Ballantine Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England |
| Established | 1960 |
| Course(s) | Wentworth Club |
| Final year | 1961 |
| Final champion | |
| Neil Coles | |
Wentworth Club
Location in England
The Ballantine Tournament was a professional golf tournament played at the Wentworth Club in England. The event was played twice, in 1960 and 1961 and was sponsored by George Ballantine & Son Ltd, whisky proprietors.
The 1960 event was the first major tournament in Britain in which the use of the bigger ball (1.68 in, 42.67 mm) was compulsory.[1] The bigger ball was also used in 1961.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Christy O'Connor Snr |  Ireland |
277 | 2 strokes |  John Panton |
1,250 | [2] |
| 1961 | Neil Coles |  England |
277 | 5 strokes | Ken Bousfield |
1,500 | [3] |
References
- ^ "New golf fixture with large ball". The Times. 7 January 1960. p. 3.
- ^ "O'Connor's victory at Wentworth". The Glasgow Herald. 22 August 1960. p. 4.
- ^ "Magnificent final round by Coles". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1961. p. 9.