Lord Derby's Young Professionals' Tournament was a golf tournament on the British PGA Circuit that was played from 1968 to 1974. From 1968 to 1971 it was a stroke play tournament for under-23 professionals. In 1968 it was over 72 holes while in 1969 it was reduced to a 54 hole event. From 1972 and 1974 it was a match-play event with the age limit increased to 25.[1] The tournament was supported by Lord Derby, the president of the PGA.
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord Derby-Ladbroke Under-25 Match Play Championship | ||||||||
| 1974 | Richard Jewell |  England |
West Lancashire Golf Club | 6 & 5 | Paul Herbert |
900 | [2] | |
| Lord Derby's Under-25 Match Play Championship | ||||||||
| 1973 | Brian Thompson | England |
Morecambe Golf Club | 2 up |  John McTear |
450 | [3] | |
| 1972 | Sam Torrance | Scotland |
Royal Birkdale Golf Club | 5 & 4 | Doug McClelland |
[4] | ||
| Lord Derby's Under-23 Professionals' Tournament | ||||||||
| 1971 | David Vaughan |  Wales |
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | 218 | 1 stroke | Noel Hunt John O'Leary |
[5] | |
| 1970 | Peter Oosterhuis | England |
St Annes Old Links | 218 | 5 strokes | Nick Job |
170 | [6] |
| 1969 | Craig Defoy | Wales |
Hesketh Golf Club | 214 | 4 strokes | John Garner Keith Ashdown |
[7] | |
| 1968 | Guy Hunt | England |
Hillside Golf Club | 288 | 8 strokes | John Garner Andrew Phillips |
150 | [8] |
References
edit- ^ "Past Champions - Former Events". PGA European Tour. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Shock win for Jewell". The Glasgow Herald. 9 August 1974. p. 4.
- ^ "McTear loses in final". The Glasgow Herald. 21 July 1973. p. 4.
- ^ "Southport (Royal Birkdale)". The Times. 9 September 1972. p. 5.
- ^ "Lytham". The Times. 23 July 1971. p. 6.
- ^ "Oosterhuis under-23 champion". The Glasgow Herald. 17 July 1970. p. 7.
- ^ "De Foy in a fine finish". The Times. 25 July 1969. p. 16.
- ^ "Hunt wins by eight strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1968. p. 6.