Cock o' the North (golf)

The Cock of The North was a golf tournament held in Zambia. It was part of the Sunshine Tour in 2000 and 2001. The tournament was founded in 1954 and was held at the Ndola Golf Club in Ndola.

Cock of The North
Tournament information
LocationNdola, Zambia
Established1954
Course(s)Ndola Golf Club
Par73
Length7,079 yards (6,473 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Safari Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 100,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2001
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Harold Henning (1956)
To par−11 Eamonn Darcy (1981)
Final champion
Zimbabwe Sean Farrell
Location Map
Nkana GC is located in Zambia
Nkana GC
Nkana GC
Location in Zambia

Founded in 1954, the tournament was held annually until 1977, when the European Tournament Players Division took over running of the Safari Circuit. It was then only held every other year, alternating on the schedule with the Mufulira Open, until 1985,[1] although it was incorporated with the Zambia Open in 1977 and 1979, and not held in 1983. The tournament was revived in 2000 as part of the Sunshine Tour, before being cancelled in 2002 due to lack of sponsorship.[2]

Note: The records from the Ndola Golf Club show that Craig Defoy, Sam Torrance, Tommy Horton, and Brian Barnes won the tournament in 1972, 1975, 1977, and 1979 respectively.[3] However, in those years the Zambia Open was held at the Ndola Golf Club and there was no separate Cock o' the North tournament.

Winners
YearTour[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upRef.
2001AFRZimbabwe Sean Farrell209−104 strokesSouth Africa Graeme van der Nest[4]
2000AFRSouth Africa Titch Moore217−21 strokeSouth Africa Brett Liddle
Republic of Ireland James Loughnane
South Africa John Mashego
South Africa Grant Muller		[5]
1986–1999: No tournament
1985SAFEngland Brian Waites283−91 strokeEngland Gary Cullen
England Malcolm Gregson		[6]
1982–1984: No tournament
1981SAFRepublic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy281−111 strokeEngland Carl Mason[7]
1977–1980: No tournament
1976Australia Jack Newton282−103 strokesEngland Pip Elson[8]
1975: No tournament
1974England Malcolm Gregson284−8PlayoffAustralia Jack Newton[9]
1973England Mike Ingham (2)284−82 strokesEngland Maurice Bembridge
England Peter Tupling		[10]
1972: No tournament
1971England Mike Ingham285
1970Wales Craig Defoy2842 strokesScotland Bernard Gallacher[11]
1969Scotland Bernard Gallacher280[12]
1968South Africa Terry Westbrook (3)291
1967South Africa Terry Westbrook (2)145
1966South Africa Terry Westbrook139
1965: No tournament
1964South Africa Sewsunker Sewgolum283
1963South Africa Denis Hutchinson (2)276
1962South Africa Denis Hutchinson295
1961United States Frank G. Coleman (a)148
1960South Africa Pierre Oosthuizen287
1959South Africa Harold Henning (2)290
1958South Africa Retief Waltman278
1957South Africa Sandy Guthrie289
1956South Africa Harold Henning272
1955South Africa Tommy Trevenna291
1954Northern Ireland Harry Middleton215
  1. AFR − Sunshine Tour; SAF − Safari Circuit.

References
  1. Walubita, Moses Sayela (1990). Zambia Sporting Score. Multimedia Publications. p. 166. ISBN 9982300393 – via Google Books.
  2. "Zambia: Ndola Fails to Host Cock 'O' North Golf Tourney". Times of Zambia. 26 February 2002. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  3. "Cock o' the North honours board". Ndola Golf Club.
  4. "Cock Of The North 2001 Results". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  5. "Cock Of The North 2000 Results". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. ""Old man" Waites runs away with the title". The Glasgow Herald. 18 March 1985. p. 18.
  7. "Eight birdies from Darcy sink Lyle". The Glasgow Herald. 23 March 1981. p. 26.
  8. "Late burst by Newton". The Glasgow Herald. 15 March 1976. p. 17.
  9. "Gregson takes play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 18 March 1974. p. 4.
  10. "Ingham's repeat success". The Glasgow Herald. 19 March 1973. p. 4.
  11. "Gallacher pipped by Defoy". The Glasgow Herald. 31 March 1970. p. 4.
  12. "Another victory for Gallacher". The Glasgow Herald. 7 April 1969. p. 4.
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