The Sumrie Better-Ball was a professional golf tournament played from 1969 to 1978. It was a 72-hole better-ball stroke-play event. It was played at Pannal in 1969 and 1970 and then at Blairgowrie in 1972 and 1973. From 1974 it was called the Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball and was played at Queen's Park Golf Club, Bournemouth, England. The tournament was sponsored by Sumrie Clothes who has previously supported the Sumrie Tournament in 1968.
Winners Year Winners Country Venue Score Marginof victory Runner(s)-up Winner'sshare (£) RefSumrie Better-Ball 1969 Maurice Bembridge &Ángel Gallardo Pannal 263 (−29) 1 stroke Hedley Muscroft & Lionel Platts 1,000(each) 1970 Neil Coles &Bernard Hunt Pannal 257 (−31) 4 strokes Peter Butler & Clive Clark 800(each) 1971: No tournament 1972 Malcolm Gregson &Brian Huggett Blairgowrie 264 (−24) 1 stroke Guy Hunt & Doug McClelland 800(each) 1973 Neil Coles &Bernard Hunt Blairgowrie 265 (−27) 5 strokes Malcolm Gregson & Brian Huggett 800(each) Sumrie-Bournemouth Better-Ball 1974 Peter Butler &Clive Clark Queen's Park 267 (−21) Playoff Craig Defoy & Derek Small Vince Hood & Hugh Jackson 1,200(each) 1975 Jack Newton &John O'Leary Queen's Park 256 (−32) 4 strokes Brian Barnes & Bernard Gallacher Neil Coles & Bernard Hunt John Fowler & Nick Job 1,200(each) 1976 Eamonn Darcy &Christy O'Connor Jnr Queen's Park 260 (−28) Playoff Maurice Bembridge & Norman Wood 1,200(each) 1977: No tournament 1978 Eamonn Darcy &Christy O'Connor Jnr Queen's Park 255 (−33) 4 strokes Rodger Davis & Chris Tickner 2,000(each)
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