W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament

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{{Infobox golf tournament

| name = W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament

| image =

| location = Birmingham, England

| establishment = 1968

| course = Kings Norton Golf Club

| par = 72

| yardage =

| tour = European Tour

| format = Stroke play

| purse = {{currency|25,000|GBP}}

| month_played = September

| final_year = 1974

| aggregate = 267 Tony Jacklin (1970)

| to-par = −17 as above

| final_champion = {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles

| map = England#West Midlands

| map_label = Kings Norton GC

| map_caption = Location in England##Location in the West Midlands

| map_relief = yes

| map_label_position =

| map_size = 200

| coordinates = {{coord|52.368|-1.911}}

}}

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"

!Year !! Winner !! Score !! To par !! Margin of
victory !! Runner(s)-up !! Winner's
share (£) !! Venue !! Ref.

1974{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Colesalign="center" |283align="center" |−51 stroke{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Newtonalign="center" |4,000Kings Norton{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_fA-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=PU0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=5668%2C4409660 |title=Coles triumphs as rivals falter |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=23 September 1974 |page=5}}
1973{{flagicon|USA}} Charles Coodyalign="center" |281align="center" |−71 stroke{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Newtonalign="center" |2,250Kings Norton{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P5FAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-KQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5187%2C2004135 |title=British players - One-day wonders |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=10 September 1973 |page=5}}
1972{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomsonalign="center" |270align="center" |−143 strokes{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Butleralign="center" |2,250Dalmahoy{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=25 September 1972 |page=9 |title=Injury proves to Thomson's advantage}}
1971{{flagicon|ENG}} Bernard Huntalign="center" |276align="center" |−84 strokes{{flagicon|NZL}} Bob Charles
{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Tupling
align="center" |2,000Dalmahoy{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=neY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=iEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3065%2C4903133 |title=Hunt's Wills victory by four strokes despite loose tee shots |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=27 September 1971 |page=5}}
1970{{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jacklinalign="center" |267align="center" |−177 strokes{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Townsendalign="center" |2,000Dalmahoy{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ZJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2546%2C5569059 |title=Jacklin ends recession with resounding win |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=28 September 1970 |page=4}}
1969{{flagicon|SCO}} Bernard Gallacheralign="center" |275align="center" |1 stroke{{flagicon|IRL}} Christy O'Connor Snralign="center" |Moor Park{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=18 August 1969 |page=11 |title=US trip for Gallacher}}
1968{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Butleralign="center" |281align="center" |2 strokes{{flagicon|ENG}} Bill Largealign="center" |Pannal{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=19 August 1968 |page=9 |title=Butler manages to shut out weather}}

References

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