Scottish Uniroyal Tournament

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.

Scottish Uniroyal Tournament
Tournament information
LocationScotland
Established1969
Formatstroke play
Final year1975

Winners edit

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner-up Winner's
share (£)
Venue Ref
1969   Gordon Cunningham 270 3 strokes   Marshall Douglas 300 Bruntsfield Links [1]
1970   Bobby Walker 276 2 strokes   Doug McClelland 400 Bruntsfield Links [2]
1971   David Huish 282 4 strokes   John Garner 400 East Kilbride [3]
1972   Lionel Platts 278 3 strokes   Peter Oosterhuis 400 East Kilbride [4]
1973   David Ingram 275 3 strokes   John McTear 400 Ladybank [5]
1974   Harry Bannerman
  John McTear
272 Tied 350
(each)
Lanark [6]
1975   Sam Torrance 269 3 strokes   David Huish 400 Lanark [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]

References edit

  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.