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Dunbar Professional Championship

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Dunbar Professional Championship
Tournament information
LocationDunbar, Scotland
Established1986
Course(s)Dunbar Golf Club
Formatstroke play
Month playedApril/May
Final year1991

The Dunbar Professional Championship was a golf tournament that was played from 1986 to 1991. It was a 72-hole stroke-play event on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA in Scotland's schedule. Total prize money was £10,000, rising to £12,500 in 1990 and £14,000 in 1991. Russell Weir won three times in succession from 1988 to 1990.

Winners

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Year Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
1986 Scotland Mike Miller 279 2 strokes Scotland George McKay
Scotland Sandy Stephen
1,600 [1]
1987 Scotland Colin Gillies 282 1 stroke Scotland Mike Miller 1,600 [2]
1988 Scotland Russell Weir 274 5 strokes Scotland Steven Thompson 1,600 [3]
1989 Scotland Russell Weir 277 6 strokes Scotland Andrew Dickson 1,600 [4]
1990 Scotland Russell Weir 278 5 strokes Scotland Mike McLaren 2,000 [5]
1991 Scotland Alastair Webster 278 3 strokes Scotland Gary Orr 2,200 [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Miller turns on the style". The Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1986. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Young Colin's Tartan triumph". The Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1987. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Five-shot victory puts Weir in the money again". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1988. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Weir confirms his place as Tartan Tour's best". The Glasgow Herald. 1 May 1989. p. 19.
  5. ^ "Russell rout". Daily Record (Scotland). 30 April 1990. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Three n'easy". Daily Record (Scotland). 29 April 1991. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.