Tournament information | |
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Location | Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Established | 1931 |
Course(s) | Cruden Bay Golf Club |
Par | 70 |
Length | 6,634 yards (6,066 m) |
Tour(s) | PGA Open Series |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | £20,000 |
Month played | May/June |
Current champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in
Scotland 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.
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.
Year | Tour [a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ( £) |
Venue | Ref. |
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Northern Open | |||||||||
2024 |
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137 | −3 | Playoff |
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3,200 | Cruden Bay | ||
2023 |
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140 | −2 | 1 stroke |
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3,200 | Moray | ||
2022 |
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135 | −9 | 1 stroke |
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3,200 | Portlethen | ||
2021 |
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132 | −12 | 3 strokes |
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3,000 | Portlethen | ||
2020 |
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67 [b] | 1 stroke |
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2,560 | Spey Valley | |||
2019 |
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133 | 3 strokes |
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1,000 | Newmachar | |||
2018 |
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276 | 1 stroke |
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1,100 | Nairn Dunbar | |||
2017 |
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277 | 7 strokes |
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1,400 | Moray | |||
2016 |
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267 | 6 strokes |
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3,900 | Royal Dornoch | |||
2015 |
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267 | 5 strokes |
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4,250 | Cruden Bay | |||
2014 |
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207 [c] | 3 strokes |
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6,000 | Murcar Links | |||
2013 |
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261 | 1 stroke |
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4,000 | Meldrum House | |||
2012 |
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268 | 5 strokes |
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4,000 | Meldrum House | |||
2011 |
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266 | 2 strokes |
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(4,000) | Meldrum House | |||
2010 |
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132 [d] | 1 stroke |
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3,800 | Meldrum House | |||
2009 |
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281 | 5 strokes |
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2,500 | Spey Valley | |||
2008 |
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274 | 3 strokes |
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8,000 | Spey Valley | |||
2007 |
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282 | 1 stroke |
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8,000 | Skibo Castle | |||
2006 |
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276 | Playoff |
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8,000 | Skibo Castle | |||
2005 |
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277 | 4 strokes |
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7,500 | Skibo Castle | |||
2004 |
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212 | 3 strokes |
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4,250 | Skibo Castle | |||
2003 |
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275 | Playoff |
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4,500 | Cruden Bay | |||
Grampian International Freight Northern Open | |||||||||
2002 | EPT |
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277 | −11 | 3 strokes |
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6,500 | Newmachar | |
Northern Open | |||||||||
2001 |
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203 | Playoff |
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4,300 | Murcar | |||
2000 |
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266 | 1 stroke |
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3,600 | Forres | [1] | ||
1999 |
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276 | 2 strokes |
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3,600 | Nairn Dunbar | |||
1998 |
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279 | 2 strokes |
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3,600 | Royal Aberdeen | |||
1997 |
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267 | 6 strokes |
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3,750 | Elgin | |||
1996 |
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281 | 2 strokes |
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3,750 | Cruden Bay | |||
1995 |
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276 | Playoff |
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3,250 | Nairn | |||
1994 |
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282 | 1 stroke |
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3,250 | Royal Dornoch | |||
Clydesdale Bank Northern Open | |||||||||
1993 | CHA |
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278 | 1 stroke |
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4,250 | Nairn Dunbar | ||
1992 | CHA |
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264 | 6 strokes |
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4,100 | Murcar | ||
1991 |
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279 | 3 strokes |
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3,700 | Lossiemouth | |||
Northern Open | |||||||||
1990 |
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274 | 3 strokes |
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3,300 | Nairn Dunbar | |||
1989 |
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274 | 2 strokes |
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3,300 | Cruden Bay | [2] | ||
1988 |
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281 | 1 stroke |
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3,300 | Moray | [3] | ||
1987 |
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287 | Playoff |
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3,300 | Royal Aberdeen | [4] | ||
1986 |
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283 | 1 stroke |
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3,300 | Nairn | [5] | ||
1985 |
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274 | 1 stroke |
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2,500 | Elgin | [6] | ||
1984 |
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281 | 2 strokes |
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2,500 | Murcar Links | [7] | ||
1983 |
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287 | 3 strokes |
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1,750 | Royal Dornoch | [8] | ||
1982 |
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288 | 1 stroke |
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1,750 | Cruden Bay | [9] | ||
1981 |
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285 | 2 strokes |
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1,400 | Moray | [10] | ||
1980 |
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293 | 1 stroke |
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1,400 | Royal Aberdeen | [11] | ||
1979 |
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285 | 5 strokes |
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1,400 | Nairn | [12] | ||
1978 |
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282 | 2 strokes |
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Elgin | [13] | |||
1977 |
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292 | 5 strokes |
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1,000 | Royal Dornoch | [14] | ||
1976 |
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289 | 4 strokes |
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1,000 | Royal Aberdeen | [15] | ||
1975 |
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289 | 5 strokes |
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1,000 | Nairn | [16] | ||
1974 |
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277 | 6 strokes |
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1,000 | Murcar Links | [17] | ||
1973 |
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289 | 3 strokes |
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500 | Royal Dornoch | [18] | ||
1972 |
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286 | 2 strokes |
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400 | Royal Aberdeen | [19] | ||
1971 |
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281 | 6 strokes |
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Nairn | ||||
1970 |
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215 [c] | 1 stroke |
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(300) | Cruden Bay | [20] | ||
1969 |
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295 | 2 strokes |
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300 | Moray | [21] | ||
1968 |
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278 | 7 strokes |
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300 | Murcar Links | [22] | ||
1967 |
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285 | 6 strokes |
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300 | Royal Dornoch | [23] | ||
1966 |
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294 | 2 strokes |
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300 | Elgin | [24] | ||
1965 |
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139 [d] | 1 stroke |
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Royal Aberdeen | [25] | |||
1964 |
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285 | Playoff |
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Nairn | [26] | |||
1963 |
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287 | Playoff |
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Cruden Bay | [27] | |||
1962 |
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300 | 1 stroke |
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Moray | [28] | |||
1961 |
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282 | 2 strokes |
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Murcar Links | [29] | |||
1960 |
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301 | 2 strokes |
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125 | Royal Dornoch | [30] | ||
1959 |
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284 | 2 strokes |
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Peterhead | [31] | |||
1958 |
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291 | Playoff |
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Cruden Bay | [32] [33] | |||
1957 |
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290 | 6 strokes |
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Nairn | [34] | |||
1956 |
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290 | Playoff |
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Moray | [35] [36] | |||
1955 |
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283 | Playoff |
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Murcar Links | [37] [38] | |||
1954 |
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307 | 2 strokes |
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Royal Dornoch | [39] | |||
1953 |
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281 | 1 stroke |
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Cruden Bay | [40] | |||
1952 |
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289 | 5 strokes |
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90 | Royal Aberdeen | |||
1951 |
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285 | 5 strokes |
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Nairn | [41] | |||
1950 |
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294 | 1 stroke |
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Moray | [42] | |||
1949 |
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296 | Playoff |
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Royal Aberdeen Murcar Links |
[43] [44] | |||
1948 |
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288 | 3 strokes |
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65 | Inverness | [45] | ||
1947 |
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300 | 6 strokes |
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60 | Peterhead | [46] | ||
1946 |
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305 | 2 strokes |
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35 | Murcar Links | [47] | ||
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II | |||||||||
1939 |
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285 | Playoff |
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30 | Nairn | [48] [49] | ||
1938 |
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294 | 1 stroke |
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28 | Peterhead | [50] | ||
1937 |
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294 | Playoff |
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25 | Moray | [51] [52] | ||
1936 |
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290 | 10 strokes |
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(25) | Deeside | [53] | ||
1935 |
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298 | Playoff |
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(25) | Royal Dornoch | [54] [55] | ||
1934 |
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287 | 6 strokes |
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25 | Inverness | [56] | ||
1933 |
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294 | 1 stroke |
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(20) | Murcar Links | [57] | ||
1932 |
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292 | Playoff |
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20 | Nairn | [58] [59] | ||
1931 |
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289 | 7 strokes |
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20 | Royal Aberdeen | [60] |
Source: [61]
Tournament information | |
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Location | Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Established | 1931 |
Course(s) | Cruden Bay Golf Club |
Par | 70 |
Length | 6,634 yards (6,066 m) |
Tour(s) | PGA Open Series |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | £20,000 |
Month played | May/June |
Current champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in
Scotland 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.
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.
Year | Tour [a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ( £) |
Venue | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern Open | |||||||||
2024 |
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137 | −3 | Playoff |
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3,200 | Cruden Bay | ||
2023 |
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140 | −2 | 1 stroke |
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3,200 | Moray | ||
2022 |
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135 | −9 | 1 stroke |
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3,200 | Portlethen | ||
2021 |
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132 | −12 | 3 strokes |
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3,000 | Portlethen | ||
2020 |
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67 [b] | 1 stroke |
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2,560 | Spey Valley | |||
2019 |
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133 | 3 strokes |
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1,000 | Newmachar | |||
2018 |
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276 | 1 stroke |
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1,100 | Nairn Dunbar | |||
2017 |
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277 | 7 strokes |
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1,400 | Moray | |||
2016 |
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267 | 6 strokes |
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3,900 | Royal Dornoch | |||
2015 |
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267 | 5 strokes |
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4,250 | Cruden Bay | |||
2014 |
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207 [c] | 3 strokes |
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6,000 | Murcar Links | |||
2013 |
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261 | 1 stroke |
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4,000 | Meldrum House | |||
2012 |
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268 | 5 strokes |
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4,000 | Meldrum House | |||
2011 |
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266 | 2 strokes |
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(4,000) | Meldrum House | |||
2010 |
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132 [d] | 1 stroke |
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3,800 | Meldrum House | |||
2009 |
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281 | 5 strokes |
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2,500 | Spey Valley | |||
2008 |
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274 | 3 strokes |
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8,000 | Spey Valley | |||
2007 |
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282 | 1 stroke |
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8,000 | Skibo Castle | |||
2006 |
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276 | Playoff |
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8,000 | Skibo Castle | |||
2005 |
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277 | 4 strokes |
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7,500 | Skibo Castle | |||
2004 |
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212 | 3 strokes |
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4,250 | Skibo Castle | |||
2003 |
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275 | Playoff |
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4,500 | Cruden Bay | |||
Grampian International Freight Northern Open | |||||||||
2002 | EPT |
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277 | −11 | 3 strokes |
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6,500 | Newmachar | |
Northern Open | |||||||||
2001 |
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203 | Playoff |
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4,300 | Murcar | |||
2000 |
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266 | 1 stroke |
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3,600 | Forres | [1] | ||
1999 |
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276 | 2 strokes |
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3,600 | Nairn Dunbar | |||
1998 |
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279 | 2 strokes |
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3,600 | Royal Aberdeen | |||
1997 |
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267 | 6 strokes |
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3,750 | Elgin | |||
1996 |
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281 | 2 strokes |
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3,750 | Cruden Bay | |||
1995 |
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276 | Playoff |
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3,250 | Nairn | |||
1994 |
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282 | 1 stroke |
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3,250 | Royal Dornoch | |||
Clydesdale Bank Northern Open | |||||||||
1993 | CHA |
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278 | 1 stroke |
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4,250 | Nairn Dunbar | ||
1992 | CHA |
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264 | 6 strokes |
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4,100 | Murcar | ||
1991 |
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279 | 3 strokes |
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3,700 | Lossiemouth | |||
Northern Open | |||||||||
1990 |
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274 | 3 strokes |
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3,300 | Nairn Dunbar | |||
1989 |
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274 | 2 strokes |
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3,300 | Cruden Bay | [2] | ||
1988 |
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281 | 1 stroke |
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3,300 | Moray | [3] | ||
1987 |
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287 | Playoff |
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3,300 | Royal Aberdeen | [4] | ||
1986 |
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283 | 1 stroke |
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3,300 | Nairn | [5] | ||
1985 |
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274 | 1 stroke |
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2,500 | Elgin | [6] | ||
1984 |
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281 | 2 strokes |
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2,500 | Murcar Links | [7] | ||
1983 |
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287 | 3 strokes |
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1,750 | Royal Dornoch | [8] | ||
1982 |
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288 | 1 stroke |
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1,750 | Cruden Bay | [9] | ||
1981 |
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285 | 2 strokes |
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1,400 | Moray | [10] | ||
1980 |
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293 | 1 stroke |
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1,400 | Royal Aberdeen | [11] | ||
1979 |
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285 | 5 strokes |
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1,400 | Nairn | [12] | ||
1978 |
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282 | 2 strokes |
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Elgin | [13] | |||
1977 |
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292 | 5 strokes |
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1,000 | Royal Dornoch | [14] | ||
1976 |
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289 | 4 strokes |
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1,000 | Royal Aberdeen | [15] | ||
1975 |
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289 | 5 strokes |
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1,000 | Nairn | [16] | ||
1974 |
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277 | 6 strokes |
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1,000 | Murcar Links | [17] | ||
1973 |
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289 | 3 strokes |
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500 | Royal Dornoch | [18] | ||
1972 |
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286 | 2 strokes |
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400 | Royal Aberdeen | [19] | ||
1971 |
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281 | 6 strokes |
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Nairn | ||||
1970 |
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215 [c] | 1 stroke |
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(300) | Cruden Bay | [20] | ||
1969 |
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295 | 2 strokes |
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300 | Moray | [21] | ||
1968 |
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278 | 7 strokes |
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300 | Murcar Links | [22] | ||
1967 |
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285 | 6 strokes |
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300 | Royal Dornoch | [23] | ||
1966 |
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294 | 2 strokes |
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300 | Elgin | [24] | ||
1965 |
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139 [d] | 1 stroke |
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Royal Aberdeen | [25] | |||
1964 |
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285 | Playoff |
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Nairn | [26] | |||
1963 |
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287 | Playoff |
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Cruden Bay | [27] | |||
1962 |
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300 | 1 stroke |
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Moray | [28] | |||
1961 |
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282 | 2 strokes |
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Murcar Links | [29] | |||
1960 |
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301 | 2 strokes |
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125 | Royal Dornoch | [30] | ||
1959 |
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284 | 2 strokes |
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Peterhead | [31] | |||
1958 |
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291 | Playoff |
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Cruden Bay | [32] [33] | |||
1957 |
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290 | 6 strokes |
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Nairn | [34] | |||
1956 |
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290 | Playoff |
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Moray | [35] [36] | |||
1955 |
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283 | Playoff |
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Murcar Links | [37] [38] | |||
1954 |
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307 | 2 strokes |
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Royal Dornoch | [39] | |||
1953 |
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281 | 1 stroke |
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Cruden Bay | [40] | |||
1952 |
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289 | 5 strokes |
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90 | Royal Aberdeen | |||
1951 |
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285 | 5 strokes |
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Nairn | [41] | |||
1950 |
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294 | 1 stroke |
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Moray | [42] | |||
1949 |
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296 | Playoff |
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Royal Aberdeen Murcar Links |
[43] [44] | |||
1948 |
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288 | 3 strokes |
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65 | Inverness | [45] | ||
1947 |
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300 | 6 strokes |
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60 | Peterhead | [46] | ||
1946 |
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305 | 2 strokes |
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35 | Murcar Links | [47] | ||
1940–1945: No tournament due to World War II | |||||||||
1939 |
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285 | Playoff |
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30 | Nairn | [48] [49] | ||
1938 |
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294 | 1 stroke |
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28 | Peterhead | [50] | ||
1937 |
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294 | Playoff |
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25 | Moray | [51] [52] | ||
1936 |
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290 | 10 strokes |
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(25) | Deeside | [53] | ||
1935 |
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298 | Playoff |
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(25) | Royal Dornoch | [54] [55] | ||
1934 |
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287 | 6 strokes |
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25 | Inverness | [56] | ||
1933 |
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294 | 1 stroke |
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(20) | Murcar Links | [57] | ||
1932 |
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292 | Playoff |
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20 | Nairn | [58] [59] | ||
1931 |
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289 | 7 strokes |
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20 | Royal Aberdeen | [60] |
Source: [61]