Sumrie Better-Ball
Tournament information
LocationBournemouth, Dorset, England (1974–78)
Established1969
Course(s)Queen's Park Golf Club (1974–78)
Final year1978
Final champion
Eamonn Darcy
and
Christy O'Connor Jnr

The Sumrie Better-Ball was a professional golf tournament played from 1969 to 1978. It was a 72-hole better-ball stroke-play event. It was played at Pannal in 1969 and 1970 and then at Blairgowrie in 1972 and 1973. From 1974 it was called the Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball and was played at Queen's Park Golf Club, Bournemouth, England. The tournament was sponsored by Sumrie Clothes who has previously supported the Sumrie Tournament in 1968.

Winners

YearWinnersCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
Ref
Sumrie Better-Ball
1969Maurice Bembridge &
Ángel Gallardo
 England
 Spain
Pannal263 (−29)1 strokeEngland Hedley Muscroft &
England Lionel Platts
1,000
(each)
[1]
1970Neil Coles &
Bernard Hunt
 England
 England
Pannal257 (−31)4 strokesEngland Peter Butler &
England Clive Clark
800
(each)
[2]
1971: No tournament
1972Malcolm Gregson &
Brian Huggett
 England
 Wales
Blairgowrie264 (−24)1 strokeEngland Guy Hunt &
England Doug McClelland
800
(each)
[3]
1973Neil Coles &
Bernard Hunt
 England
 England
Blairgowrie265 (−27)5 strokesEngland Malcolm Gregson &
Wales Brian Huggett
800
(each)
[4]
Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball
1974Peter Butler &
Clive Clark
 England
 England
Queen's Park267 (−21)PlayoffWales Craig Defoy &
England Derek Small
Northern Ireland Vince Hood &
Northern Ireland Hugh Jackson
1,200
(each)
[5]
1975Jack Newton &
John O'Leary
 Australia
 Ireland
Queen's Park256 (−32)4 strokesScotland Brian Barnes &
Scotland Bernard Gallacher
England Neil Coles &
England Bernard Hunt
England John Fowler &
England Nick Job
1,200
(each)
[6]
1976Eamonn Darcy &
Christy O'Connor Jnr
 Ireland
 Ireland
Queen's Park260 (−28)PlayoffEngland Maurice Bembridge &
Scotland Norman Wood
1,200
(each)
[7]
1977: No tournament
1978Eamonn Darcy &
Christy O'Connor Jnr
 Ireland
 Ireland
Queen's Park255 (−33)4 strokesAustralia Rodger Davis &
Australia Chris Tickner
2,000
(each)
[8]

References

  1. "Anglo-Spanish team win Sumrie event with 28 under par". The Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1969. p. 4.
  2. "Hunt and Coles invincible". The Glasgow Herald. 18 May 1970. p. 4.
  3. "Winning thrust by Huggett and Gregson". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1972. p. 5.
  4. "Hunt and Coles play down their five-shot victory". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1973. p. 5.
  5. "Butler settles it with birdie". The Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1974. p. 5.
  6. "O'Leary and Newton storm home as Scots fade". The Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1975. p. 23.
  7. "Irish snatch Sumrie prize". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1976. p. 15.
  8. "Another battle for O'Connor". The Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1978. p. 23.
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