Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship

The Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship was a golf tournament on the British PGA tournament circuit that was played from 1968 to 1976. Entry was restricted to players under 25 years old. Coca-Cola sponsorship ended in 1974. The 1975 event was called the T.P.D. Young Professionals' Championship while the final event in 1976 was called the T.P.D. Under-25 Championship.

Winners

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class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Year !! Winner !! Country !! Venue !! Score !! Margin of victory !! Runner(s)-up !! Winner's share (£) !! Ref
1976	Howard Clark	{{flagcountry\|ENG}}	Westcliff Country Club	align=center\|281	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|WAL}} Kim Dabson	align=center\|	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hd49AAAAIBAJ&sjid=M0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3370%2C4381718 \|title=Boost for Clark \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=20 September 1976 \|page=15}}
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1975	Dale Hayes	{{flagcountry\|ZAF\|1928}}	Hill Barn Golf Club	align=center\|266	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Pip Elson	align=center\|700	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GfE-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Ok0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5090%2C5017260 \|title=Hayes heads for the U.S. \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=22 September 1975 \|page=10}}
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1974	Dale Hayes	{{flagcountry\|ZAF\|1928}}	Long Ashton Golf Club	align=center\|274	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jack Newton	align=center\|1,400	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9ZFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3818%2C3661249 \|title=Hayes wins Coca-Cola \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=17 June 1974 \|page=3}}{{cite book \|title=The World of Professional Golf 1975 \|author=McCormack. Mark H. \|publisher=Collins \|date=1975 \|page=379 \|isbn=0002119552}}
1973	Bernard Gallacher	{{SCO}}	Bristol & Clifton Golf Club (and Long Ashton Golf Club)	align=center\|277	4 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Dawson	align=center\|600	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xJVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IaUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1944%2C3629566 \|title=Gallacher storms to victory \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=18 June 1973 \|page=4}}
1972	Peter Oosterhuis	{{ENG}}	Long Ashton Golf Club (and Bristol & Clifton Golf Club)	align=center\|278	2 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} John Cook	align=center\|	{{cite news \|newspaper=The Times \|date=5 June 1972 \|page=11 \|title=Success for Oosterhuis}}
1971	John Garner	{{ENG}}	Southampton Municipal Golf Club (and Stoneham Golf Club)	align=center\|273	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Guy Hunt	align=center\|600	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i-Y9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1617%2C851847 \|title=Garner's Ryder Cup boost \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=6 September 1971 \|page=5}}
1970	Peter Oosterhuis	{{ENG}}	Morecambe Golf Club (and Heysham Golf Club)	align=center\|274	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|NIR}} Eddie Polland	align=center\|500	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kJFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-6QMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1507%2C2813974 \|title=Bold Oosterhuis storms to victory \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=17 August 1970 \|page=5}}
1969	Brian Barnes	{{SCO}}	Bristol & Clifton Golf Club (and Long Ashton Golf Club)	align=center\|280	Playoff	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bernard Gallacher	align=center\|500	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g5RAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1353%2C38138 \|title=Gallacher beaten at extra hole \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=1 September 1969 \|page=4}}
1968	Peter Townsend	{{ENG}}	Coventry Golf Club	align=center\|270	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Bernard Gallacher	align=center\|500	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2Og9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=oUgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3925%2C58944 \|title=Townsend not to play on American circuit during the winter \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=2 September 1968 \|page=5}}

In 1969, Barnes beat Gallacher at the first extra hole with a birdie 3.

References

Category:Golf tournaments in England

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1968

Category:Recurring events disestablished in 1976

Category:Coca-Cola