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
272Tied350
(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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