Cock o' the North (golf) explained

Cock of The North
Location:Ndola, Zambia
Establishment:1954
Course:Ndola Golf Club
Par:73
Yardage:7079yd
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:March
Tour:Sunshine Tour
Safari Circuit
Aggregate:272 Harold Henning (1956)
To-Par:−11 Eamonn Darcy (1981)
Final Champion: Sean Farrell
Final Year:2001
Map:Zambia
Map Label:Nkana GC
Map Relief:yes
Map Size:200
Coordinates:-12.982°N 28.639°W

The Cock of The North was a golf tournament held in Zambia. It was part of the Sunshine Tour in 2000 and 2001. The tournament was founded in 1954 and was held at the Ndola Golf Club in Ndola.

Founded in 1954, the tournament was held annually until 1977, when the European Tournament Players Division took over running of the Safari Circuit. It was then only held every other year, alternating on the schedule with the Mufulira Open, until 1985,[1] although it was incorporated with the Zambia Open in 1977 and 1979, and not held in 1983. The tournament was revived in 2000 as part of the Sunshine Tour, before being cancelled in 2002 due to lack of sponsorship.[2]

Note: The records from the Ndola Golf Club show that Craig Defoy, Sam Torrance, Tommy Horton, and Brian Barnes won the tournament in 1972, 1975, 1977, and 1979 respectively.[3] However, in those years the Zambia Open was held at the Ndola Golf Club and there was no separate Cock o' the North tournament.

Winners

YearTour WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
2001 209 −10 4 strokes [4]
2000 217 −2 1 stroke [5]
1986–1999: No tournament
1985 SAF 283 −9 1 stroke [6]
1982–1984: No tournament
1981 SAF 281 −11 1 stroke [7]
1977–1980: No tournament
1976 282 −10 3 strokes [8]
1975: No tournament
1974 284 −8 Playoff [9]
1973 Mike Ingham (2) 284 −8 2 strokes [10]
1972: No tournament
1971 285
1970 284 2 strokes [11]
1969 280 [12]
1968 Terry Westbrook (3) 291
1967 Terry Westbrook (2) 145
1966 139
1965: No tournament
1964 283
1963 Denis Hutchinson (2) 276
1962 295
1961 Frank G. Coleman (a) 148
1960 287
1959 Harold Henning (2) 290
1958 278
1957 289
1956 272
1955 291
1954 215

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Walubita, Moses Sayela . Zambia Sporting Score . Multimedia Publications . 1990 . 166 . 9982300393 . Google Books.
  2. News: Zambia: Ndola Fails to Host Cock 'O' North Golf Tourney . Times of Zambia . 26 February 2002 . 16 July 2014.
  3. Web site: Cock o' the North honours board . Ndola Golf Club.
  4. Web site: Cock Of The North 2001 Results . Sunshine Tour . 5 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Cock Of The North 2000 Results . Sunshine Tour . 5 February 2020.
  6. News: "Old man" Waites runs away with the title . . 18 March 1985 . 18.
  7. News: Eight birdies from Darcy sink Lyle . . 23 March 1981 . 26.
  8. News: Late burst by Newton . . 15 March 1976 . 17.
  9. News: Gregson takes play-off . . 18 March 1974 . 4.
  10. News: Ingham's repeat success . . 19 March 1973 . 4.
  11. News: Gallacher pipped by Defoy . . 31 March 1970 . 4.
  12. News: Another victory for Gallacher . . 7 April 1969 . 4.