Lusaka Open
Tournament information
LocationLusaka, Zambia
Established1969
Course(s)Lusaka Golf Club
Tour(s)Safari Circuit
FormatStroke play
Final year1979
Final champion
England John Morgan

The Lusaka Open was a men's professional golf tournament played at Lusaka Golf Club in Zambia between 1969 and 1979. It was one of three Zambian events on the Safari Circuit schedule.[1]

The event pre-dated the Zambia Open which was first contested in 1972. The Lusaka Golf Club first hosted the Zambia Open in 1973 and again in 1976, 1978 and annually from 1980 to 1993. The Lusaka Open was not held in those years. The event went under a variety of names being called the Lusaka Dunlop Open in 1970 and 1971 and the Eagle Open in 1969 and 1974.

The 1974 event was reduced to 54 holes because of bad weather.[2]

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upRef
1979John Morgan England282−103 strokes Trevor Powell[3]
1978No tournament
1977Mark James England279−131 strokeEngland Gary Cullen[4][5]
1976No tournament
1975Carl Mason England281−114 strokesEngland Guy Hunt[6]
1974Willie Milne Scotland213−31 strokeEngland Guy Hunt
England David Jagger
[2]
1973No tournament
1972Maurice Bembridge England2741 strokeEngland Doug McClelland[7][8]
1971Stuart Brown England2801 strokeEngland Alex Caygill[9]
1970Alex Caygill England285−72 strokesWales Craig Defoy[10]
1969Bernard Gallacher Scotland2844 strokesScotland Brian Barnes[11]

References

  1. Walubita, Moses Sayela (1990). Zambia Sporting Score. Multimedia Publications. p. 166. ISBN 9982300393 via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 "First success for Milne". The Glasgow Herald. 11 March 1974. p. 22.
  3. "Morgan holds off challenge". The Glasgow Herald. 26 March 1979. p. 18.
  4. "James wins in Lusaka". The Glasgow Herald. 21 March 1977. p. 16.
  5. "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 March 1977. p. 20.
  6. "Mason has first big victory". The Glasgow Herald. 10 March 1975. p. 16.
  7. "Bembridge wins Lusaka Open". The Glasgow Herald. 27 March 1972. p. 5.
  8. "Lusaka Open". The Guardian. 27 March 1972. p. 21.
  9. "Brown takes Lusaka Open". The Evening Times. 5 April 1971. p. 5.
  10. "Caygill leads British sweep". The Glasgow Herald. 24 March 1970. p. 7.
  11. "Gallacher's victory in Zambia". The Glasgow Herald. 31 March 1969. p. 6.
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