Scottish Under-25 Championship Explained

Scottish Under-25 Championship
Location:	Scotland
Establishment:	1980
Format:	stroke play
Final Year:	1998

The Scottish Under-25 Championship was a golf tournament for golfers under the age of 25, that was played from 1980 to 1998. In 1980 it was played over 36 holes but later it was a 72-hole stroke-play event on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA in Scotland's schedule.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue	Winner's share (£)	Ref
Douglas Gillespie Plant Scottish Under-25 Professional Championship
1980		138	3 strokes		West Kilbride	500	^[1]
1981					Drumpellier	500	^[2]
1982		286	5 strokes		Strathaven		^[3]
1983		271	9 strokes		Cathcart Castle	500	^[4]
Scottish Under-25 Professional Championship
1984		287	1 stroke		Livingston	500	^[5]
Livingston Scottish Under-25 Championship
1985		288	Playoff		Livingston	750	^[6]
1986		286	5 strokes		Livingston	800	^[7]
1987		289	3 strokes		Deer Park	800	^[8]
1988		286	2 strokes		Deer Park	800	^[9]
1989		275	1 stroke		Deer Park	1,000	^[10]
1990		281	7 strokes		Deer Park	2,000	^[11]
Gore-Tex Scottish Under-25s Open Championship
1991		277	5 strokes		Deer Park	3,300	^[12]
1992 and 1993: Not held
Scottish Under-25s Open Championship
1994		274	2 strokes		Murrayshall	1,250	^[13]
1995		286	6 strokes		Westerwood		^[14]
1996		280	1 stroke		Westerwood	1,250	^[15]
1997		279	8 strokes		Westerwood	1,250	^[16]
1998		279	4 strokes		Westerwood	1,250	^[17]

The 1980 championship was played over 36 holes.

Notes and References

1. News: Brian's biggest prize . David . Begg . . 24 September 1980 . 21.
2. News: Matthew makes his mark with four birdies . . 17 September 1981 . 21.
3. News: Mann fails to catch Matthew . . 9 September 1982 . 17.
4. News: Mann stays the distance . David . Begg . . 23 September 1983 . 21.
5. News: Kevin Stables . . 21 September 1984 . 25.
6. News: White's play-off birdie pips Taylor . . 5 July 1985 . 31.
7. News: Law's runaway win . . 12 July 1986 . 18 . . subscription.
8. News: Hunter adds to his bag with 67 . . 3 July 1987 . 33.
9. News: Law' breaks Vannet challenge . . 12 August 1988 . 25 . . subscription.
10. News: £20,000-plus is the target for Brooks . . 11 August 1989 . 39.
11. News: Paul Lawrie . . 10 September 1990 . 18 . . subscription.
12. News: Craig Cassells surges to Deer Park success . . 27 July 1991 . 24 . . subscription.
13. News: Tait's comeback to pip Robertson . Peter . Donald . . 23 July 1994 . 32 . . subscription.
14. News: Nigel Scott-Smith . . 28 July 1995 . 32 . . subscription.
15. News: Barassie's Alan Reid . . 26 July 1996 . 35 . . subscription.
16. News: Alan Reid . . 25 July 1997 . 37 . . subscription.
17. News: Rambling Rose . . 24 July 1998 . 64 . Newsbank.