Senior Service Tournament
Tournament information
LocationUnited Kingdom
Established1962
Final year1966
Final champion
Cobie Legrange

The Senior Service Tournament was a professional golf tournament. The event was played from 1962 and 1966 and was sponsored by Gallaher Ltd, a tobacco company which made Senior Service cigarettes.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
Ref
1962Neil Coles EnglandDalmahoy Golf Club
(& Ratho Park Golf Club)
2771 strokeSouth Africa Denis Hutchinson
Australia Kel Nagle
Australia Peter Thomson
2,000[1]
1963Dave Ragan United StatesDalmahoy Golf Club2712 strokesEngland Peter Alliss2,000[2]
1964No tournament[3]
1965Christy O'Connor Snr IrelandDalmahoy Golf Club2031 strokeRepublic of Ireland Hugh Boyle
United States Jacky Cupit
2,000[4]
1966Cobie Legrange South AfricaNorthumberland Golf Club2722 strokesUnited States Claude King2,500[5]

The 1965 event was reduced to 54 holes because of bad weather. The first round was abandoned while the second round was played on the short West Course at Dalmahoy.

References

  1. "Coles fine win at Dalmahoy". The Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1962. p. 4.
  2. "Ragan wins last big tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 23 September 1963. p. 10.
  3. "Tournament off". The Glasgow Herald. 8 February 1964. p. 5.
  4. "Climax to Senior Service event". The Glasgow Herald. 2 August 1965. p. 4.
  5. "Legrange Newcastle success". The Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1966. p. 10.
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