The Royal Gold Tournament was a golf tournament on the British PGA circuit contested in 1962. It was played in a 12-man round-robin format at the Murcar Links Golf Club, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, Scotland. Ralph Moffitt won the event with 18 points, 3 ahead of the rest of the field. It was the second round-robin event of the season, following the Esso Golden Tournament.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Established | 1962 |
| Course(s) | Murcar Links Golf Club |
| Month played | August |
| Final year | 1962 |
| Final champion | |
| Ralph Moffitt | |
The competitors played each of the other 11 in an 18-hole stroke play contest. Matches were played as either four-balls or three-balls, so that 5 rounds of golf were contested, one in which they played three opponents and four in which they played two opponents.[1]
Ralph Moffitt won 9 of the 11 matches, giving him 18 points, 3 ahead of the rest. He had scored 16 points before the final afternoon round, 5 ahead of anyone else, giving him a guaranteed victory at that point since only 4 points were available in the final round. Bernard Hunt had the best aggregate score over the 5 rounds with a total of 351, one better than Ralph Moffitt, winning him an extra £25.[2]
Winners edit
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Ralph Moffitt |  England |
18 | 3 points |  Bob Charles Bernard Hunt Kel Nagle |
750 | [2] |
References edit
- ^ Horne, Cyril (10 August 1962). "Royal Gold Tournament at Murcar – Rain and Wind During Practice". Glasgow Herald. p. 9.
- ^ a b Horne, Cyril (13 August 1962). "Moffitt's easy win in Royal Gold – Certain of success before last round of games". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.