Agfa-Gevaert Tournament

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The Agfa-Gevaert Tournament was a golf tournament in England from 1963 to 1971. It was played at Stoke Poges Golf Club in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. It was sponsored by Agfa-Gevaert.

Agfa-Gevaert Tournament
Tournament information
LocationStoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England
Established1963
Course(s)Stoke Poges Golf Club
FormatStroke play
Month playedMay
Final year1971
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Jimmy Hitchcock (1965)
Final champion
Peter Oosterhuis
Location map
Stoke Poges Golf Club is located in England
Stoke Poges Golf Club
Stoke Poges Golf Club
Location in England

Winners

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Year Winner Country Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
Gevacolor Tournament
1963 Bernard Hunt   England 273 3 strokes   Brian Huggett 1,000 [1]
1964 Ángel Miguel   Spain 268 1 stroke   Peter Thomson 750 [2]
Agfa-Gevaert Tournament
1965 Jimmy Hitchcock   England 267 6 strokes   David Snell 750 [3]
1966 Ángel Miguel   Spain 275 2 strokes   Hedley Muscroft 750 [4]
1967 Peter Alliss   England 270 2 strokes   Peter Butler 750 [5]
Agfacolor Film Tournament
1968 Clive Clark   England 288 2 strokes   Peter Alliss
  Neil Coles
  Tony Grubb
  Jimmy Hitchcock
750 [6]
1969 Brian Barnes   Scotland 277 3 strokes   Bernard Gallacher 750 [7]
1970 Bernard Hunt   England 277 2 strokes   Tommy Horton 750 [8]
Agfa-Gevaert Tournament
1971 Peter Oosterhuis   England 276 2 strokes   Brian Barnes
  David Huish
1,000 [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Second big prize for B J Hunt". The Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1963. p. 13.
  2. ^ "A Miguel's success in Gevacolor". The Glasgow Herald. 18 May 1964. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Hitchcock's easy victory in Agfa-Gevaert". The Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1965. p. 8.
  4. ^ "A Miguel triumphs again". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1966. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Agfa winner considering croquet putting". The Glasgow Herald. 15 May 1967. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Agfacolor event Clark's first major prize". The Glasgow Herald. 13 May 1968. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Barnes advances towards Ryder Cup place". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1969. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Third successive win for Hunt". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1970. p. 5.
  9. ^ "Oosterhuis close to Ryder Cup place". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1971. p. 4.