The Mufulira Open was a men's professional golf tournament played at Mufulira Golf Club in Mufulira, Zambia between 1970 and 1984. It was one of three Zambian events on the Safari Circuit schedule.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mufulira, Zambia |
| Established | 1970 |
| Course(s) | Mufulira Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | Safari Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Month played | March |
| Final year | 1984 |
| Final champion | |
 Eamonn Darcy | |
The Mufulira Open was founded a year after the Lusaka Open, but pre-dated the Zambia Open which was first contested in 1972. There was no tournament in 1974, as Mufulira Golf Club hosted the Zambia Open. From 1976 the tournament was only played every other year, alternating with the Cock o' the North tournament.[1]
An English golfer, David Moore, aged 22, was shot and killed during the 1976 tournament.[2]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Eamonn Darcy | Ireland |
279 | −13 | 1 stroke |  Roger Chapman Tommy Horton |
[3] |
| 1983 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1982 | Brian Waites | England |
281 | −11 | 3 strokes | Eamonn Darcy Martin Poxon |
[4] |
| 1981 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1980 | Brian Waites | England |
279 | 1 stroke |  José María Cañizares |
[5] | |
| 1979 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1978 | Peter Berry | England |
281 | Playoff | Gary Cullen |
[6] | |
| 1977 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1976 | Jack Newton |  Australia |
277 | −15 | 1 stroke | Tommy Horton |
[7][8] |
| 1975 | Ronnie Shade |  Scotland |
281 | −11 | 1 stroke | Harry Bannerman |
[9] |
| 1974 | No tournament. Mufulira hosted the Zambia Open | ||||||
| 1973 | David Webster | Scotland |
283 | −9 | 1 stroke | Hugh Boyle |
[10] |
| 1972 | Craig Defoy |  Wales |
282 | Playoff | Doug McClelland |
[11] | |
| 1971 | Craig Defoy | Wales |
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| 1970 | Bernard Gallacher | Scotland |
280 | 6 strokes | Graham Burroughs |
[12] | |
References edit
- ^ a b Walubita, Moses Sayela (1990). Zambia Sporting Score. Multimedia Publications. p. 166. ISBN 9982300393 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Double death". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1976. p. 1.
- ^ "Darcy a relieved winner". The Glasgow Herald. 19 March 1984. p. 20.
- ^ "Britain's Brian Waites". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1982. p. 15.
- ^ "Mufulira C'ship". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 1980. p. 34.
- ^ "Mulfira Open". The Guardian. 20 March 1978. p. 17.
- ^ "Newton triumph". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1976. p. 16.
- ^ "Sporting Details". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 March 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 6 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Shade by a shot". The Glasgow Herald. 17 March 1975. p. 20.
- ^ "Webster's first overseas success". The Glasgow Herald. 26 March 1973. p. 5.
- ^ "Defoy's play-off victory". The Glasgow Herald. 20 March 1972. p. 5.
- ^ "Gallacher finds form at last". The Glasgow Herald. 17 March 1970. p. 5.