W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament

W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament
Tournament information
Location United Kingdom
Established 1968
Tour(s) European Tour
Format Stroke play
Final year 1974
Final champion
England Neil Coles

The W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament was a golf tournament on the European circuit/European Tour from 1968 to 1974. The sponsor was tobacco company W.D. & H.O. Wills.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
1974Neil Coles EnglandKings Norton Golf Club283−51 strokeAustralia Jack Newton4,000[1]
1973Charles Coody United StatesKings Norton Golf Club281−71 strokeAustralia Jack Newton2,250[2]
1972Peter Thomson AustraliaDalmahoy Golf Club270−143 strokesEngland Peter Butler2,250[3]
1971Bernard Hunt EnglandDalmahoy Golf Club276−84 strokesNew Zealand Bob Charles
England Peter Tupling		2,000[4]
1970Tony Jacklin EnglandDalmahoy Golf Club267−177 strokesEngland Peter Townsend2,000[5]
1969Bernard Gallacher ScotlandMoor Park Golf Club2751 strokeRepublic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr[6]
1968Peter Butler EnglandPannal Golf Club2812 strokesEngland Bill Large[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Coles triumphs as rivals falter". The Glasgow Herald. 23 September 1974. p. 5.
  2. ↑ "British players - One-day wonders". The Glasgow Herald. 10 September 1973. p. 5.
  3. ↑ "Injury proves to Thomson's advantage". The Times. 25 September 1972. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "Hunt's Wills victory by four strokes despite loose tee shots". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1971. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Jacklin ends recession with resounding win". The Glasgow Herald. 28 September 1970. p. 4.
  6. ↑ "US trip for Gallacher". The Times. 18 August 1969. p. 11.
  7. ↑ "Butler manages to shut out weather". The Times. 19 August 1968. p. 9.
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