Sumrie Better-Ball

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.

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

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

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