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Sumrie Tournament

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Sumrie Tournament
Tournament information
LocationKirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Established1968
Course(s)Notts Golf Club
Month playedMay/June
Final year1968
Final champion
Brian Huggett
Notts Golf Club is located in England
Notts Golf Club
Notts Golf Club

The Sumrie Tournament was a professional golf tournament played at the Notts Golf Club, Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The event was held just once, in 1968, and had total prize money of £6,000. The event was sponsored by C. & M. Sumrie Ltd of Leeds, clothing manufacturers and had a field of 100, the leading 80 in the 1967 Order of Merit and 20 invitations.[1] The tournament was played with the bigger ball (1.68 in, 42.67 mm). From 1969 Sumrie sponsored a better-ball competition, the Sumrie Better-Ball.

Winners

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Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory
Runner-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
1968 Brian Huggett  Wales Notts Golf Club 282 4 strokes Spain Ángel Gallardo 1,000 [2]

References

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  1. ^ "New tournament for Midlands". The Times. 3 November 1967. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Huggett's four-stroke win in Sumrie". The Glasgow Herald. 3 June 1968. p. 4.