Sumrie Tournament Explained

Sumrie Tournament
Location:Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Establishment:1968
Course:Notts Golf Club
Month Played:May/June
Final Year:1968
Final Champion:Brian Huggett

The Sumrie Tournament was a professional golf tournament played at the Notts Golf Club, Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The event was held just once, in 1968, and had total prize money of £6,000. The event was sponsored by C. & M. Sumrie Ltd of Leeds, clothing manufacturers and had a field of 100, the leading 80 in the 1967 Order of Merit and 20 invitations.[1] The tournament was played with the bigger ball (1.68inches). From 1969 Sumrie sponsored a better-ball competition, the Sumrie Better-Ball.

Notes and References

  1. News: The Times . 3 November 1967 . 13 . New tournament for Midlands.
  2. News: Huggett's four-stroke win in Sumrie . . 4 . 3 June 1968.