[c] 3 strokes   Greig Hutcheon 6,000 Murcar Links
2013   James Byrne (2) 261 1 stroke   David Law 4,000 Meldrum House
2012   James Byrne 268 5 strokes   David Law
  David Orr		 4,000 Meldrum House
2011   David Law (a) 266 2 strokes   Stephen Gray (4,000) Meldrum House
2010   Greig Hutcheon 132[d] 1 stroke   Scott Larkin (a) 3,800 Meldrum House
2009   Craig Lee 281 5 strokes   Martyn Hamer 2,500 Spey Valley
2008   Chris Doak (2) 274 3 strokes   Lee Harper 8,000 Spey Valley
2007   Murray Urquhart 282 1 stroke   David Patrick 8,000 Skibo Castle
2006   Jason McCreadie (2) 276 Playoff   Chris Doak 8,000 Skibo Castle
2005   Chris Doak 277 4 strokes   Dean Robertson 7,500 Skibo Castle
2004   Jason McCreadie 212 3 strokes   Scott Henderson 4,250 Skibo Castle
2003   Gordon Law 275 Playoff   Colin Gillies 4,500 Cruden Bay
Grampian International Freight Northern Open
2002 EPT   Fraser Mann 277 −11 3 strokes   Colin Gillies
  Martin LeMesurier		 6,500 Newmachar
Northern Open
2001   Graham Rankin 203 Playoff   Mark King 4,300 Murcar
2000   Jim Payne 266 1 stroke   Ralf Geilenberg 3,600 Forres [1]
1999   Alastair Forsyth 276 2 strokes   Craig Ronald 3,600 Nairn Dunbar
1998   Lee S. James 279 2 strokes   Euan Little 3,600 Royal Aberdeen
1997   David Thomson 267 6 strokes   Andrew Crerar
  John Greaves
  David Valentine		 3,750 Elgin
1996   Scott Henderson 281 2 strokes   Steven Thompson 3,750 Cruden Bay
1995   Joe Higgins 276 Playoff   Steve Martin 3,250 Nairn
1994   Kevin Stables (2) 282 1 stroke   Campbell Elliott 3,250 Royal Dornoch
Clydesdale Bank Northern Open
1993 CHA   Kevin Stables 278 1 stroke   William Guy 4,250 Nairn Dunbar
1992 CHA   Peter Smith 264 6 strokes   Craig Cassells
  Gary Orr		 4,100 Murcar
1991   Craig Cassells 279 3 strokes   Frank Coutts
  Alastair Webster		 3,700 Lossiemouth
Northern Open
1990   Colin Brooks (2) 274 3 strokes   Brian Barnes
  Paul Lyons		 3,300 Nairn Dunbar
1989   Colin Brooks 274 2 strokes   Ian Spencer 3,300 Cruden Bay [2]
1988   David Huish (4) 281 1 stroke   Mike Miller 3,300 Moray [3]
1987   Adam Hunter 287 Playoff   Kevin Stables
  Donald Stirling		 3,300 Royal Aberdeen [4]
1986   Russell Weir 283 1 stroke   Ross Drummond 3,300 Nairn [5]
1985   Brian Barnes (2) 274 1 stroke   Ewen Murray 2,500 Elgin [6]
1984   David Huish (3) 281 2 strokes   Brian Barnes 2,500 Murcar Links [7]
1983   Derrick Cooper 287 3 strokes   Garry Harvey
  Russell Weir		 1,750 Royal Dornoch [8]
1982   Tony Minshall 288 1 stroke   Bill Lockie 1,750 Cruden Bay [9]
1981   Alistair Thomson 285 2 strokes   Jim Farmer
  Tony Minshall		 1,400 Moray [10]
1980   David Huish (2) 293 1 stroke   Jim Farmer 1,400 Royal Aberdeen [11]
1979   Jim Farmer 285 5 strokes   Ross Drummond
  Willie Milne		 1,400 Nairn [12]
1978   Brian Barnes 282 2 strokes   Bob Jamieson Elgin [13]
1977   Ewen Murray 292 5 strokes   David Huish
  Bill Lockie
  Hugh Stuart (a)		 1,000 Royal Dornoch [14]
1976   David Chillas 289 4 strokes   David Ingram 1,000 Royal Aberdeen [15]
1975   Willie Milne (2) 289 5 strokes   David Webster 1,000 Nairn [16]
1974   Willie Milne 277 6 strokes   Harry Bannerman 1,000 Murcar Links [17]
1973   David Huish 289 3 strokes   Bernard Gallacher
  John Garner		 500 Royal Dornoch [18]
1972   Harry Bannerman (3) 286 2 strokes   Brian Barnes 400 Royal Aberdeen [19]
1971   Frank Rennie 281 6 strokes   Derek Small Nairn
1970   Sandy Pirie (a) 215[c] 1 stroke   Harry Bannerman (300) Cruden Bay [20]
1969   Harry Bannerman (2) 295 2 strokes   John Panton 300 Moray [21]
1968   David Webster 278 7 strokes   Harry Bannerman
  Lionel Platts		 300 Murcar Links [22]
1967   Harry Bannerman 285 6 strokes   Iain Clark 300 Royal Dornoch [23]
1966   Robin Liddle 294 2 strokes   Marshall Douglas 300 Elgin [24]
1965   Jock Brown 139[d] 1 stroke   Stuart Murray
  John Panton		 Royal Aberdeen [25]
1964   Lew Taylor 285 Playoff   George Will Nairn [26]
1963   George Will (2) 287 Playoff   Lew Taylor Cruden Bay [27]
1962   John Panton (7) 300 1 stroke   Bob Tuohy Moray [28]
1961   Harry Weetman 282 2 strokes   Harold Henning Murcar Links [29]
1960   John Panton (6) 301 2 strokes   Eric Brown 125 Royal Dornoch [30]
1959   John Panton (5) 284 2 strokes   Ian Smith Peterhead [31]
1958   George Will 291 Playoff   Willie Macdonald
  Harry Weetman		 Cruden Bay [32][33]
1957   Eric Brown (5) 290 6 strokes   John Panton Nairn [34]
1956   John Panton (4) 290 Playoff   Eric Brown Moray [35][36]
1955   Eric Brown (4) 283 Playoff   John Panton Murcar Links [37][38]
1954   Eric Brown (3) 307 2 strokes   Gregor McIntosh Royal Dornoch [39]
1953   Eric Brown (2) 281 1 stroke   John Panton Cruden Bay [40]
1952   John Panton (3) 289 5 strokes   John Campbell 90 Royal Aberdeen
1951   John Panton (2) 285 5 strokes   Hector Thomson Nairn [41]
1950   Eric Brown 294 1 stroke   John Panton Moray [42]
1949   Hamish Ballingall (2) 296 Playoff   Hector Thomson Royal Aberdeen
Murcar Links		 [43][44]
1948   John Panton 288 3 strokes   Hamish Ballingall
  Sandy Sinclair (a)		 65 Inverness [45]
1947   Hamish Ballingall 300 6 strokes   Hugh Watt 60 Peterhead [46]
1946   Willie Forrester 305 2 strokes   Ian Macpherson 35 Murcar Links [47]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939   Jack McLean (3) 285 Playoff   Hector Thomson (a) 30 Nairn [48][49]
1938   Tom Haliburton 294 1 stroke   Wilie Don 28 Peterhead [50]
1937   Jack McLean (2) 294 Playoff   Gordon Durward 25 Moray [51][52]
1936   Dick Walker (a) (2) 290 10 strokes   Tom Dobson
  Willie Don		 (25) Deeside [53]
1935   Dick Walker (a) 298 Playoff   Willie Spark (25) Royal Dornoch [54][55]
1934   Jim Forrester 287 6 strokes   Ken Forbes (a) 25 Inverness [56]
1933   Jack McLean (a) 294 1 stroke   Jack McMillan (20) Murcar Links [57]
1932   James Henderson 292 Playoff   Jimmy McDowall 20 Nairn [58][59]
1931   Jimmy McDowall 289 7 strokes   Julian Jaffray 20 Royal Aberdeen [60]

Source:[61]

Notes edit

  1. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; EPT − PGA EuroPro Tour.
  2. ^ Shortened to 18 holes due to weather.
  3. ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  4. ^ a b Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

References edit

  1. ^ HighBeam
  2. ^ "Brooks breaks northern hoodoo with a closing 66". The Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1989. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Pillar to post triumph for Huish in Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1988. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Hunter's gale-lashed 69 fires sudden-death win". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1987. p. 23.
  5. ^ "Weir survives birdie blitz". The Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1986. p. 18.
  6. ^ "Barnes beats own doubts". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1985. p. 18.
  7. ^ "Huish beats Barnes and the bookmaker". The Glasgow Herald. 21 April 1984. p. 14.
  8. ^ "Cooper banks £1750 after final round 70". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1983. p. 25.
  9. ^ "Marshall raids the North". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1982. p. 26.
  10. ^ "Right way round as Thomson wins Northern". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1981. p. 21.
  11. ^ "Huish wins his second North open". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1980. p. 24.
  12. ^ "Farmer reaps first major championship". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1979. p. 30.
  13. ^ "Brian lands another big catch". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1978. p. 18.
  14. ^ "Murray comes of age with third-round 69". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1977. p. 29.
  15. ^ "A rewarding return for Chillas". The Glasgow Herald. 30 April 1976. p. 29.
  16. ^ "Runaway win for Willie Milne". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1975. p. 25.
  17. ^ "Milne's record win in Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1974. p. 4.
  18. ^ "Northern Open won by David Huish". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1973. p. 4.
  19. ^ "Bannerman joins elite in Northern". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1972. p. 2.
  20. ^ "Pirie achieves his greatest success". The Glasgow Herald. 10 April 1970. p. 6.
  21. ^ "Bannerman holds on for title in nervous finish". The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1969. p. 6.
  22. ^ "Webster's Northern victory". The Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1968. p. 6.
  23. ^ "Bannerman wins by six strokes in Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1967. p. 6.
  24. ^ "Liddle's unexpected Northern success". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1966. p. 6.
  25. ^ "Northern Open win by J. T. Brown". The Glasgow Herald. 10 April 1965. p. 6.
  26. ^ "Same pair play off for Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1964. p. 5.
  27. ^ "Northern Open won again by Will". The Glasgow Herald. 19 April 1963. p. 6.
  28. ^ "Panton wins seventh Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1962. p. 6.
  29. ^ "Northern Open title for Weetman". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1961. p. 14.
  30. ^ "Sixth Northern title win for Panton". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1960. p. 11.
  31. ^ "Fifth Northern Open title for Panton". The Glasgow Herald. 17 April 1959. p. 11.
  32. ^ "Triple tie for North Open Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1958. p. 4.
  33. ^ "Early success for G. Will". The Glasgow Herald. 19 April 1958. p. 9.
  34. ^ "Brown's fifth victory in Northern "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 20 April 1957. p. 8.
  35. ^ "Panton and Brown again tie for Northern Open golf". The Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1956. p. 4.
  36. ^ "Panton beats Brown in Northern golf title play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1956. p. 9.
  37. ^ "Panton and Brown tie for Northern title". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1955. p. 4.
  38. ^ "Brown's easy victory in Murcar play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1955. p. 9.
  39. ^ "E. C. Brown's fine victory in Northern "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1954. p. 4.
  40. ^ "Northern Open golf title for Anglo-Scot". The Glasgow Herald. 24 April 1953. p. 9.
  41. ^ "Panton's comfortable win in Nairn golf". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1951. p. 9.
  42. ^ "Eric Brown wins "Northern"". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1950. p. 7.
  43. ^ "Tie for Northern Open golf championship". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1949. p. 2.
  44. ^ "Ballingall's day at Murcar". The Glasgow Herald. 30 April 1949. p. 2.
  45. ^ "Panton wins at Inverness". The Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1948. p. 6.
  46. ^ "Northern Open golf title". The Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1947. p. 6.
  47. ^ "Forrester wins at Murcar". The Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1946. p. 6.
  48. ^ "Young Scots renew golf revalry". The Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1939. p. 4.
  49. ^ "M'Lean's revenge on old golf rival". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1939. p. 2.
  50. ^ "T B Haliburton's fighting finish". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1938. p. 2.
  51. ^ "M'Lean and Durward in Northern golf tie". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1937. p. 6.
  52. ^ "Two holes decide golf tie for M'Lean". The Glasgow Herald. 17 April 1937. p. 3.
  53. ^ "Second Northern "Open" win". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1936. p. 3.
  54. ^ "Tie in Northern "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1935. p. 6.
  55. ^ "Amateur wns North "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1935. p. 3.
  56. ^ "New Northern "Open" record". The Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1934. p. 3.
  57. ^ "Victory for Jack M'Lean". The Glasgow Herald. 21 April 1933. p. 4.
  58. ^ "Thrilling tie at Nairn". The Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1932. p. 18.
  59. ^ "Troon assistant wins Nairn play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1932. p. 16.
  60. ^ "Northern Open tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 1 May 1931. p. 4.
  61. ^ "Northern Open OOM - Past Champions | the PGA".
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