Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship

The Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship was a golf tournament on the British PGA Circuit that was played from 1968 to 1974. Entry was restricted to players under 25 years old.

Winners

Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory 		Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£) 		Ref
1974 Dale Hayes  South Africa Long Ashton Golf Club 274 1 stroke Australia Jack Newton [1]
1973 Bernard Gallacher  Scotland Bristol & Clifton Golf Club
(and Long Ashton Golf Club) 		277 4 strokes England Peter Dawson 600 [2]
1972 Peter Oosterhuis  England Long Ashton Golf Club
(and Bristol & Clifton Golf Club) 		278 2 strokes England John Cook [3]
1971 John Garner  England Southampton Municipal Golf Club
(and Stoneham Golf Club) 		273 1 stroke Northern Ireland Eddie Polland 600 [4]
1970 Peter Oosterhuis  England Morecambe Golf Club
(and Heysham Golf CLub) 		274 1 stroke England Guy Hunt 500 [5]
1969 Brian Barnes  Scotland Bristol & Clifton Golf Club
(and Long Ashton Golf Club) 		280 Playoff Scotland Bernard Gallacher 500 [6]
1968 Peter Townsend  England Coventry Golf Club 270 3 strokes Scotland Bernard Gallacher 500 [7]

In 1969 Barnes beat Gallacher at the first extra hole with a birdie 3.

References

  1. ↑ "Hayes wins Coca-Cola". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1974. p. 3.
  2. ↑ "Gallacher storms to victory". The Glasgow Herald. 18 June 1973. p. 4.
  3. ↑ "Success for Oosterhuis". The Times. 5 June 1972. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Garner's Ryder Cup boost". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1971. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Bold Oosterhuis storms to victory". The Glasgow Herald. 17 August 1970. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Gallacher beaten at extra hole". The Glasgow Herald. 1 September 1969. p. 4.
  7. ↑ "Townsend not to play on American circuit during the winter". The Glasgow Herald. 2 September 1968. p. 5.
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