Bowmaker Tournament

The Bowmaker Tournament was an invitation pro-am golf tournament played from 1957 to 1970. Except in the first and final years the tournament was held at Sunningdale Golf Club. The main event was a 36-hole stroke play event for the professionals played over two days. There was also a better-ball event for the professional/amateur pairs.

Bowmaker Tournament
Tournament information
LocationSunningdale, Berkshire, England
Established1957
Course(s)Sunningdale Golf Club
Month playedJune/July
Final year1971
Final champion
Peter Oosterhuis
Sunningdale Golf Club is located in England
Sunningdale Golf Club
Sunningdale Golf Club
Location in England

The Bowmaker Tournament finished in 1970 but was replaced by the Sunbeam Electric Tournament which had the same format and was also played the week before The Open Championship.[1] The Sunbeam Electric sponsorship lasted for just one year. In 1972 and 1973 they were the sponsors of the Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open.

In the 1965 tournament Kel Nagle started his final round with an albatross two at the 492-yard first hole.[2]

Winners
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
Bowmaker Tournament
1957Frank Jowle
Bobby Locke		 England
 South Africa		Berkshire Golf Club135TieShared titleShared 500
and 300		[3]
1958Bernard Hunt
Peter Mills		 England
 England		Sunningdale Golf Club129TieShared titleShared 350
and 250		[4]
1959Bobby Locke South AfricaSunningdale Golf Club1321 strokeSpain Ángel Miguel350[5]
1960Peter Thomson AustraliaSunningdale Golf Club1321 strokeEngland Bernard Hunt350[6]
1961Bob Charles New ZealandSunningdale Golf Club1322 strokesSouth Africa Denis Hutchinson
Australia Kel Nagle		350[7]
1962Kel Nagle AustraliaSunningdale Golf Club1331 strokeWales Dai Rees350[8]
1963Peter Butler EnglandSunningdale Golf Club1322 strokesEngland Ken Bousfield
Wales Brian Huggett
Australia Kel Nagle		350[9]
1964Neil Coles EnglandSunningdale Golf Club1361 strokeEngland Peter Alliss350[10]
1965Kel Nagle AustraliaSunningdale Golf Club1332 strokesNew Zealand Bob Charles
England Hedley Muscroft
Scotland George Will		350[2]
1966Fred Boobyer EnglandSunningdale Golf Club1351 strokeEngland Hedley Muscroft350[11]
1967Peter Butler EnglandSunningdale Golf Club1311 strokeAustralia Peter Thomson350[12]
1968Clive Clark EnglandSunningdale Golf Club1362 strokesScotland George Will350[13]
1969Tony Grubb
Brian Huggett		 England
 Wales		Sunningdale Golf Club135TieShared titleShared 600
and 400		[14]
1970Neil Coles EnglandRoyal Mid-Surrey Golf Club1323 strokesEngland Jimmy Hitchcock600[15]
Sunbeam Electric Tournament
1971Peter Oosterhuis EnglandRoyal Mid-Surrey Golf Club1324 strokesAustralia Peter Thomson600[16]

References
  1. "Golf – £4,000 Richmond boost". The Times. 10 February 1971. p. 9.
  2. "Nagle's victory at Sunningdale – Last round starts with 2". The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1965. p. 7.
  3. "Brown angers P.G.A – Berkshire incident". The Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1957. p. 4.
  4. "Best nine-hole score – Mills's outward 28". The Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1958. p. 4.
  5. "Locke first in Bowmaker tournament – Beats A. Miguel by one stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1959. p. 9.
  6. "Third win for Thomson". The Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1960. p. 11.
  7. "Bowmaker tournament won by left-hander". The Glasgow Herald. 28 June 1961. p. 13.
  8. "Nagle beats Rees by one stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 4 July 1962. p. 10.
  9. "Butler's victory with 67 at Sunningdale". The Glasgow Herald. 3 July 1963. p. 9.
  10. "Coles wins £650 in Bowmaker event – Alliss one stroke more". The Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1964. p. 11.
  11. "Boobyer's victory with inward 30 – Muscroft one stroke behind". The Glasgow Herald. 29 June 1966. p. 16.
  12. "Butler's 61 equals lowest British tournament round". The Glasgow Herald. 5 July 1967. p. 6.
  13. "Bowmaker Golf – Clark maintains form". The Times. 3 July 1968. p. 13.
  14. "Bowmaker Golf – Huggett and Grubb in tie". The Times. 2 July 1969. p. 13.
  15. "Coles earnings for season now close to £10,000". The Glasgow Herald. 1 July 1970. p. 6.
  16. "Runaway victory for Peter Oosterhuis". The Glasgow Herald. 30 June 1971. p. 6.
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