Piccadilly Medal
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Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Medal (May 13-16; 72-hole stroke play event). Second-placed Bob Shearer (Aus) finished 2 shots behind Torrance (Scot), who recorded his first win on the European Tour. [Coventry GC, Finham, Coventry, Warwicks].
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Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Medal (May 7-10; medal match play format). Shearer (Aus) beat Andries Oosthuizen (RSA, amateur) at the first playoff hole, after both players scored 70 in the 18-hole final. [Coventry GC, Finham, Coventry, Warwicks].
Europe
Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Medal (May 22-25; medal match play format). Bembridge (Eng) beat defending champion Peter Oosterhuis (Eng) by 5 shots in the 18-hole final (Bembridge 65; Oosterhuis 70). [Coventry GC, Finham, Coventry, Warwicks].
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Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Medal (April 25-28; medal match play format). Oosterhuis (Eng) beat Terry Westerbrook (USA) by 5 shots in the 18-hole final (Oosterhuis 67; Westerbrook 73). [Coventry GC, Finham, Coventry, Warwicks].
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Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Medal (April 26-29; medal match play format). Horton (Eng) beat Guy Hunt (Eng) by 1 shot in the 36-hole final (Horton 80, 77; Hunt 80, 78). [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
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Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Medal (Aug 11-14; medal match play format). Oosterhuis (Eng) beat Eric Brown (Scot) by 6 shots in the 36-hole final (Oosterhuis 73, 56; Brown 73, 62 retired after 34 holes). [Southerndown GC, Ogmore by Sea, nr Bridgend, S Wales].
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Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Medal (Jul 29-Aug 1; medal match play format). Lister (NZ) beat Tommy Horton (Eng) by 3 shots in the 36-hole final (Lister 134, Horton 137). [Southerndown GC, Ogmore by Sea, nr Bridgend, S Wales].
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Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Medal (July 16-19; medal match play format). Peter Alliss (Eng) beat George Will (Scot) at the 37th hole, after they had both scored 149 in the 36-hole final. [Prince's GC, Sandwich, Kent].
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Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Four-ball Match Play Tournament (Oct 7-10; four-ball better-ball event; played ahead of the "main event", i.e. the Oct 10-12 World Match Play Championship on Wentworth's West course). Hugh Jackson (N.Ire) & Richard Emery (Eng) beat Neil Coles (Eng) & Brian Hutchinson (Eng) 2 and 1 in the final. [East course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Four-ball Match Play Tournament (Oct 7-10; four-ball better-ball event; played ahead of the "main event", i.e. the Oct 10-12 World Match Play Championship on Wentworth's West course). Hugh Jackson (N.Ire) & Richard Emery (Eng) beat Neil Coles (Eng) & Brian Hutchinson (Eng) 2 and 1 in the final. [East course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Stroke Play Tournament (Oct 10/11; 72-hole stroke play event; played ahead of the "main event", i.e. the Oct 12-14 World Match Play Championship on Wentworth's West course). Second-placed Brian Huggett (Wales) finished 2 shots behind Butler (Eng). [East course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Stroke Play Tournament (Oct 4/5; 72-hole stroke play event; played ahead of the "main event", i.e. the Oct 6-8 World Match Play Championship on Wentworth's West course). Second-placed Peter Green (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Hunt (Eng). [East course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
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Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Tournament (Oct 11/12; 72-hole stroke play event; played ahead of the "main event", i.e. the Oct 14-16 World Match Play Championship on Wentworth's West course). Second-placed Dai Rees (Wales) finished 2 shots behind Butler (Eng). [East course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
Piccadilly
Played as the Piccadilly Tournament (Oct 5-7; 72-hole stroke play event; played ahead of the "main event", i.e. the Oct 9-11 World Match Play Championship on Wentworth's West course). Second-placed Bernard Hunt (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Martin (Ire). [East course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
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Piccadilly Medal not played in 1963.
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Piccadilly
Played as the inaugural Piccadilly No.1 Tournament (May 17-20; 72-hole stroke-play event). Christy O'Connor (Ire) finished 3 shots behind Thomson (Aus), who won the largest golf prize yet offered in Britain. [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside. Earlier rounds also on Southport & Ainsdale GC].
Tournaments:
US Women's PGA Championship: located just outside Philadelphia, the famed Donald Ross layout of Aronimink Golf Club hosts the third women’s major championship of 2020 (Oct 8-11).
Scottish Open: first played in 1972, this year’s championship is again played on the Tom Doak-designed Renaissance Club course, which sits alongside mighty Muirfield in East Lothian (Oct 1-4).
Who's Who:
Jim Furyk: in winning the Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, “The Grinder” joined Arnold Palmer and Bruce Fleisher as the only players to win their first two starts on the PGA Tour Champions.
Georgia Hall: recorded her first win in an LPGA Tour event on American soil at this year’s Portland Classic, played at Columbia Edgewater Country Club … on the edge of the Columbia River.
Traigh Golf Course (pronounced "try", and meaning "beach" in Gaelic): You'll find this nine-hole seaside gem on the scenic coast road (as opposed to the more inland and quicker A830) between Arisaig and Morar. Although not on the well-beaten path of Scotland's "trophy" courses, if you are passing through this area, it's a must play.
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Cullen Links Golf Club: "immensely scenic", "quirky as golf can get", "short!", "hugely enjoyable" ... Cullen Links attracts as wide a variety of comments as it lays down golfing challenges. Shoehorned into this 4,600 yard treasure trove are ten par-3s, seven par-4s and a good-length par-5. Here you'll find all the seaside scenery a golfer could ask for, and a lot more besides. Read More...
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