The Callers of Newcastle was a golf tournament on the European Tour in 1977 named for its sponsor, the Callers department store. It was held at Whitley Bay Golf Club in Whitley Bay, England.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, England |
| Established | 1977 |
| Course(s) | Whitley Bay Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | £25,000 |
| Month played | July |
| Final year | 1977 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 282 Peter Butler (1977) 282 John Fourie (1977) 282 Ángel Gallardo (1977) 282 Tommy Horton (1977) |
| To par | −6 as above |
| Final champion | |
 John Fourie | |
| Location map | |
  Whitley Bay GC Location in England  Whitley Bay GC Location in Tyne and Wear | |
The tournament was won by South Africa's John Fourie, who defeated Peter Butler, Ángel Gallardo and Tommy Horton in a four way playoff. The playoff started at the 16th hole. Butler and Horton bogeyed the first extra hole and Fourie won at the next after he made a par 3,[2]
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | John Fourie |
282 | −6 | Playoff |  Peter Butler Ángel Gallardo Tommy Horton |
5,000 | [2] |
References
edit- ^ Davies, David (21 December 1976). "European golf prizes top £1m". Birmingham Daily Post. p. 10. Retrieved 12 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Fourie best of playoff quartet". The Glasgow Herald. 1 August 1977. p. 15.