Sunderland of Scotland Masters

The Sunderland of Scotland Masters was a golf tournament that was played from 1985 to 2002. It was a 72-hole stroke-play event on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA in Scotland's schedule. The event was initially played at Drumpellier but from 1991 a number of different Scottish venue were used.

Sunderland of Scotland Masters
Tournament information
LocationScotland
Established1985
Formatstroke play
Final year2002

Winners

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Year Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue Winner's
share (£)
Ref
Watsons of Airdrie Monklands Masters
1985   David Huish 273 6 strokes   Willie Milne Drumpellier 1,600 [1]
1986   Sandy Walker 278 1 stroke   Steve Martin Drumpellier 1,600 [2]
Sunderland Sportswear Masters
1987   Stephen McAllister 271 2 strokes   Martin Gray
  Craig Maltman
  Russell Weir
Drumpellier 1,800 [3]
1988   Russell Weir 267 1 stroke   Martin Gray Drumpellier 2,000 [4]
1989   Craig Maltman 264 9 strokes   Alastair Webster Drumpellier 2,000 [5]
1990   Russell Weir 269 2 strokes   Colin Gillies Drumpellier 3,000 [6]
Sunderland of Scotland Masters
1991   Gary Orr 276 1 stroke   Andrew Oldcorn Renfrew 3,350 [7]
1992   Kenny Walker 284 2 strokes   Gary Orr Westerwood 3,350 [8]
1993   Andrew Oldcorn 273 6 strokes   Euan McIntosh Westerwood 3,000 [9]
1994   Russell Weir 282 1 stroke   Richard Dinsdale Westerwood 3,000 [10]
1995   Michael Jones 271 1 stroke   Steven Thompson
  Richard Walker
Gleddoch 3,000 [11]
1996   Craig Ronald 271 2 strokes   Ged Furey
  Steven Thompson
Ayr Belleisle 3,600 [12]
1997   Lee Vannet 271 2 strokes   Colin Gillies Cawder 3,600 [13]
1998   Mike Miller 264 Playoff   Robert Arnott Cawder
1999   Colin Gillies 270 1 stroke   Alastair Forsyth Cawder 3,600 [14]
2000   Steve Martin 201 3 strokes   Brian Marchbank
  Russell Weir
Irvine [15]
2001   Jon Bevan 202 4 strokes   Colin Gillies Irvine [16]
2002   Ross Drummond 207 1 stroke   Ross Aitken
  Robert Rock
  Murray Urquhart
Irvine 3,600 [17]

The first Monklands Masters was held at Drumpellier in 1984 as an 18-hole pro-am and was won by Russell Weir.[18] The 2000, 2001 and 2002 events were reduced to 54 holes by bad weather.

References

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  1. ^ Begg, David (20 May 1985). "Another 69 puts Huish well ahead". The Glasgow Herald. p. 17.
  2. ^ Begg, David (16 June 1986). "Martin's 65 is not enough to thwart Walker's mastery". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12.
  3. ^ Burnside, Elspeth (15 June 1987). "McAllister defies the wet conditions to comes home in 31". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12.
  4. ^ Burnside, Elspeth (18 June 1988). "Weir proves the star with a record score". The Glasgow Herald. p. 26.
  5. ^ "Maltman leaves them all behind". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1989. p. 46.
  6. ^ Nicol, Alister (30 June 1990). "Weir soaks up pressure". Daily Record (Scotland). p. 36 – via Newspaper.com.
  7. ^ "Anglo Gary Orr". Daily Record (Scotland). 7 September 1991. p. 43 – via Newspaper.com.
  8. ^ Nicol, Alister (27 June 1992). "Walker strolls it". Daily Record (Scotland). p. 44 – via Newspaper.com.
  9. ^ Nicol, Alister (27 June 1993). "Andy's top 10!". Daily Record (Scotland). p. 44 – via Newspaper.com.
  10. ^ "Sunderland of Scotland Masters". The Daily Telegraph. 25 June 1994. p. 25 – via Newspaper.com.
  11. ^ "Bolton's Michael Jones". Daily Record (Scotland). 24 June 1995. p. 52 – via Newspaper.com.
  12. ^ "Craig Ronald". Daily Record (Scotland). 29 June 1996. p. 57 – via Newspaper.com.
  13. ^ "Lee's just Sunder-ful". Daily Record (Scotland). 28 June 1997. p. 62 – via Newspaper.com.
  14. ^ "Gillies is Colin the shots after his Tartan Tour victory". Daily Record (Scotland). 26 June 1997. p. 59 – via The Free Library.
  15. ^ "Sunderland of Scotland Masters". The Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2000. p. 106 – via Newspaper.com.
  16. ^ "Bevan busts a gust to win". Daily Record (Scotland). 8 September 2001. p. 50 – via The Free Library.
  17. ^ "Six-birdie Drummond grabs glory". Daily Record (Scotland). 7 September 2002. p. 55 – via The Free Library.
  18. ^ "Former Scottish boy's champion Russell Weir". The Glasgow Herald. 14 May 1984. p. 15.