The Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship was a golf tournament on the British PGA tournament circuit that was played from 1968 to 1976. Entry was restricted to players under 25 years old. Coca-Cola sponsorship ended in 1974. The 1975 event was called the T.P.D. Young Professionals' Championship while the final event in 1976 was called the T.P.D. Under-25 Championship.
Winners Year Winner Country Venue Score Marginof victory Runner(s)-up Winner'sshare (£) RefT.P.D. Under-25 Championship 1976 Howard Clark Westcliff Country Club 281 3 strokes Kim Dabson T.P.D. Young Professionals' Championship 1975 Dale Hayes Hill Barn Golf Club 266 3 strokes Pip Elson 700 Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship 1974 Dale Hayes Long Ashton Golf Club 274 1 stroke Jack Newton 1,400 1973 Bernard Gallacher Bristol & Clifton Golf Club(and Long Ashton Golf Club) 277 4 strokes Peter Dawson 600 1972 Peter Oosterhuis Long Ashton Golf Club(and Bristol & Clifton Golf Club) 278 2 strokes John Cook 1971 John Garner Southampton Municipal Golf Club(and Stoneham Golf Club) 273 1 stroke Guy Hunt 600 1970 Peter Oosterhuis Morecambe Golf Club(and Heysham Golf Club) 274 1 stroke Eddie Polland 500 1969 Brian Barnes Bristol & Clifton Golf Club(and Long Ashton Golf Club) 280 Playoff Bernard Gallacher 500 1968 Peter Townsend Coventry Golf Club 270 3 strokes Bernard Gallacher 500
In 1969, Barnes beat Gallacher at the first extra hole with a birdie 3.
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