Northern Open

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Northern Open
Tournament information
LocationPortlethen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Established1931
Course(s)Portlethen Golf Club
Par71
Length6,663 yards (6,093 m)
Tour(s)PGA EuroPro Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£20,000
Month playedMay/June
Current champion
Scotland Greig Hutcheon
Location map
Portlethen GC is located in Scotland
Portlethen GC
Portlethen GC
Location in Scotland
Portlethen GC is located in Aberdeenshire
Portlethen GC
Portlethen GC
Location in Aberdeenshire

The Northern Open is a golf tournament played annually in Scotland since 1931. For some years it was one of only two 72-hole tournaments on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA Tour in Scotland's schedule, the other being the Scottish PGA Championship, but since 2019 the event has been played over 36 holes.

The Scottish PGA Championship was originally called the Scottish Professional Championship and was only open to professionals while the Northern Open was also open to amateurs.

History[edit]

The tournaments were originally played over 2 days with 2 rounds played each day. In 1947 the event was extended to a third day with one round played on the first two days. The leading 50 players and those tied for 50th place played two rounds on the third day. Originally called the "Northern Open Amateur and Professional Golf Tournament", the name was changed "Northern Open Championship" for 1948. The 1948 event was reduced to two days again with play in groups of three on the first day and a cut reducing the field to 80 for the final day. With a large number of entries the 1949 event was again played over three days. The playoff between Ballingall and Thomson was played at Murcar, the day after the Championship finished. The day had been allocated for Scottish qualifying for the Daily Mail Tournament. Thomson practised in the morning while Ballingall played a competitive round. The two played together in the afternoon, Ballingale scoring 72 to Thomson's 74.

Winners[edit]

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)		 Venue Ref.
Northern Open
2022 Scotland Greig Hutcheon (3) 135 −9 1 stroke Scotland Chris Doak
Scotland Cameron Marr
Scotland Graeme Robertson		 3,200 Portlethen
2021 Scotland Paul O'Hara (2) 132 −12 3 strokes Scotland Chris Doak
Scotland Rory Franssen (a)
Scotland Gavin Hay		 3,000 Portlethen
2020 Scotland Ross Cameron 67[b] 1 stroke Scotland Gavin Hay
Scotland Scott Henderson
Scotland David Rudd (a)
Scotland Calum Scott (a)		 2,560 Spey Valley
2019 Scotland Alastair Forsyth (2) 133 3 strokes Scotland Graham Fox 1,000 Newmachar
2018 Wales Gareth Wright 276 1 stroke Scotland Gavin Hay 1,100 Nairn Dunbar
2017 Scotland Paul O'Hara 277 7 strokes Scotland Gavin Hay
Scotland Greg McBain
Scotland Paul McKechnie		 1,400 Moray
2016 Scotland Greig Hutcheon (2) 267 6 strokes Scotland Chris Kelly 3,900 Royal Dornoch
2015 Scotland Chris Kelly 267 5 strokes Wales Gareth Wright 4,250 Cruden Bay
2014 Scotland David Law (2) 207[c] 3 strokes Scotland Greig Hutcheon 6,000 Murcar Links
2013 Scotland James Byrne (2) 261 1 stroke Scotland David Law 4,000 Meldrum House
2012 Scotland James Byrne 268 5 strokes Scotland David Law
Scotland David Orr		 4,000 Meldrum House
2011 Scotland David Law (a) 266 2 strokes Scotland Stephen Gray (4,000) Meldrum House
2010 Scotland Greig Hutcheon 132[d] 1 stroke Scotland Scott Larkin (a) 3,800 Meldrum House
2009 Scotland Craig Lee 281 5 strokes England Martyn Hamer 2,500 Spey Valley
2008 Scotland Chris Doak (2) 274 3 strokes Scotland Lee Harper 8,000 Spey Valley
2007 Scotland Murray Urquhart 282 1 stroke Scotland David Patrick 8,000 Skibo Castle
2006 Scotland Jason McCreadie (2) 276 Playoff Scotland Chris Doak 8,000 Skibo Castle
2005 Scotland Chris Doak 277 4 strokes Scotland Dean Robertson 7,500 Skibo Castle
2004 Scotland Jason McCreadie 212 3 strokes Scotland Scott Henderson 4,250 Skibo Castle
2003 Scotland Gordon Law 275 Playoff Scotland Colin Gillies 4,500 Cruden Bay
Grampian International Freight Northern Open
2002 EPT Scotland Fraser Mann 277 −11 3 strokes Scotland Colin Gillies
England Martin LeMesurier		 6,500 Newmachar
Northern Open
2001 Scotland Graham Rankin 203 Playoff Scotland Mark King 4,300 Murcar
2000 England Jim Payne 266 1 stroke Germany Ralf Geilenberg 3,600 Forres [1]
1999 Scotland Alastair Forsyth 276 2 strokes Scotland Craig Ronald 3,600 Nairn Dunbar
1998 England Lee S. James 279 2 strokes Scotland Euan Little 3,600 Royal Aberdeen
1997 Scotland David Thomson 267 6 strokes Scotland Andrew Crerar
Scotland John Greaves
England David Valentine		 3,750 Elgin
1996 Scotland Scott Henderson 281 2 strokes England Steven Thompson 3,750 Cruden Bay
1995 England Joe Higgins 276 Playoff Scotland Steve Martin 3,250 Nairn
1994 Scotland Kevin Stables (2) 282 1 stroke Scotland Campbell Elliott 3,250 Royal Dornoch
Clydesdale Bank Northern Open
1993 CHA Scotland Kevin Stables 278 1 stroke Scotland William Guy 4,250 Nairn Dunbar
1992 CHA Scotland Peter Smith 264 6 strokes England Craig Cassells
Scotland Gary Orr		 4,100 Murcar
1991 England Craig Cassells 279 3 strokes Scotland Frank Coutts
Scotland Alastair Webster		 3,700 Lossiemouth
Northern Open
1990 Scotland Colin Brooks (2) 274 3 strokes Scotland Brian Barnes
England Paul Lyons		 3,300 Nairn Dunbar
1989 Scotland Colin Brooks 274 2 strokes Scotland Ian Spencer 3,300 Cruden Bay [2]
1988 Scotland David Huish (4) 281 1 stroke Scotland Mike Miller 3,300 Moray [3]
1987 Scotland Adam Hunter 287 Playoff Scotland Kevin Stables
England Donald Stirling		 3,300 Royal Aberdeen [4]
1986 Scotland Russell Weir 283 1 stroke Scotland Ross Drummond 3,300 Nairn [5]
1985 Scotland Brian Barnes (2) 274 1 stroke Scotland Ewen Murray 2,500 Elgin [6]
1984 Scotland David Huish (3) 281 2 strokes Scotland Brian Barnes 2,500 Murcar Links [7]
1983 England Derrick Cooper 287 3 strokes Scotland Garry Harvey
Scotland Russell Weir		 1,750 Royal Dornoch [8]
1982 England Tony Minshall 288 1 stroke Scotland Bill Lockie 1,750 Cruden Bay [9]
1981 Scotland Alistair Thomson 285 2 strokes Scotland Jim Farmer
England Tony Minshall		 1,400 Moray [10]
1980 Scotland David Huish (2) 293 1 stroke Scotland Jim Farmer 1,400 Royal Aberdeen [11]
1979 Scotland Jim Farmer 285 5 strokes Scotland Ross Drummond
Scotland Willie Milne		 1,400 Nairn [12]
1978 Scotland Brian Barnes 282 2 strokes Scotland Bob Jamieson Elgin [13]
1977 Scotland Ewen Murray 292 5 strokes Scotland David Huish
Scotland Bill Lockie
Scotland Hugh Stuart (a)		 1,000 Royal Dornoch [14]
1976 Scotland David Chillas 289 4 strokes Scotland David Ingram 1,000 Royal Aberdeen [15]
1975 Scotland Willie Milne (2) 289 5 strokes Scotland David Webster 1,000 Nairn [16]
1974 Scotland Willie Milne 277 6 strokes Scotland Harry Bannerman 1,000 Murcar Links [17]
1973 Scotland David Huish 289 3 strokes Scotland Bernard Gallacher
England John Garner		 500 Royal Dornoch [18]
1972 Scotland Harry Bannerman (3) 286 2 strokes Scotland Brian Barnes 400 Royal Aberdeen [19]
1971 Scotland Frank Rennie 281 6 strokes Scotland Derek Small Nairn
1970 Scotland Sandy Pirie (a) 215[c] 1 stroke Scotland Harry Bannerman (300) Cruden Bay [20]
1969 Scotland Harry Bannerman (2) 295 2 strokes Scotland John Panton 300 Moray [21]
1968 Scotland David Webster 278 7 strokes Scotland Harry Bannerman
England Lionel Platts		 300 Murcar Links [22]
1967 Scotland Harry Bannerman 285 6 strokes Scotland Iain Clark 300 Royal Dornoch [23]
1966 Scotland Robin Liddle 294 2 strokes Scotland Marshall Douglas 300 Elgin [24]
1965 Scotland Jock Brown 139[d] 1 stroke Scotland Stuart Murray
Scotland John Panton		 Royal Aberdeen [25]
1964 Scotland Lew Taylor 285 Playoff Scotland George Will Nairn [26]
1963 Scotland George Will (2) 287 Playoff Scotland Lew Taylor Cruden Bay [27]
1962 Scotland John Panton (7) 300 1 stroke Australia Bob Tuohy Moray [28]
1961 England Harry Weetman 282 2 strokes South Africa Harold Henning Murcar Links [29]
1960 Scotland John Panton (6) 301 2 strokes Scotland Eric Brown 125 Royal Dornoch [30]
1959 Scotland John Panton (5) 284 2 strokes Scotland Ian Smith Peterhead [31]
1958 Scotland George Will 291 Playoff Scotland Willie Macdonald
England Harry Weetman		 Cruden Bay [32][33]
1957 Scotland Eric Brown (5) 290 6 strokes Scotland John Panton Nairn [34]
1956 Scotland John Panton (4) 290 Playoff Scotland Eric Brown Moray [35][36]
1955 Scotland Eric Brown (4) 283 Playoff Scotland John Panton Murcar Links [37][38]
1954 Scotland Eric Brown (3) 307 2 strokes Scotland Gregor McIntosh Royal Dornoch [39]
1953 Scotland Eric Brown (2) 281 1 stroke Scotland John Panton Cruden Bay [40]
1952 Scotland John Panton (3) 289 5 strokes Scotland John Campbell 90 Royal Aberdeen
1951 Scotland John Panton (2) 285 5 strokes Scotland Hector Thomson Nairn [41]
1950 Scotland Eric Brown 294 1 stroke Scotland John Panton Moray [42]
1949 Scotland Hamish Ballingall (2) 296 Playoff Scotland Hector Thomson Royal Aberdeen
Murcar Links		 [43][44]
1948 Scotland John Panton 288 3 strokes Scotland Hamish Ballingall
Scotland Sandy Sinclair (a)		 65 Inverness [45]
1947 Scotland Hamish Ballingall 300 6 strokes Scotland Hugh Watt 60 Peterhead [46]
1946 Scotland Willie Forrester 305 2 strokes Scotland Ian Macpherson 35 Murcar Links [47]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939 Scotland Jack McLean (3) 285 Playoff Scotland Hector Thomson (a) 30 Nairn [48][49]
1938 Scotland Tom Haliburton 294 1 stroke Scotland Wilie Don 28 Peterhead [50]
1937 Scotland Jack McLean (2) 294 Playoff Scotland Gordon Durward 25 Moray [51][52]
1936 Scotland Dick Walker (a) (2) 290 10 strokes Scotland Tom Dobson
Scotland Willie Don		 (25) Deeside [53]
1935 Scotland Dick Walker (a) 298 Playoff Scotland Willie Spark (25) Royal Dornoch [54][55]
1934 Scotland Jim Forrester 287 6 strokes Scotland Ken Forbes (a) 25 Inverness [56]
1933 Scotland Jack McLean (a) 294 1 stroke Scotland Jack McMillan (20) Murcar Links [57]
1932 Scotland James Henderson 292 Playoff Scotland Jimmy McDowall 20 Nairn [58][59]
1931 Scotland Jimmy McDowall 289 7 strokes Scotland Julian Jaffray 20 Royal Aberdeen [60]

Source:[61]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ CHA − Challenge Tour; EPT − PGA EuroPro Tour.
  2. ^ Shortened to 18 holes due to weather.
  3. ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  4. ^ a b Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

References[edit]

  1. ^ HighBeam
  2. ^ "Brooks breaks northern hoodoo with a closing 66". The Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1989. p. 17.
  3. ^ "Pillar to post triumph for Huish in Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1988. p. 23.
  4. ^ "Hunter's gale-lashed 69 fires sudden-death win". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1987. p. 23.
  5. ^ "Weir survives birdie blitz". The Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1986. p. 18.
  6. ^ "Barnes beats own doubts". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1985. p. 18.
  7. ^ "Huish beats Barnes and the bookmaker". The Glasgow Herald. 21 April 1984. p. 14.
  8. ^ "Cooper banks £1750 after final round 70". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1983. p. 25.
  9. ^ "Marshall raids the North". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1982. p. 26.
  10. ^ "Right way round as Thomson wins Northern". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1981. p. 21.
  11. ^ "Huish wins his second North open". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1980. p. 24.
  12. ^ "Farmer reaps first major championship". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1979. p. 30.
  13. ^ "Brian lands another big catch". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1978. p. 18.
  14. ^ "Murray comes of age with third-round 69". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1977. p. 29.
  15. ^ "A rewarding return for Chillas". The Glasgow Herald. 30 April 1976. p. 29.
  16. ^ "Runaway win for Willie Milne". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1975. p. 25.
  17. ^ "Milne's record win in Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1974. p. 4.
  18. ^ "Northern Open won by David Huish". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1973. p. 4.
  19. ^ "Bannerman joins elite in Northern". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1972. p. 2.
  20. ^ "Pirie achieves his greatest success". The Glasgow Herald. 10 April 1970. p. 6.
  21. ^ "Bannerman holds on for title in nervous finish". The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1969. p. 6.
  22. ^ "Webster's Northern victory". The Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1968. p. 6.
  23. ^ "Bannerman wins by six strokes in Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1967. p. 6.
  24. ^ "Liddle's unexpected Northern success". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1966. p. 6.
  25. ^ "Northern Open win by J. T. Brown". The Glasgow Herald. 10 April 1965. p. 6.
  26. ^ "Same pair play off for Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1964. p. 5.
  27. ^ "Northern Open won again by Will". The Glasgow Herald. 19 April 1963. p. 6.
  28. ^ "Panton wins seventh Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1962. p. 6.
  29. ^ "Northern Open title for Weetman". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1961. p. 14.
  30. ^ "Sixth Northern title win for Panton". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1960. p. 11.
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  34. ^ "Brown's fifth victory in Northern "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 20 April 1957. p. 8.
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  36. ^ "Panton beats Brown in Northern golf title play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1956. p. 9.
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  39. ^ "E. C. Brown's fine victory in Northern "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1954. p. 4.
  40. ^ "Northern Open golf title for Anglo-Scot". The Glasgow Herald. 24 April 1953. p. 9.
  41. ^ "Panton's comfortable win in Nairn golf". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1951. p. 9.
  42. ^ "Eric Brown wins "Northern"". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1950. p. 7.
  43. ^ "Tie for Northern Open golf championship". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1949. p. 2.
  44. ^ "Ballingall's day at Murcar". The Glasgow Herald. 30 April 1949. p. 2.
  45. ^ "Panton wins at Inverness". The Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1948. p. 6.
  46. ^ "Northern Open golf title". The Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1947. p. 6.
  47. ^ "Forrester wins at Murcar". The Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1946. p. 6.
  48. ^ "Young Scots renew golf revalry". The Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1939. p. 4.
  49. ^ "M'Lean's revenge on old golf rival". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1939. p. 2.
  50. ^ "T B Haliburton's fighting finish". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1938. p. 2.
  51. ^ "M'Lean and Durward in Northern golf tie". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1937. p. 6.
  52. ^ "Two holes decide golf tie for M'Lean". The Glasgow Herald. 17 April 1937. p. 3.
  53. ^ "Second Northern "Open" win". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1936. p. 3.
  54. ^ "Tie in Northern "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1935. p. 6.
  55. ^ "Amateur wns North "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1935. p. 3.
  56. ^ "New Northern "Open" record". The Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1934. p. 3.
  57. ^ "Victory for Jack M'Lean". The Glasgow Herald. 21 April 1933. p. 4.
  58. ^ "Thrilling tie at Nairn". The Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1932. p. 18.
  59. ^ "Troon assistant wins Nairn play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1932. p. 16.
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