Mufulira Open

{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = Mufulira Open

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| location = Mufulira, Zambia

| establishment = 1970

| course = Mufulira Golf Club

| par =

| yardage =

| tour = Safari Circuit

| format = Stroke play

| purse =

| month_played = March

| final_year = 1984

| aggregate =

| to-par =

| current_champion =

| final_champion = {{flagicon|IRL}} Eamonn Darcy

}}

The Mufulira Open was a men's professional golf tournament played at Mufulira Golf Club in Mufulira, Zambia between 1970 and 1984. It was one of three Zambian events on the Safari Circuit schedule.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LbduAAAAMAAJ |title=Zambia Sporting Score |first=Moses Sayela |last=Walubita |publisher=Multimedia Publications |date=1990 |page=166 |isbn=9982300393 |via=Google Books}}

The Mufulira Open was founded a year after the Lusaka Open, but pre-dated the Zambia Open which was first contested in 1972. There was no tournament in 1974, as Mufulira Golf Club hosted the Zambia Open. From 1976 the tournament was only played every other year, alternating with the Cock o' the North tournament.

An English golfer, David Moore, aged 22, was shot and killed during the 1976 tournament.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=35VAAAAAIBAJ&pg=1760%2C4361993 |title=Double death |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=22 March 1976 |page=1}}

Winners

class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Country!!Score!!To par!!Margin of victory!!Runner(s)-up!!Ref
1984	Eamonn Darcy	{{IRL}}	align=center\|279	align=center\|−13	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Roger Chapman {{flagicon\|ENG}} Tommy Horton	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VwA-AAAAIBAJ&pg=6436%2C4331379 \|title=Darcy a relieved winner \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=19 March 1984 \|page=20}}
1983	colspan=7 align= center\| No tournament
1982	Brian Waites	{{ENG}}	align=center\|281	align=center\|−11	3 strokes	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Eamonn Darcy {{flagicon\|ENG}} Martin Poxon	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A8tAAAAAIBAJ&pg=6477%2C4678291 \|title=Britain's Brian Waites \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=22 March 1982 \|page=15}}
1981	colspan=7 align= center\| No tournament
1980	Brian Waites	{{ENG}}	align=center\|279	align=center\|	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|ESP}} José María Cañizares	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EtRQAAAAIBAJ&pg=4713%2C8939495 \|title=Mufulira C'ship \|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald \|date=25 March 1980 \|page=34}}
1979	colspan=7 align= center\| No tournament
1978	Peter Berry	{{ENG}}	align=center\|281	align=center\|	Playoff	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Gary Cullen	{{cite news \|title=Mulfira Open \|newspaper=The Guardian \|date=20 March 1978 \|page=17}}
1977	colspan=7 align= center\| No tournament
1976	Jack Newton	{{AUS}}	align=center\|277	align=center\|−15	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tommy Horton	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=35VAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4454%2C4536411 \|title=Newton triumph \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=22 March 1976 \|page=16}}{{cite news \|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110809874 \|title=Sporting Details \|newspaper=The Canberra Times \|location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia \|date=25 March 1976 \|access-date=6 February 2020 \|page=20 \|via=Trove}}
1975	Ronnie Shade	{{SCO}}	align=center\|281	align=center\|−11	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|SCO}} Harry Bannerman	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XJFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=2149%2C3633351 \|title=Shade by a shot \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=17 March 1975 \|page=20}}
1974	colspan=7 align= center\| No tournament. Mufulira hosted the Zambia Open
1973	David Webster	{{SCO}}	align=center\|283	align=center\|−9	1 stroke	{{flagicon\|IRL}} Hugh Boyle	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SeI9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5750%2C5927233 \|title=Webster's first overseas success \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=26 March 1973 \|page=5}}
1972	Craig Defoy	{{WAL}}	align=center\|282	align=center\|	Playoff	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Doug McClelland	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SuU9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5118%2C3742112 \|title=Defoy's play-off victory \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=20 March 1972 \|page=5}}
1971	Craig Defoy	{{WAL}}	align=center\|	align=center\|
1970	Bernard Gallacher	{{SCO}}	align=center\|280	align=center\|	6 strokes	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Graham Burroughs	{{cite news \|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SeI9AAAAIBAJ&pg=5750%2C5927233 \|title=Gallacher finds form at last \|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald \|date=17 March 1970 \|page=5}}

References

Category:Safari Circuit events

Category:Golf tournaments in Zambia

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1970

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1984

Category:1970 establishments in Zambia