Dunbar Professional Championship
Tournament information
LocationDunbar, Scotland
Established1986
Course(s)Dunbar Golf Club
Formatstroke play
Month playedApril/May
Final year1991

The Dunbar Professional Championship was a golf tournament that was played from 1986 to 1991. It was a 72-hole stroke-play event on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA in Scotland's schedule. Total prize money was £10,000, rising to £12,500 in 1990 and £14,000 in 1991. Russell Weir won three times in succession from 1988 to 1990.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
Ref
1986Scotland Mike Miller2792 strokesScotland George McKay
Scotland Sandy Stephen
1,600[1]
1987Scotland Colin Gillies2821 strokeScotland Mike Miller1,600[2]
1988Scotland Russell Weir2745 strokesScotland Steven Thompson1,600[3]
1989Scotland Russell Weir2776 strokesScotland Andrew Dickson1,600[4]
1990Scotland Russell Weir2785 strokesScotland Mike McLaren2,000[5]
1991Scotland Alastair Webster2783 strokesScotland Gary Orr2,200[6]

References

  1. "Miller turns on the style". The Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1986. p. 10.
  2. "Young Colin's Tartan triumph". The Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1987. p. 11.
  3. "Five-shot victory puts Weir in the money again". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1988. p. 10.
  4. "Weir confirms his place as Tartan Tour's best". The Glasgow Herald. 1 May 1989. p. 19.
  5. "Russell rout". Daily Record (Scotland). 30 April 1990. p. 36 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Three n'easy". Daily Record (Scotland). 29 April 1991. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
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