The Golf Illustrated Gold Vase was a prestigious amateur golf tournament in England. It was a 36-hole scratch stroke play competition.
History The contest for a gold vase was announced in The Times on 3 April 1909. The vase, valued at 250 guineas, was presented by the proprietors the Golf Illustrated. The initial event was to be at Mid-Surrey on 17 June and was open to amateurs with a handicap of scratch or better. The vase would be held by the winner's home club and the winner himself would receive a silver replica. Three consecutive wins would win the vase outright.
Winners Year Venue Winners Country Score Marginof victory Runner(s)-up Ref 2003 Cardrona Golf Club Roger Roper 2002 Walton Heath Golf Club Andrew Inglis 2001 Walton Heath Golf Club James Heath 2000 Walton Heath Golf Club John Kemp 1999 Walton Heath Golf Club Mark Side 1998 Walton Heath Golf Club Rupert Rea 1997 Walton Heath Golf Club Mark James 1996 Not played 1995 The Oxfordshire Golf Club Anthony Wall 1994 S Burrell 1993 Sunningdale Golf Club Van PhillipsCharles Challen 131 Tie 1992 Paul Page 1991 Sunningdale Golf Club Rupert Scott 1990 Walton Heath Golf Club Andy Rogers 1989 Sunningdale Golf Club Gary Wolstenholme 142 3 strokes Jim Payne 1988 Walton Heath Golf Club Max Turner 1987 Walton Heath Golf Club David Lane 1986 Walton Heath Golf Club Bobby Eggo 1985 Walton Heath Golf Club Mark Davis 1984 Walton Heath Golf Club Jon Marks 1983 Walton Heath Golf Club Stephen Keppler 1982 Walton Heath Golf Club Iain Carslaw 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club Pat Garner 143 1980 Walton Heath Golf Club Gordon Brand Jnr 142 4 strokes M Johnson Peter McEvoy P.G. Way B.J. Winteridge 1979 Walton Heath Golf Club Kevin Miller 140 1 stroke Peter Thomas 1978 Walton Heath Golf Club Peter Thomas 141 1 stroke Stuart Robson 1977 Walton Heath Golf Club John Davies 141 1 stroke Allan Brodie 1976 Walton Heath Golf Club Allan Brodie 141 1 stroke David Hyde 1975 Walton Heath Golf Club Michael Bonallack 142 1 stroke Keith Tate 1974 Walton Heath Golf Club Peter Hedges 146 1 stroke Peter Benka David Harrison 1973 Walton Heath Golf Club John Davies 142 1 stroke Nigel Denham 1972 Sunningdale Golf Club H AshbyP DavidsonR Hunter 143 Tie 1971 Sunningdale Golf Club Michael Bonallack 137 6 strokes Roddie Carr 1970 Sunningdale Golf Club David Harrison 140 1 stroke Bruce Critchley 1969 Sunningdale Golf Club Michael BonallackJimmy Hayes 142 Tie 1968 Sunningdale Golf Club Michael Bonallack 143 1 stroke Ted Dexter Peter Oosterhuis 1967 Sunningdale Golf Club Michael BonallackBob Durrant 141 Tie 1966 Sunningdale Golf Club Bobby ColePeter Townsend 142 Tie 1965 Sunningdale Golf Club Clive Clark 139 2 strokes Dudley Millensted 1964 Sunningdale Golf Club David Moffat 148 1 stroke Michael Burgess 1963 Sunningdale Golf Club Bob Mummery 143 5 strokes 1962 Sunningdale Golf Club Brian Chapman 145 4 strokes P Green David Harrison 1961 Sunningdale Golf Club Michael BonallackDavid Harrison 141 Tie 1960 Sunningdale Golf Club Doug Sewell 142 1 stroke F Francis G Huddy Guy Wolstenholme 1959 Sunningdale Golf Club Alan Bussell 141 1 stroke Guy Wolstenholme 1958 Sunningdale Golf Club Michael Lunt 141 3 strokes J Walker 1957 Sunningdale Golf Club Guy Wolstenholme 138 3 strokes Philip Scrutton 1956 Sunningdale Golf Club David Blair 141 3 strokes Philip Scrutton 1955 Sunningdale Golf Club David Blair 140 5 strokes W Henderson 1954 Sunningdale Golf Club Harold Ridgley 143 4 strokes Doug Bachli Herb Berwick 1953 Sunningdale Golf Club John Langley 143 2 strokes 1952 Sunningdale Golf Club John Langley 140 6 strokes Dick Chapman 1951 Southerndown Golf Club Joe Carr 143 7 strokes Dick Chapman 1950 Western Gailes Golf Club Alex Whyte 148 2 strokes 1949 Royal Dublin Golf Club Ronnie White 142 1 stroke 1948 Sunningdale Golf Club Dick Chapman 143 4 strokes 1940–1947: No tournament 1939 Pulborough Golf Club Sam Roberts 143 2 strokes Stanley Anderson 1938 Bramshot Golf Club Cameron Anderson 150 2 strokes Andrew McNair 1937 West Herts Golf Club Robert Sweeny Jr. 137 7 strokes Rex Hartley A G S Penman K V Scott 1936 Ashridge Golf Club Jim Ferrier 139 3 strokes Lionel Munn 1935 Berkshire Golf Club Ivor Thomas 147 1 stroke Andrew McNair Robert Sweeny Jr. 1934 Walton Heath Golf Club Lister Hartley 147 4 strokes Noel Layton Lionel Munn Sam Roberts 1933 Stoke Poges Golf Club Rex Hartley 143 1 stroke Cecil Hayward 1932 Woking Golf Club Rex Hartley 147 3 strokes Raymond Oppenheimer 1931 West Hill Golf Club William Murray 147 1 stroke John Beck 1930 Sunningdale Golf Club Bobby Jones 143 1 stroke William Brownlow 1929 Walton Heath Golf Club Douglas Grant 151 1 stroke William Murray 1928 Northwood Golf Club Cyril Tolley 150 1 stroke William Hope 1927 Beaconsfield Golf Club Roger Wethered 147 1 stroke Cyril Tolley 1926 Addington Golf Club Cyril TolleyTony Torrance 147 Tie 1925 Moor Park Golf Club John BeckErnest Holderness 147 Tie 1924 Moor Park Golf Club Colin Aylmer 149 2 strokes William Murray 1923 Oxhey Golf Club Cyril Tolley 153 1 stroke W A Powell 1922 Stoke Poges Golf Club William Murray 151 4 strokes Colin Aylmer 1921 Sunningdale Golf Club Mark Seymour 149 4 strokes Alex Armour Hardit Malik Tony Torrance 1920 St George's Hill Golf Club Stoner Crowther 154 1 stroke Tommy Armour 1919 Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club Bernard Darwin 153 1 stroke Edwin Scott 1915–1918: No tournament 1914 Sunningdale Golf Club Harold Hilton 151 4 strokes Harold Gillies 1913 Walton Heath Golf Club Abe Mitchell 152 5 strokes Robert Harris 1912 Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club Robert Harris 147 2 strokes B Hammond-Chambers 1911 Stoke Poges Golf Club Robert Harris 145 3 strokes Herbert Taylor 1910 Sunningdale Golf Club Abe Mitchell 150 5 strokes Angus Hambro 1909 Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club Cecil Hutchison 146 7 strokes Robert Harris
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