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

YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner-upWinner's
share (£)
VenueRef
1969Scotland Gordon Cunningham2703 strokesEngland Marshall Douglas300Bruntsfield Links[1]
1970Scotland Bobby Walker2762 strokesEngland Doug McClelland400Bruntsfield Links[2]
1971Scotland David Huish2824 strokesEngland John Garner400East Kilbride[3]
1972England Lionel Platts2783 strokesEngland Peter Oosterhuis400East Kilbride[4]
1973Scotland David Ingram2753 strokesScotland John McTear400Ladybank[5]
1974Scotland Harry Bannerman
Scotland John McTear
272Tied–350
(each)
Lanark[6]
1975Scotland Sam Torrance2693 strokesScotland David Huish400Lanark[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

  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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