Lord Derby's Young Professionals' Tournament

Lord Derby's Young Professionals' Tournament was a golf tournament on the British PGA Circuit that was played from 1968 to 1974. From 1968 to 1971 it was a stroke play tournament for under-23 professionals. In 1968 it was over 72 holes while in 1969 it was reduced to a 54 hole event. From 1972 and 1974 it was a match-play event with the age limit increased to 25.[1] The tournament was supported by Lord Derby, the president of the PGA.

Winners

Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory 		Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£) 		Ref
Lord Derby-Ladbroke Under-25 Match Play Championship
1974 Richard Jewell  England West Lancashire Golf Club 6 & 5 England Paul Herbert 900 [2]
Lord Derby's Under-25 Match Play Championship
1973 Brian Thompson  England Morecambe Golf Club 2 up Scotland John McTear 450 [3]
1972 Sam Torrance  Scotland Royal Birkdale Golf Club 5 & 4 England Doug McClelland [4]
Lord Derby's Under-23 Professionals' Tournament
1971 David Vaughan  Wales Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club 218 1 stroke England Noel Hunt
Republic of Ireland John O'Leary 		[5]
1970 Peter Oosterhuis  England St Annes Old Links 218 5 strokes England Nick Job 170 [6]
1969 Craig Defoy  Wales Hesketh Golf Club 214 4 strokes England John Garner
England Keith Ashdown 		[7]
1968 Guy Hunt  England Hillside Golf Club 288 8 strokes England John Garner
Wales Andrew Phillips 		150 [8]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=186563.html
  2. ↑ "Shock win for Jewell". The Glasgow Herald. 9 August 1974. p. 4.
  3. ↑ "McTear loses in final". The Glasgow Herald. 21 July 1973. p. 4.
  4. ↑ "Southport (Royal Birkdale)". The Times. 9 September 1972. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Lytham". The Times. 23 July 1971. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Oosterhuis under-23 champion". The Glasgow Herald. 17 July 1970. p. 7.
  7. ↑ "De Foy in a fine finish". The Times. 25 July 1969. p. 16.
  8. ↑ "Hunt wins by eight strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1968. p. 6.
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