Mufulira Open

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Mufulira Open
Tournament information
LocationMufulira, Zambia
Established1970
Course(s)Mufulira Golf Club
Tour(s)Safari Circuit
FormatStroke play
Month playedMarch
Final year1984
Final champion
Republic of Ireland 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.[1]

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.[1]

An English golfer, David Moore, aged 22, was shot and killed during the 1976 tournament.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Country Score To par Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Ref
1984 Eamonn Darcy  Ireland 279 −13 1 stroke England Roger Chapman
England Tommy Horton
[3]
1983 No tournament
1982 Brian Waites  England 281 −11 3 strokes Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy
England Martin Poxon
[4]
1981 No tournament
1980 Brian Waites  England 279 1 stroke Spain José María Cañizares [5]
1979 No tournament
1978 Peter Berry  England 281 Playoff England Gary Cullen [6]
1977 No tournament
1976 Jack Newton  Australia 277 −15 1 stroke England Tommy Horton [7][8]
1975 Ronnie Shade  Scotland 281 −11 1 stroke Scotland Harry Bannerman [9]
1974 No tournament. Mufulira hosted the Zambia Open
1973 David Webster  Scotland 283 −9 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Hugh Boyle [10]
1972 Craig Defoy  Wales 282 Playoff England Doug McClelland [11]
1971 Craig Defoy  Wales
1970 Bernard Gallacher  Scotland 280 6 strokes England Graham Burroughs [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b Walubita, Moses Sayela (1990). Zambia Sporting Score. Multimedia Publications. p. 166. ISBN 9982300393 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Double death". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1976. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Darcy a relieved winner". The Glasgow Herald. 19 March 1984. p. 20.
  4. ^ "Britain's Brian Waites". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1982. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Mufulira C'ship". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 March 1980. p. 34.
  6. ^ "Mulfira Open". The Guardian. 20 March 1978. p. 17.
  7. ^ "Newton triumph". The Glasgow Herald. 22 March 1976. p. 16.
  8. ^ "Sporting Details". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 March 1976. p. 20. Retrieved 6 February 2020 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "Shade by a shot". The Glasgow Herald. 17 March 1975. p. 20.
  10. ^ "Webster's first overseas success". The Glasgow Herald. 26 March 1973. p. 5.
  11. ^ "Defoy's play-off victory". The Glasgow Herald. 20 March 1972. p. 5.
  12. ^ "Gallacher finds form at last". The Glasgow Herald. 17 March 1970. p. 5.