Sumrie Better-Ball Explained

Sumrie Better-Ball
Location:Bournemouth, Dorset, England (1974–78)
Establishment:1969
Course:Queen's Park Golf Club (1974–78)
Final Year:1978
Final Champion:Eamonn Darcy
and
Christy O'Connor Jnr

The Sumrie Better-Ball was a professional golf tournament played from 1969 to 1978. It was a 72-hole better-ball stroke-play event. It was played at Pannal in 1969 and 1970 and then at Blairgowrie in 1972 and 1973. From 1974 it was called the Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball and was played at Queen's Park Golf Club, Bournemouth, England. The tournament was sponsored by Sumrie Clothes who has previously supported the Sumrie Tournament in 1968.

Winners

Year Winners Country Venue Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
Sumrie Better-Ball
1969
Pannal 263 (−29) 1 stroke 1,000
(each)
[1]
1970
Pannal 257 (−31) 4 strokes 800
(each)
[2]
1971: No tournament
1972
Blairgowrie 264 (−24) 1 stroke 800
(each)
[3]
1973
Blairgowrie 265 (−27) 5 strokes 800
(each)
[4]
Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball
1974
Queen's Park 267 (−21) Playoff 1,200
(each)
[5]
1975
Queen's Park 256 (−32) 4 strokes 1,200
(each)
[6]
1976
Queen's Park 260 (−28) Playoff 1,200
(each)
[7]
1977: No tournament
1978
Queen's Park 255 (−33) 4 strokes 2,000
(each)
[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Anglo-Spanish team win Sumrie event with 28 under par . . 9 June 1969 . 4.
  2. News: Hunt and Coles invincible . . 18 May 1970 . 4.
  3. News: Winning thrust by Huggett and Gregson . . 22 May 1972 . 5.
  4. News: Hunt and Coles play down their five-shot victory . . 21 May 1973 . 5.
  5. News: Butler settles it with birdie . . 20 May 1974 . 5.
  6. News: O'Leary and Newton storm home as Scots fade . . 19 May 1975 . 23.
  7. News: Irish snatch Sumrie prize . . 24 May 1976 . 15.
  8. News: Another battle for O'Connor . . 26 June 1978 . 23.