W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament

W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament
Tournament information
Location United Kingdom
Established 1968
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Final year 1974
Final champion
England Neil Coles

The W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament was a golf tournament on the European circuit/European Tour from 1968 to 1974. The sponsor was tobacco company W.D. & H.O. Wills.

Winners

Year Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
1974 Neil Coles  England Kings Norton Golf Club 283 −5 1 stroke Australia Jack Newton 4,000 [1]
1973 Charles Coody  United States Kings Norton Golf Club 281 −7 1 stroke Australia Jack Newton 2,250 [2]
1972 Peter Thomson  Australia Dalmahoy Golf Club 270 −14 3 strokes England Peter Butler 2,250 [3]
1971 Bernard Hunt  England Dalmahoy Golf Club 276 −8 4 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
England Peter Tupling
2,000 [4]
1970 Tony Jacklin  England Dalmahoy Golf Club 267 −17 7 strokes England Peter Townsend 2,000 [5]
1969 Bernard Gallacher  Scotland Moor Park Golf Club 275 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr [6]
1968 Peter Butler  England Pannal Golf Club 281 2 strokes England Bill Large [7]

References

  1. "Coles triumphs as rivals falter". The Glasgow Herald. 23 September 1974. p. 5.
  2. "British players - One-day wonders". The Glasgow Herald. 10 September 1973. p. 5.
  3. "Injury proves to Thomson's advantage". The Times. 25 September 1972. p. 9.
  4. "Hunt's Wills victory by four strokes despite loose tee shots". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1971. p. 5.
  5. "Jacklin ends recession with resounding win". The Glasgow Herald. 28 September 1970. p. 4.
  6. "US trip for Gallacher". The Times. 18 August 1969. p. 11.
  7. "Butler manages to shut out weather". The Times. 19 August 1968. p. 9.
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