Northern Open

Northen Open
Tournament information
Established 1931
Course(s) Royal Dornoch Golf Club (2016)
Current champion
Greig Hutcheon (2016)

The Northern Open is a golf tournament played annually in Scotland since 1931. It is one of only two 72-hole tournaments on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA Tour in Scotland's schedule, the other being the Scottish PGA Championship. The 2016 event, was held from 21 to 24 June at Royal Dornoch Golf Club.[1]

The Scottish PGA Championship was originally called the Scottish Professional Championship and was only open to professionals while the Northern Open was also opened to amateurs.

History

The tournaments was originally played over 2 days with 2 rounds played each day. In 1947 the event was extended to a third day with one round played on the first two days. The leading 50 players and those tied for 50th place played two rounds on the third day. Originally called the "Northern Open Amateur and Professional Golf Tournament", the name was changed "Northern Open Championship" for 1948. The 1948 event was reduced to two days again with play in groups of three on the first day and a cut reducing the field to 80 for the final day. With a large number of entries the 1949 event was again played over three days. The playoff between Ballingall and Thomson was played at Murcar, the day after the Championship finished. The day had been allocated for Scottish qualifying for the Daily Mail Tournament. Thomson practised in the morning while Ballingall played a competitive round. The two played together in the afternoon, Ballingale scoring 72 to Thomson's 74.

Winners

[2]

Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory 		Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£) 		Ref
2016 Greig Hutcheon (2)  Scotland Royal Dornoch 267 6 strokes Scotland Chris Kelly 3,900
2015 Chris Kelly  Scotland Cruden Bay 267 5 strokes Wales Gareth Wright 4,250
2014 David Law (2)  Scotland Murcar Links 207 + 3 strokes Scotland Greig Hutcheon 6,000
2013 James Byrne (2)  Scotland Meldrum House 261 1 stroke Scotland David Law 4,000
2012 James Byrne  Scotland Meldrum House 268 5 strokes Scotland David Law
Scotland David Orr 		4,000
2011 David Law (a)  Scotland Meldrum House 266 2 strokes Scotland Stephen Gray (4,000)
2010 Greig Hutcheon  Scotland Meldrum House 132 ++ 1 stroke Scotland Scott Larkin (a) (3,800)
2009 Craig Lee  Scotland Spey Valley 281 5 strokes England Martyn Hamer 2,500
2008 Chris Doak  Scotland
2007 Murray Urquhart  Scotland
2006 Jason McCreadie (2)  Scotland
2005 Chris Doak  Scotland
2004 Jason McCreadie  Scotland
2003 Gordon Law  Scotland
2002 Fraser Mann  Scotland
2001 Graham Rankin  Scotland
2000 Jim Payne  England Forres 266 1 stroke Germany Ralf Geilenberg 3,600 [3]
1999 Alastair Forsyth  Scotland
1998 Lee James  England
1997 David Thomson  Scotland
1996 Scott Henderson  Scotland
1995 Joe Higgins  Scotland
1994 Kevin Stables (2)  Scotland
1993 Kevin Stables  Scotland
1992 Peter Smith  Scotland
1991 Craig Cassells  England
1990 Colin Brooks (2)  Scotland
1989 Colin Brooks  Scotland
1988 David Huish (4)  Scotland
1987 Adam Hunter  Scotland
1986 Russell Weir  Scotland
1985 Brian Barnes (2)  Scotland
1984 David Huish (3)  Scotland
1983 Derrick Cooper  Scotland
1982 Tony Minshall  England
1981 Alistair Thomson  Scotland
1980 David Huish (2)  Scotland
1979 Jim Farmer  Scotland
1978 Brian Barnes  Scotland
1977 Ewen Murray  Scotland
1976 David Chillas  Scotland
1975 Willie Milne (2)  Scotland
1974 Willie Milne  Scotland
1973 David Huish  Scotland
1972 Harry Bannerman (3)  Scotland
1971 Frank Rennie  Scotland
1970 Sandy Pirie (a)  Scotland
1969 Harry Bannerman (2)  Scotland
1968 David Webster  Scotland
1967 Harry Bannerman  Scotland
1966 Robin Liddle  Scotland
1965 Jock Brown  Scotland
1964 Lew Taylor  Scotland
1963 George Will (2)  Scotland
1962 John Panton (7)  Scotland
1961 Harry Weetman  England
1960 John Panton (6)  Scotland
1959 John Panton (5)  Scotland
1958 George Will  Scotland
1957 Eric Brown (5)  Scotland
1956 John Panton (4)  Scotland
1955 Eric Brown (4)  Scotland
1954 Eric Brown (3)  Scotland
1953 Eric Brown (2)  Scotland
1952 John Panton (3)  Scotland
1951 John Panton (2)  Scotland
1950 Eric Brown  Scotland Moray 294 1 stroke Scotland John Panton [4]
1949 Hamish Ballingall (2)  Scotland Royal Aberdeen
(and Murcar Links) 		296 Playoff Scotland Hector Thomson [5][6]
1948 John Panton  Scotland Inverness 288 3 strokes Scotland Hamish Ballingall
Scotland Sandy Sinclair (a) 		65 [7]
1947 Hamish Ballingall  Scotland Peterhead 300 6 strokes Scotland Hugh Watt 60 [8]
1946 Willie Forrester  Scotland Murcar Links 305 2 strokes Scotland Ian Macpherson 35 [9]
1940–45: No tournament due to World War II
1939 Jack McLean (3)  Scotland Nairn 285 Playoff Scotland Hector Thomson (a) 30 [10][11]
1938 Tom Haliburton  Scotland Peterhead 294 1 stroke Scotland Wilie Don 28 [12]
1937 Jack McLean (2)  Scotland Moray 294 Playoff Scotland Gordon Durward 25 [13][14]
1936 Dick Walker (a) (2)  Scotland Deeside 290 10 strokes Scotland Tom Dobson
Scotland Willie Don 		(25) [15]
1935 Dick Walker (a)  Scotland Royal Dornoch 298 Playoff Scotland Willie Spark (25) [16][17]
1934 Jim Forrester  Scotland Inverness 287 6 strokes Scotland Ken Forbes (a) 25 [18]
1933 Jack McLean (a)  Scotland Murcar Links 294 1 stroke Scotland Jack McMillan (20) [19]
1932 James Henderson  Scotland Nairn 292 Playoff Scotland Jimmy McDowall 20 [20][21]
1931 Jimmy McDowall  Scotland Royal Aberdeen 289 7 strokes Scotland Julian Jaffray 20 [22]

In 1932 Henderson beat McDowall 77 to 79 in the 18-hole playoff. In 1935 Walker beat Spark 75 to 76 in the 18-hole playoff. In 1937 McLean beat Durward 73 to 79 in the 18-hole playoff. In 1939 McLean and Thomson tied on 74 after an 18-hole playoff but McLean won 73 to 75 in a second 18-hole playoff in the afternoon. In 1949 Ballingale scored 72 to Thomson's 74.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.pga.info/regions/scotland/news/2016/06/northern-exposure.aspx
  2. ↑ https://pgagbi.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/pgagbi16/event/pgagbi16783/champions.htm
  3. ↑ https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-18740599.html
  4. ↑ "Eric Brown wins "Northern"". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1950. p. 7.
  5. ↑ "Tie for Northern Open golf championship". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1949. p. 2.
  6. ↑ "Ballingall's day at Murcar". The Glasgow Herald. 30 April 1949. p. 2.
  7. ↑ "Panton wins at Inverness". The Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1948. p. 6.
  8. ↑ "Northern Open golf title". The Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1947. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "Forrester wins at Murcar". The Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1946. p. 6.
  10. ↑ "Young Scots renew golf revalry". The Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1939. p. 4.
  11. ↑ "M'Lean's revenge on old golf rival". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1939. p. 2.
  12. ↑ "T B Haliburton's fighting finish". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1938. p. 2.
  13. ↑ "M'Lean and Durward in Northern golf tie". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1937. p. 6.
  14. ↑ "Two holes decide golf tie for M'Lean". The Glasgow Herald. 17 April 1937. p. 3.
  15. ↑ "Second Northern "Open" win". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1936. p. 3.
  16. ↑ "Tie in Northern "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1935. p. 6.
  17. ↑ "Amateur wns North "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1935. p. 3.
  18. ↑ "New Northern "Open" record". The Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1934. p. 3.
  19. ↑ "Victory for Jack M'Lean". The Glasgow Herald. 21 April 1933. p. 4.
  20. ↑ "Thrilling tie at Nairn". The Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1932. p. 18.
  21. ↑ "Troon assistant wins Nairn play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1932. p. 16.
  22. ↑ "Northern Open tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 1 May 1931. p. 4.
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