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