Sunderland of Scotland Masters explained
| Sunderland of Scotland Masters |
| Location: | Scotland |
| Establishment: | 1985 |
| Format: | stroke play |
| Final Year: | 2002 |
The Sunderland of Scotland Masters was a golf tournament that was played from 1985 to 2002. It was a 72-hole stroke-play event on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA in Scotland's schedule. The event was initially played at Drumpellier but from 1991 a number of different Scottish venue were used.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of
victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Winner's
share (£) | Ref |
|---|
| Watsons of Airdrie Monklands Masters |
|---|
| 1985 | | 273 | 6 strokes | | Drumpellier | 1,600 | [1] |
| 1986 | | 278 | 1 stroke | | Drumpellier | 1,600 | [2] |
| Sunderland Sportswear Masters |
|---|
| 1987 | | 271 | 2 strokes | | Drumpellier | 1,800 | [3] |
| 1988 | | 267 | 1 stroke | | Drumpellier | 2,000 | [4] |
| 1989 | | 264 | 9 strokes | | Drumpellier | 2,000 | [5] |
| 1990 | | 269 | 2 strokes | | Drumpellier | 3,000 | [6] |
| Sunderland of Scotland Masters |
|---|
| 1991 | | 276 | 1 stroke | | Renfrew | 3,350 | [7] |
| 1992 | | 284 | 2 strokes | | Westerwood | 3,350 | [8] |
| 1993 | | 273 | 6 strokes | | Westerwood | 3,000 | [9] |
| 1994 | | 282 | 1 stroke | | Westerwood | 3,000 | [10] |
| 1995 | | 271 | 1 stroke | | Gleddoch | 3,000 | [11] |
| 1996 | | 271 | 2 strokes | | Ayr Belleisle | 3,600 | [12] |
| 1997 | | 271 | 2 strokes | | Cawder | 3,600 | [13] |
| 1998 | | 264 | Playoff | | Cawder | | |
| 1999 | | 270 | 1 stroke | | Cawder | 3,600 | [14] |
| 2000 | | 201 | 3 strokes | | Irvine | | [15] |
| 2001 | | 202 | 4 strokes | | Irvine | | [16] |
| 2002 | | 207 | 1 stroke | | Irvine | 3,600 | [17] | |
The first Monklands Masters was held at Drumpellier in 1984 as an 18-hole
pro-am and was won by
Russell Weir.
[18] The 2000, 2001 and 2002 events were reduced to 54 holes by bad weather.
Notes and References
- News: Another 69 puts Huish well ahead . David . Begg . . 20 May 1985 . 17.
- News: Martin's 65 is not enough to thwart Walker's mastery . David . Begg . . 16 June 1986 . 12.
- News: McAllister defies the wet conditions to comes home in 31 . Elspeth . Burnside . . 15 June 1987 . 12.
- News: Weir proves the star with a record score . Elspeth . Burnside . . 18 June 1988 . 26.
- News: Maltman leaves them all behind . . 16 June 1989 . 46.
- News: Weir soaks up pressure . Alister . Nicol . . 30 June 1990 . 36 . Newspaper.com.
- News: Anglo Gary Orr . . 7 September 1991 . 43 . Newspaper.com.
- News: Walker strolls it . Alister . Nicol . . 27 June 1992 . 44 . Newspaper.com.
- News: Andy's top 10! . Alister . Nicol . . 27 June 1993 . 44 . Newspaper.com.
- News: Sunderland of Scotland Masters . . 25 June 1994 . 25 . Newspaper.com.
- News: Bolton's Michael Jones . . 24 June 1995 . 52 . Newspaper.com.
- News: Craig Ronald . . 29 June 1996 . 57 . Newspaper.com.
- News: Lee's just Sunder-ful . . 28 June 1997 . 62 . Newspaper.com.
- News: Gillies is Colin the shots after his Tartan Tour victory . . 26 June 1997 . 59 . The Free Library.
- News: Sunderland of Scotland Masters . . 10 June 2000 . 106 . Newspaper.com.
- News: Bevan busts a gust to win . . 8 September 2001 . 50 . The Free Library.
- News: Six-birdie Drummond grabs glory . . 7 September 2002 . 55 . The Free Library.
- News: Former Scottish boy's champion Russell Weir . . 14 May 1984 . 15.
