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Golf tournament
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

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
1986 Scotland Mike Miller 279 2 strokes Scotland George McKay
Scotland Sandy Stephen
1,600
1987 Scotland Colin Gillies 282 1 stroke Scotland Mike Miller 1,600
1988 Scotland Russell Weir 274 5 strokes Scotland Steven Thompson 1,600
1989 Scotland Russell Weir 277 6 strokes Scotland Andrew Dickson 1,600
1990 Scotland Russell Weir 278 5 strokes Scotland Mike McLaren 2,000
1991 Scotland Alastair Webster 278 3 strokes Scotland Gary Orr 2,200

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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