Bowmaker Tournament
The Bowmaker Tournament was an invitation pro-am golf tournament played from 1957 to 1970. Except in the first and final years the tournament was held at Sunningdale Golf Club. The main event was a 36-hole stroke play event for the professionals played over two days. There was also a better-ball event for the professional/amateur pairs.
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| Tournament information |
|---|
| Sunningdale, Berkshire, England |
| 1957 |
| Sunningdale Golf Club |
| June/July |
| 1971 |
| Peter Oosterhuis |
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The Bowmaker Tournament was an invitation pro-am golf tournament played from 1957 to 1970. Except in the first and final years the tournament was held at Sunningdale Golf Club. The main event was a 36-hole stroke play event for the professionals played over two days. There was also a better-ball event for the professional/amateur pairs.
The Bowmaker Tournament finished in 1970 but was replaced by the Sunbeam Electric Tournament which had the same format and was also played the week before The Open Championship. The Sunbeam Electric sponsorship lasted for just one year. In 1972 and 1973 they were the sponsors of the Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open.
In the 1965 tournament Kel Nagle started his final round with an albatross two at the 492-yard first hole.
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Marginof victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner'sshare (£) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Frank JowleBobby Locke | England South Africa | Berkshire Golf Club | 135 | Tie | Shared title | Shared 500and 300 | |
| 1958 | Bernard HuntPeter Mills | England England | Sunningdale Golf Club | 129 | Tie | Shared title | Shared 350and 250 | |
| 1959 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | Sunningdale Golf Club | 132 | 1 stroke | Ángel Miguel | 350 | |
| 1960 | Peter Thomson | Australia | Sunningdale Golf Club | 132 | 1 stroke | Bernard Hunt | 350 | |
| 1961 | Bob Charles | New Zealand | Sunningdale Golf Club | 132 | 2 strokes | Denis Hutchinson Kel Nagle | 350 | |
| 1962 | Kel Nagle | Australia | Sunningdale Golf Club | 133 | 1 stroke | Dai Rees | 350 | |
| 1963 | Peter Butler | England | Sunningdale Golf Club | 132 | 2 strokes | Ken Bousfield Brian Huggett Kel Nagle | 350 | |
| 1964 | Neil Coles | England | Sunningdale Golf Club | 136 | 1 stroke | Peter Alliss | 350 | |
| 1965 | Kel Nagle | Australia | Sunningdale Golf Club | 133 | 2 strokes | Bob Charles Hedley Muscroft George Will | 350 | |
| 1966 | Fred Boobyer | England | Sunningdale Golf Club | 135 | 1 stroke | Hedley Muscroft | 350 | |
| 1967 | Peter Butler | England | Sunningdale Golf Club | 131 | 1 stroke | Peter Thomson | 350 | |
| 1968 | Clive Clark | England | Sunningdale Golf Club | 136 | 2 strokes | George Will | 350 | |
| 1969 | Tony GrubbBrian Huggett | England Wales | Sunningdale Golf Club | 135 | Tie | Shared title | Shared 600and 400 | |
| 1970 | Neil Coles | England | Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club | 132 | 3 strokes | Jimmy Hitchcock | 600 | |
| 1971 | Peter Oosterhuis | England | Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club | 132 | 4 strokes | Peter Thomson | 600 |
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