Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship

The Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship was a golf tournament on the British PGA Circuit that was played from 1968 to 1974. Entry was restricted to players under 25 years old.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
1974Dale Hayes South AfricaLong Ashton Golf Club2741 strokeAustralia Jack Newton[1]
1973Bernard Gallacher ScotlandBristol & Clifton Golf Club
(and Long Ashton Golf Club)		2774 strokesEngland Peter Dawson600[2]
1972Peter Oosterhuis EnglandLong Ashton Golf Club
(and Bristol & Clifton Golf Club)		2782 strokesEngland John Cook[3]
1971John Garner EnglandSouthampton Municipal Golf Club
(and Stoneham Golf Club)		2731 strokeNorthern Ireland Eddie Polland600[4]
1970Peter Oosterhuis EnglandMorecambe Golf Club
(and Heysham Golf CLub)		2741 strokeEngland Guy Hunt500[5]
1969Brian Barnes ScotlandBristol & Clifton Golf Club
(and Long Ashton Golf Club)		280PlayoffScotland Bernard Gallacher500[6]
1968Peter Townsend EnglandCoventry Golf Club2703 strokesScotland Bernard Gallacher500[7]

In 1969 Barnes beat Gallacher at the first extra hole with a birdie 3.

References

  1. ↑ "Hayes wins Coca-Cola". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1974. p. 3.
  2. ↑ "Gallacher storms to victory". The Glasgow Herald. 18 June 1973. p. 4.
  3. ↑ "Success for Oosterhuis". The Times. 5 June 1972. p. 11.
  4. ↑ "Garner's Ryder Cup boost". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1971. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Bold Oosterhuis storms to victory". The Glasgow Herald. 17 August 1970. p. 5.
  6. ↑ "Gallacher beaten at extra hole". The Glasgow Herald. 1 September 1969. p. 4.
  7. ↑ "Townsend not to play on American circuit during the winter". The Glasgow Herald. 2 September 1968. p. 5.
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