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Golf tournament
Scottish Uniroyal Tournament
Tournament information
LocationScotland
Established1969
Formatstroke 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

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

After 1975 a 36-hole event was held, won by John Chillas in 1976, Bill Murray in 1977 and Bob Jamieson in 1978.

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.
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