Northern Open

Northern Open
Tournament information
LocationCruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Established1931
Course(s)Cruden Bay Golf Club
Par70
Length6,634 yards (6,066 m)
Tour(s)PGA Open Series
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£20,000
Month playedMay/June
Current champion
Graeme Robertson
Location map
Cruden Bay GC
Location in Scotland
Cruden Bay 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

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

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)		 Venue Ref.
Northern Open
2024 Graeme Robertson 137 −3 Playoff Joe Bryce 3,200 Cruden Bay
2023 Graham Fox 140 −2 1 stroke Paul O'Hara 3,200 Moray
2022 Greig Hutcheon (3) 135 −9 1 stroke Chris Doak
Cameron Marr
Graeme Robertson		 3,200 Portlethen
2021 Paul O'Hara (2) 132 −12 3 strokes Chris Doak
Rory Franssen (a)
Gavin Hay		 3,000 Portlethen
2020 Ross Cameron 67[b] 1 stroke Gavin Hay
Scott Henderson
David Rudd (a)
Calum Scott (a)		 2,560 Spey Valley
2019 Alastair Forsyth (2) 133 3 strokes Graham Fox 1,000 Newmachar
2018 Gareth Wright 276 1 stroke Gavin Hay 1,100 Nairn Dunbar
2017 Paul O'Hara 277 7 strokes Gavin Hay
Greg McBain
Paul McKechnie		 1,400 Moray
2016 Greig Hutcheon (2) 267 6 strokes Chris Kelly 3,900 Royal Dornoch
2015 Chris Kelly 267 5 strokes Gareth Wright 4,250 Cruden Bay
2014 David Law (2) 207[c] 3 strokes Greig Hutcheon 6,000 Murcar Links
2013 James Byrne (2) 261 1 stroke David Law 4,000 Meldrum House
2012 James Byrne 268 5 strokes David Law
David Orr		 4,000 Meldrum House
2011 David Law (a) 266 2 strokes Stephen Gray (4,000) Meldrum House
2010 Greig Hutcheon 132[d] 1 stroke Scott Larkin (a) 3,800 Meldrum House
2009 Craig Lee 281 5 strokes Martyn Hamer 2,500 Spey Valley
2008 Chris Doak (2) 274 3 strokes Lee Harper 8,000 Spey Valley
2007 Murray Urquhart 282 1 stroke David Patrick 8,000 Skibo Castle
2006 Jason McCreadie (2) 276 Playoff Chris Doak 8,000 Skibo Castle
2005 Chris Doak 277 4 strokes Dean Robertson 7,500 Skibo Castle
2004 Jason McCreadie 212 3 strokes Scott Henderson 4,250 Skibo Castle
2003 Gordon Law 275 Playoff Colin Gillies 4,500 Cruden Bay
Grampian International Freight Northern Open
2002 EPT Fraser Mann 277 −11 3 strokes Colin Gillies
Martin LeMesurier		 6,500 Newmachar
Northern Open
2001 Graham Rankin 203 Playoff Mark King 4,300 Murcar
2000 Jim Payne 266 1 stroke Ralf Geilenberg 3,600 Forres [1]
1999 Alastair Forsyth 276 2 strokes Craig Ronald 3,600 Nairn Dunbar
1998 Lee S. James 279 2 strokes Euan Little 3,600 Royal Aberdeen
1997 David Thomson 267 6 strokes Andrew Crerar
John Greaves
David Valentine		 3,750 Elgin
1996 Scott Henderson 281 2 strokes Steven Thompson 3,750 Cruden Bay
1995 Joe Higgins 276 Playoff Steve Martin 3,250 Nairn
1994 Kevin Stables (2) 282 1 stroke Campbell Elliott 3,250 Royal Dornoch
Clydesdale Bank Northern Open
1993 CHA Kevin Stables 278 −6 1 stroke William Guy 4,250 Nairn Dunbar [2]
1992 CHA Peter Smith 264 −20 6 strokes Craig Cassells
Gary Orr		 4,100 Murcar [3]
1991 CHA Craig Cassells 279 −5 3 strokes Frank Coutts
Alastair Webster		 3,700 Lossiemouth [4]
Northern Open
1990 Colin Brooks (2) 274 3 strokes Brian Barnes
Paul Lyons		 3,300 Nairn Dunbar
1989 CHA Colin Brooks 274 −6 2 strokes Ian Spencer 3,300 Cruden Bay [5]
1988 David Huish (4) 281 1 stroke Mike Miller 3,300 Moray [6]
1987 Adam Hunter 287 Playoff Kevin Stables
Donald Stirling		 3,300 Royal Aberdeen [7]
1986 Russell Weir 283 1 stroke Ross Drummond 3,300 Nairn [8]
1985 Brian Barnes (2) 274 1 stroke Ewen Murray 2,500 Elgin [9]
1984 David Huish (3) 281 2 strokes Brian Barnes 2,500 Murcar Links [10]
1983 Derrick Cooper 287 3 strokes Garry Harvey
Russell Weir		 1,750 Royal Dornoch [11]
1982 Tony Minshall 288 1 stroke Bill Lockie 1,750 Cruden Bay [12]
1981 Alistair Thomson 285 2 strokes Jim Farmer
Tony Minshall		 1,400 Moray [13]
1980 David Huish (2) 293 1 stroke Jim Farmer 1,400 Royal Aberdeen [14]
1979 Jim Farmer 285 5 strokes Ross Drummond
Willie Milne		 1,400 Nairn [15]
1978 Brian Barnes 282 2 strokes Bob Jamieson Elgin [16]
1977 Ewen Murray 292 5 strokes David Huish
Bill Lockie
Hugh Stuart (a)		 1,000 Royal Dornoch [17]
1976 David Chillas 289 4 strokes David Ingram 1,000 Royal Aberdeen [18]
1975 Willie Milne (2) 289 5 strokes David Webster 1,000 Nairn [19]
1974 Willie Milne 277 6 strokes Harry Bannerman 1,000 Murcar Links [20]
1973 David Huish 289 3 strokes Bernard Gallacher
John Garner		 500 Royal Dornoch [21]
1972 Harry Bannerman (3) 286 2 strokes Brian Barnes 400 Royal Aberdeen [22]
1971 Frank Rennie 281 6 strokes Derek Small Nairn
1970 Sandy Pirie (a) 215[c] 1 stroke Harry Bannerman (300) Cruden Bay [23]
1969 Harry Bannerman (2) 295 2 strokes John Panton 300 Moray [24]
1968 David Webster 278 7 strokes Harry Bannerman
Lionel Platts		 300 Murcar Links [25]
1967 Harry Bannerman 285 6 strokes Iain Clark 300 Royal Dornoch [26]
1966 Robin Liddle 294 2 strokes Marshall Douglas 300 Elgin [27]
1965 Jock Brown 139[d] 1 stroke Stuart Murray
John Panton		 Royal Aberdeen [28]
1964 Lew Taylor 285 Playoff George Will Nairn [29]
1963 George Will (2) 287 Playoff Lew Taylor Cruden Bay [30]
1962 John Panton (7) 300 1 stroke Bob Tuohy Moray [31]
1961 Harry Weetman 282 2 strokes Harold Henning Murcar Links [32]
1960 John Panton (6) 301 2 strokes Eric Brown 125 Royal Dornoch [33]
1959 John Panton (5) 284 2 strokes Ian Smith Peterhead [34]
1958 George Will 291 Playoff Willie Macdonald
Harry Weetman		 Cruden Bay [35][36]
1957 Eric Brown (5) 290 6 strokes John Panton Nairn [37]
1956 John Panton (4) 290 Playoff Eric Brown Moray [38][39]
1955 Eric Brown (4) 283 Playoff John Panton Murcar Links [40][41]
1954 Eric Brown (3) 307 2 strokes Gregor McIntosh Royal Dornoch [42]
1953 Eric Brown (2) 281 1 stroke John Panton Cruden Bay [43]
1952 John Panton (3) 289 5 strokes John Campbell 90 Royal Aberdeen
1951 John Panton (2) 285 5 strokes Hector Thomson Nairn [44]
1950 Eric Brown 294 1 stroke John Panton Moray [45]
1949 Hamish Ballingall (2) 296 Playoff Hector Thomson Royal Aberdeen
Murcar Links		 [46][47]
1948 John Panton 288 3 strokes Hamish Ballingall
Sandy Sinclair (a)		 65 Inverness [48]
1947 Hamish Ballingall 300 6 strokes Hugh Watt 60 Peterhead [49]
1946 Willie Forrester 305 2 strokes Ian Macpherson 35 Murcar Links [50]
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1939 Jack McLean (3) 285 Playoff Hector Thomson (a) 30 Nairn [51][52]
1938 Tom Haliburton 294 1 stroke Wilie Don 28 Peterhead [53]
1937 Jack McLean (2) 294 Playoff Gordon Durward 25 Moray [54][55]
1936 Dick Walker (a) (2) 290 10 strokes Tom Dobson
Willie Don		 (25) Deeside [56]
1935 Dick Walker (a) 298 Playoff Willie Spark (25) Royal Dornoch [57][58]
1934 Jim Forrester 287 6 strokes Ken Forbes (a) 25 Inverness [59]
1933 Jack McLean (a) 294 1 stroke Jack McMillan (20) Murcar Links [60]
1932 James Henderson 292 Playoff Jimmy McDowall 20 Nairn [61][62]
1931 Jimmy McDowall 289 7 strokes Julian Jaffray 20 Royal Aberdeen [63]

Source:[64]

Notes

  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

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  5. ^ "Brooks breaks northern hoodoo with a closing 66". The Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1989. p. 17.
  6. ^ "Pillar to post triumph for Huish in Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1988. p. 23.
  7. ^ "Hunter's gale-lashed 69 fires sudden-death win". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1987. p. 23.
  8. ^ "Weir survives birdie blitz". The Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1986. p. 18.
  9. ^ "Barnes beats own doubts". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1985. p. 18.
  10. ^ "Huish beats Barnes and the bookmaker". The Glasgow Herald. 21 April 1984. p. 14.
  11. ^ "Cooper banks £1750 after final round 70". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1983. p. 25.
  12. ^ "Marshall raids the North". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1982. p. 26.
  13. ^ "Right way round as Thomson wins Northern". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1981. p. 21.
  14. ^ "Huish wins his second North open". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1980. p. 24.
  15. ^ "Farmer reaps first major championship". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1979. p. 30.
  16. ^ "Brian lands another big catch". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1978. p. 18.
  17. ^ "Murray comes of age with third-round 69". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1977. p. 29.
  18. ^ "A rewarding return for Chillas". The Glasgow Herald. 30 April 1976. p. 29.
  19. ^ "Runaway win for Willie Milne". The Glasgow Herald. 2 May 1975. p. 25.
  20. ^ "Milne's record win in Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1974. p. 4.
  21. ^ "Northern Open won by David Huish". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1973. p. 4.
  22. ^ "Bannerman joins elite in Northern". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1972. p. 2.
  23. ^ "Pirie achieves his greatest success". The Glasgow Herald. 10 April 1970. p. 6.
  24. ^ "Bannerman holds on for title in nervous finish". The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1969. p. 6.
  25. ^ "Webster's Northern victory". The Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1968. p. 6.
  26. ^ "Bannerman wins by six strokes in Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1967. p. 6.
  27. ^ "Liddle's unexpected Northern success". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1966. p. 6.
  28. ^ "Northern Open win by J. T. Brown". The Glasgow Herald. 10 April 1965. p. 6.
  29. ^ "Same pair play off for Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1964. p. 5.
  30. ^ "Northern Open won again by Will". The Glasgow Herald. 19 April 1963. p. 6.
  31. ^ "Panton wins seventh Northern Open". The Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1962. p. 6.
  32. ^ "Northern Open title for Weetman". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1961. p. 14.
  33. ^ "Sixth Northern title win for Panton". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1960. p. 11.
  34. ^ "Fifth Northern Open title for Panton". The Glasgow Herald. 17 April 1959. p. 11.
  35. ^ "Triple tie for North Open Championship". The Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1958. p. 4.
  36. ^ "Early success for G. Will". The Glasgow Herald. 19 April 1958. p. 9.
  37. ^ "Brown's fifth victory in Northern "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 20 April 1957. p. 8.
  38. ^ "Panton and Brown again tie for Northern Open golf". The Glasgow Herald. 13 April 1956. p. 4.
  39. ^ "Panton beats Brown in Northern golf title play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1956. p. 9.
  40. ^ "Panton and Brown tie for Northern title". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1955. p. 4.
  41. ^ "Brown's easy victory in Murcar play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1955. p. 9.
  42. ^ "E. C. Brown's fine victory in Northern "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1954. p. 4.
  43. ^ "Northern Open golf title for Anglo-Scot". The Glasgow Herald. 24 April 1953. p. 9.
  44. ^ "Panton's comfortable win in Nairn golf". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1951. p. 9.
  45. ^ "Eric Brown wins "Northern"". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1950. p. 7.
  46. ^ "Tie for Northern Open golf championship". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1949. p. 2.
  47. ^ "Ballingall's day at Murcar". The Glasgow Herald. 30 April 1949. p. 2.
  48. ^ "Panton wins at Inverness". The Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1948. p. 6.
  49. ^ "Northern Open golf title". The Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1947. p. 6.
  50. ^ "Forrester wins at Murcar". The Glasgow Herald. 18 April 1946. p. 6.
  51. ^ "Young Scots renew golf revalry". The Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1939. p. 4.
  52. ^ "M'Lean's revenge on old golf rival". The Glasgow Herald. 29 April 1939. p. 2.
  53. ^ "T B Haliburton's fighting finish". The Glasgow Herald. 14 April 1938. p. 2.
  54. ^ "M'Lean and Durward in Northern golf tie". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1937. p. 6.
  55. ^ "Two holes decide golf tie for M'Lean". The Glasgow Herald. 17 April 1937. p. 3.
  56. ^ "Second Northern "Open" win". The Glasgow Herald. 16 April 1936. p. 3.
  57. ^ "Tie in Northern "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1935. p. 6.
  58. ^ "Amateur wns North "Open"". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1935. p. 3.
  59. ^ "New Northern "Open" record". The Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1934. p. 3.
  60. ^ "Victory for Jack M'Lean". The Glasgow Herald. 21 April 1933. p. 4.
  61. ^ "Thrilling tie at Nairn". The Glasgow Herald. 22 April 1932. p. 18.
  62. ^ "Troon assistant wins Nairn play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1932. p. 16.
  63. ^ "Northern Open tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 1 May 1931. p. 4.
  64. ^ "Northern Open OOM - Past Champions | the PGA".
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