Sunderland of Scotland Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Scotland | 
| Established | 1985 | 
| Format | stroke play | 
| Final year | 2002 | 
The Sunderland of Scotland Masters was a golf tournament that was played from 1985 to 2002. It was a 72-hole stroke-play event on the "Tartan Tour", the PGA in Scotland's schedule. The event was initially played at Drumpellier but from 1991 a number of different Scottish venue were used.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Venue | Winner's share (£) | Ref | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsons of Airdrie Monklands Masters | |||||||
| 1985 |  David Huish | 273 | 6 strokes |  Willie Milne | Drumpellier | 1,600 | [1] | 
| 1986 |  Sandy Walker | 278 | 1 stroke |  Steve Martin | Drumpellier | 1,600 | [2] | 
| Sunderland Sportswear Masters | |||||||
| 1987 |  Stephen McAllister | 271 | 2 strokes |  Martin Gray  Craig Maltman  Russell Weir | Drumpellier | 1,800 | [3] | 
| 1988 |  Russell Weir | 267 | 1 stroke |  Martin Gray | Drumpellier | 2,000 | [4] | 
| 1989 |  Craig Maltman | 264 | 9 strokes |  Alastair Webster | Drumpellier | 2,000 | [5] | 
| 1990 |  Russell Weir | 269 | 2 strokes |  Colin Gillies | Drumpellier | 3,000 | [6] | 
| Sunderland of Scotland Masters | |||||||
| 1991 |  Gary Orr | 276 | 1 stroke |  Andrew Oldcorn | Renfrew | 3,350 | [7] | 
| 1992 |  Kenny Walker | 284 | 2 strokes |  Gary Orr | Westerwood | 3,350 | [8] | 
| 1993 |  Andrew Oldcorn | 273 | 6 strokes |  Euan McIntosh | Westerwood | 3,000 | [9] | 
| 1994 |  Russell Weir | 282 | 1 stroke |  Richard Dinsdale | Westerwood | 3,000 | [10] | 
| 1995 |  Michael Jones | 271 | 1 stroke |  Steven Thompson  Richard Walker | Gleddoch | 3,000 | [11] | 
| 1996 |  Craig Ronald | 271 | 2 strokes |  Ged Furey  Steven Thompson | Ayr Belleisle | 3,600 | [12] | 
| 1997 |  Lee Vannet | 271 | 2 strokes |  Colin Gillies | Cawder | 3,600 | [13] | 
| 1998 |  Mike Miller | 264 | Playoff |  Robert Arnott | Cawder | ||
| 1999 |  Colin Gillies | 270 | 1 stroke |  Alastair Forsyth | Cawder | 3,600 | [14] | 
| 2000 |  Steve Martin | 201 | 3 strokes |  Brian Marchbank  Russell Weir | Irvine | [15] | |
| 2001 |  Jon Bevan | 202 | 4 strokes |  Colin Gillies | Irvine | [16] | |
| 2002 |  Ross Drummond | 207 | 1 stroke |  Ross Aitken  Robert Rock  Murray Urquhart | Irvine | 3,600 | [17] | 
The first Monklands Masters was held at Drumpellier in 1984 as an 18-hole pro-am and was won by Russell Weir.[18] The 2000, 2001 and 2002 events were reduced to 54 holes by bad weather.
References
- ^ Begg, David (20 May 1985). "Another 69 puts Huish well ahead". The Glasgow Herald. p. 17.
- ^ Begg, David (16 June 1986). "Martin's 65 is not enough to thwart Walker's mastery". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12.
- ^ Burnside, Elspeth (15 June 1987). "McAllister defies the wet conditions to comes home in 31". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12.
- ^ Burnside, Elspeth (18 June 1988). "Weir proves the star with a record score". The Glasgow Herald. p. 26.
- ^ "Maltman leaves them all behind". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1989. p. 46.
- ^ Nicol, Alister (30 June 1990). "Weir soaks up pressure". Daily Record (Scotland). p. 36 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Anglo Gary Orr". Daily Record (Scotland). 7 September 1991. p. 43 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ Nicol, Alister (27 June 1992). "Walker strolls it". Daily Record (Scotland). p. 44 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ Nicol, Alister (27 June 1993). "Andy's top 10!". Daily Record (Scotland). p. 44 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Sunderland of Scotland Masters". The Daily Telegraph. 25 June 1994. p. 25 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Bolton's Michael Jones". Daily Record (Scotland). 24 June 1995. p. 52 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Craig Ronald". Daily Record (Scotland). 29 June 1996. p. 57 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Lee's just Sunder-ful". Daily Record (Scotland). 28 June 1997. p. 62 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Gillies is Colin the shots after his Tartan Tour victory". Daily Record (Scotland). 26 June 1997. p. 59 – via The Free Library.
- ^ "Sunderland of Scotland Masters". The Daily Telegraph. 10 June 2000. p. 106 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Bevan busts a gust to win". Daily Record (Scotland). 8 September 2001. p. 50 – via The Free Library.
- ^ "Six-birdie Drummond grabs glory". Daily Record (Scotland). 7 September 2002. p. 55 – via The Free Library.
- ^ "Former Scottish boy's champion Russell Weir". The Glasgow Herald. 14 May 1984. p. 15.