The Sunderland of Scotland Masters was a golf tournament that was played from 1985 to 2002. It was a 72-hole stroke-play event on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA in Scotland's schedule. The event was initially played at Drumpellier but from 1991 a number of different Scottish venue were used.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Scotland |
| Established | 1985 |
| Format | stroke play |
| Final year | 2002 |
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsons of Airdrie Monklands Masters | |||||||
| 1985 |  David Huish |
273 | 6 strokes | Willie Milne |
Drumpellier | 1,600 | [1] |
| 1986 | Sandy Walker |
278 | 1 stroke | Steve Martin |
Drumpellier | 1,600 | [2] |
| Sunderland Sportswear Masters | |||||||
| 1987 | Stephen McAllister |
271 | 2 strokes | Martin Gray Craig Maltman Russell Weir |
Drumpellier | 1,800 | [3] |
| 1988 | Russell Weir |
267 | 1 stroke | Martin Gray |
Drumpellier | 2,000 | [4] |
| 1989 | Craig Maltman |
264 | 9 strokes | Alastair Webster |
Drumpellier | 2,000 | [5] |
| 1990 | Russell Weir |
269 | 2 strokes | Colin Gillies |
Drumpellier | 3,000 | [6] |
| Sunderland of Scotland Masters | |||||||
| 1991 | Gary Orr |
276 | 1 stroke | Andrew Oldcorn |
Renfrew | 3,350 | [7] |
| 1992 | Kenny Walker |
284 | 2 strokes | Gary Orr |
Westerwood | 3,350 | [8] |
| 1993 | Andrew Oldcorn |
273 | 6 strokes | Euan McIntosh |
Westerwood | 3,000 | [9] |
| 1994 | Russell Weir |
282 | 1 stroke |  Richard Dinsdale |
Westerwood | 3,000 | [10] |
| 1995 |  Michael Jones |
271 | 1 stroke | Steven Thompson Richard Walker |
Gleddoch | 3,000 | [11] |
| 1996 | Craig Ronald |
271 | 2 strokes | Ged Furey Steven Thompson |
Ayr Belleisle | 3,600 | [12] |
| 1997 | Lee Vannet |
271 | 2 strokes | Colin Gillies |
Cawder | 3,600 | [13] |
| 1998 | Mike Miller |
264 | Playoff | Robert Arnott |
Cawder | ||
| 1999 | Colin Gillies |
270 | 1 stroke | Alastair Forsyth |
Cawder | 3,600 | [14] |
| 2000 | Steve Martin |
201 | 3 strokes | Brian Marchbank Russell Weir |
Irvine | [15] | |
| 2001 | Jon Bevan |
202 | 4 strokes | Colin Gillies |
Irvine | [16] | |
| 2002 | Ross Drummond |
207 | 1 stroke | Ross Aitken Robert Rock Murray Urquhart |
Irvine | 3,600 | [17] |
The first Monklands Masters was held at Drumpellier in 1984 as an 18-hole pro-am and was won by Russell Weir.[18] The 2000, 2001 and 2002 events were reduced to 54 holes by bad weather.
References
edit- ^ Begg, David (20 May 1985). "Another 69 puts Huish well ahead". The Glasgow Herald. p. 17.
- ^ Begg, David (16 June 1986). "Martin's 65 is not enough to thwart Walker's mastery". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12.
- ^ Burnside, Elspeth (15 June 1987). "McAllister defies the wet conditions to comes home in 31". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12.
- ^ Burnside, Elspeth (18 June 1988). "Weir proves the star with a record score". The Glasgow Herald. p. 26.
- ^ "Maltman leaves them all behind". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1989. p. 46.
- ^ Nicol, Alister (30 June 1990). "Weir soaks up pressure". Daily Record (Scotland). p. 36 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Anglo Gary Orr". Daily Record (Scotland). 7 September 1991. p. 43 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ Nicol, Alister (27 June 1992). "Walker strolls it". Daily Record (Scotland). p. 44 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ Nicol, Alister (27 June 1993). "Andy's top 10!". Daily Record (Scotland). p. 44 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Sunderland of Scotland Masters". The Daily Telegraph. 25 June 1994. p. 25 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Bolton's Michael Jones". Daily Record (Scotland). 24 June 1995. p. 52 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Craig Ronald". Daily Record (Scotland). 29 June 1996. p. 57 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Lee's just Sunder-ful". Daily Record (Scotland). 28 June 1997. p. 62 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Gillies is Colin the shots after his Tartan Tour victory". Daily Record (Scotland). 26 June 1997. p. 59 – via The Free Library.
- ^ "Sunderland of Scotland Masters". The Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2000. p. 106 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Bevan busts a gust to win". Daily Record (Scotland). 8 September 2001. p. 50 – via The Free Library.
- ^ "Six-birdie Drummond grabs glory". Daily Record (Scotland). 7 September 2002. p. 55 – via The Free Library.
- ^ "Former Scottish boy's champion Russell Weir". The Glasgow Herald. 14 May 1984. p. 15.