W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament

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W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament
Tournament information
LocationUnited Kingdom
Established1968
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Final year1974
Final champion
England Neil Coles

The W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament was a professional golf tournament on the British PGA tournament circuit from 1968 to 1974. Since the circuit later evolved into the European Tour, the tournament is recognised as an official European Tour event from 1972. The sponsor was tobacco company W.D. & H.O. Wills.

Winners[]

Year Winner Country Venue Score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)		 Ref
1974 Neil Coles  England 283 −5 1 stroke Australia Jack Newton 4,000 [1]
1973 Charles Coody  United States 281 −7 1 stroke Australia Jack Newton 2,250 [2]
1972 Peter Thomson  Australia 270 −14 3 strokes England Peter Butler 2,250 [3]
1971 Bernard Hunt  England 276 −8 4 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
England 		2,000 [4]
1970 Tony Jacklin  England 267 −17 7 strokes England Peter Townsend 2,000 [5]
1969 Bernard Gallacher  Scotland Moor Park Golf Club 275 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr [6]
1968 Peter Butler  England 281 2 strokes England 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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