Sumrie Tournament

Sumrie Tournament
Tournament information
LocationKirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Established1968
CourseNotts Golf Club
Month playedMay/June
Final year1968
Final champion
Brian Huggett
Notts Golf Club is located in England
Notts Golf Club
Notts Golf Club
Location in England

The Sumrie Tournament was a professional golf tournament played at the Notts Golf Club, Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The event was held just once, in 1968, and had total prize money of £6,000. The event was sponsored by C. & M. Sumrie Ltd of Leeds, clothing manufacturers and had a field of 100, the leading 80 in the 1967 Order of Merit and 20 invitations. The tournament was played with the bigger ball (1.68 in, 42.67 mm). From 1969 Sumrie sponsored a better-ball competition, the Sumrie Better-Ball.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory
Runner-upWinner's
share (£)
Ref
1968Brian Huggett WalesNotts Golf Club2824 strokesSpain Ángel Gallardo1,000

References

  1. ↑ "New tournament for Midlands". The Times. 3 November 1967. p. 13.
  2. ↑ "Huggett's four-stroke win in Sumrie". The Glasgow Herald. 3 June 1968. p. 4.