W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament

"Wills Tournament" redirects here. For the cricket competition held in Pakistan in 1997, see 1997 Wills Golden Jubilee Tournament.

W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament
Tournament information
LocationBirmingham, England
Established1968
Course(s)Kings Norton Golf Club
Par72
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£25,000
Month playedSeptember
Final year1974
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Tony Jacklin (1970)
To par−17 as above
Final champion
England Neil Coles
Location map
Kings Norton GC is located in England
Kings Norton GC
Kings Norton GC
Location in England
Kings Norton GC is located in West Midlands county
Kings Norton GC
Kings Norton GC
Location in the West Midlands

The W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament was a professional golf tournament on the British PGA tournament circuit from 1968 to 1974. Since the circuit later evolved into the European Tour, the tournament is recognised as an official European Tour event from 1972. The sponsor was tobacco company W.D. & H.O. Wills.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)		 Venue Ref.
1974 England Neil Coles 283 −5 1 stroke Australia Jack Newton 4,000 Kings Norton [1]
1973 United States Charles Coody 281 −7 1 stroke Australia Jack Newton 2,250 Kings Norton [2]
1972 Australia Peter Thomson 270 −14 3 strokes England Peter Butler 2,250 Dalmahoy [3]
1971 England Bernard Hunt 276 −8 4 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles
England Peter Tupling		 2,000 Dalmahoy [4]
1970 England Tony Jacklin 267 −17 7 strokes England Peter Townsend 2,000 Dalmahoy [5]
1969 Scotland Bernard Gallacher 275 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr Moor Park [6]
1968 England Peter Butler 281 2 strokes England Bill Large Pannal [7]

References

  1. ^ "Coles triumphs as rivals falter". The Glasgow Herald. 23 September 1974. p. 5.
  2. ^ "British players - One-day wonders". The Glasgow Herald. 10 September 1973. p. 5.
  3. ^ "Injury proves to Thomson's advantage". The Times. 25 September 1972. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Hunt's Wills victory by four strokes despite loose tee shots". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1971. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Jacklin ends recession with resounding win". The Glasgow Herald. 28 September 1970. p. 4.
  6. ^ "US trip for Gallacher". The Times. 18 August 1969. p. 11.
  7. ^ "Butler manages to shut out weather". The Times. 19 August 1968. p. 9.