Dunbar Open Tournament

The Dunbar Open Tournament was a golf tournament that was played from 1952 to 1954. It was a 72-hole stroke-play event played at Dunbar Golf Club. It was held from a Tuesday to Thursday in late September as part of a "Dunbar Golf Week". All competitors played one round on each of the opening two days, after which the leading 60 and ties played a further 36-holes on the final day. An amateur event was played on the Friday.[1][2][3]

Dunbar Open Tournament
Tournament information
LocationDunbar, Scotland
Established1952
Course(s)Dunbar Golf Club
Formatstroke play
Month playedSeptember
Final year1954

In the 1952 event Hector Thomson led after the first round.[4] Thomson and Harry Bradshaw were tied after the second day.[5] Bradshaw pulled ahead on the final day, with John Panton runner-up and Thomson dropping into a tie for third place.[6] In 1953 Walter Lyle led after the first round but Syd Scott and Ian Anderson were joint leaders after the second round.[7][8] Scott had a third round 69 to lead by five, a margin he retained after the final round.[9] In 1954 Scott led by a stroke after an opening round of 71, and still led by a single shot after a second 74..[10][11] He extended his lead after a third round 70 and eventually won by four strokes.[12]

Winners

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Year Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
1952   Harry Bradshaw 300 3 strokes   John Panton 80 [6]
1953   Syd Scott 283 5 strokes   Ian Anderson 100 [9]
1954   Syd Scott 287 4 strokes   Eric Brown
  John Panton
100 [12]

References

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  1. ^ "W. W. Cowe wins on own course". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1952. p. 2.
  2. ^ "End of Dunbar golf week". The Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1953. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Dunbar tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 25 September 1954. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Thomson's Dunbar lead". The Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1952. p. 9.
  5. ^ "Dunbar joint leaders". The Glasgow Herald. 25 September 1952. p. 2.
  6. ^ a b "Bradshaw's great finish". The Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1952. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Lyle in lead at Dunbar". The Glasgow Herald. 23 September 1953. p. 9.
  8. ^ "Scott and Anderson share lead". The Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1953. p. 9.
  9. ^ a b "Scott wins Dunbar open event". The Glasgow Herald. 25 September 1953. p. 7.
  10. ^ "Holder leads in Dunbar "open"". The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1954. p. 7.
  11. ^ "Scott retains Dunbar lead". The Glasgow Herald. 23 September 1954. p. 7.
  12. ^ a b "Second Dunbar success". The Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1954. p. 10.