Senior Service Tournament Explained

Senior Service Tournament
Location:United Kingdom
Establishment:1962
Final Year:1966
Final Champion:Cobie Legrange

The Senior Service Tournament was a professional golf tournament. The event was played from 1962 and 1966 and was sponsored by Gallaher Ltd, a tobacco company which made Senior Service cigarettes.

Winners

Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
1962 Dalmahoy Golf Club
(& Ratho Park Golf Club)
277 1 stroke 2,000 [1]
1963 271 2,000 [2]
1964 No tournament [3]
1965 203 1 stroke 2,000 [4]
1966 272 2 strokes 2,500 [5]

The 1965 event was reduced to 54 holes because of bad weather. The first round was abandoned while the second round was played on the short West Course at Dalmahoy.

Notes and References

  1. News: Coles fine win at Dalmahoy . . 24 September 1962 . 4.
  2. News: Ragan wins last big tournament . . 23 September 1963 . 10.
  3. News: Tournament off . . 8 February 1964 . 5.
  4. News: Climax to Senior Service event . . 2 August 1965 . 4.
  5. News: Legrange Newcastle success . . 26 September 1966 . 10.