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Lord Derby's Young Professionals' Tournament was a golf tournament on the British PGA Circuit that was played from 1968 to 1974. From 1968 to 1971 it was a stroke play tournament for under-23 professionals. In 1968 it was over 72 holes while in 1969 it was reduced to a 54 hole event. From 1972 and 1974 it was a match-play event with the age limit increased to 25. The tournament was supported by Lord Derby, the president of the PGA.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
Lord Derby-Ladbroke Under-25 Match Play Championship
1974	Richard Jewell	England	West Lancashire Golf Club	6 & 5		Paul Herbert	900
Lord Derby's Under-25 Match Play Championship
1973	Brian Thompson	England	Morecambe Golf Club	2 up		John McTear	450
1972	Sam Torrance	Scotland	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	5 & 4		Doug McClelland
Lord Derby's Under-23 Professionals' Tournament
1971	David Vaughan	Wales	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	218	1 stroke	Noel Hunt John O'Leary
1970	Peter Oosterhuis	England	St Annes Old Links	218	5 strokes	Nick Job	170
1969	Craig Defoy	Wales	Hesketh Golf Club	214	4 strokes	John Garner Keith Ashdown
1968	Guy Hunt	England	Hillside Golf Club	288	8 strokes	John Garner Andrew Phillips	150

References

1. "Past Champions - Former Events". PGA European Tour. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014.
2. "Shock win for Jewell". The Glasgow Herald. 9 August 1974. p. 4.
3. "McTear loses in final". The Glasgow Herald. 21 July 1973. p. 4.
4. "Southport (Royal Birkdale)". The Times. 9 September 1972. p. 5.
5. "Lytham". The Times. 23 July 1971. p. 6.
6. "Oosterhuis under-23 champion". The Glasgow Herald. 17 July 1970. p. 7.
7. "De Foy in a fine finish". The Times. 25 July 1969. p. 16.
8. "Hunt wins by eight strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1968. p. 6.

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