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Agfa-Gevaert Tournament

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Agfa-Gevaert Tournament
Tournament information
LocationStoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England
Established1963
Course(s)Stoke Poges Golf Club
FormatStroke play
Month playedMay
Final year1971
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Jimmy Hitchcock (1965)
Final champion
Peter Oosterhuis
Location map
Stoke Poges Golf Club is located in England
Stoke Poges Golf Club
Stoke Poges Golf Club
Location in England

The Agfa-Gevaert Tournament was a golf tournament in England from 1963 to 1971. It was played at Stoke Poges Golf Club in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. It was sponsored by Agfa-Gevaert.

Winners

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Year Winner Country Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
Gevacolor Tournament
1963 Bernard Hunt  England 273 3 strokes Wales Brian Huggett 1,000 [1]
1964 Ángel Miguel  Spain 268 1 stroke Australia Peter Thomson 750 [2]
Agfa-Gevaert Tournament
1965 Jimmy Hitchcock  England 267 6 strokes England David Snell 750 [3]
1966 Ángel Miguel  Spain 275 2 strokes England Hedley Muscroft 750 [4]
1967 Peter Alliss  England 270 2 strokes England Peter Butler 750 [5]
Agfacolor Film Tournament
1968 Clive Clark  England 288 2 strokes England Peter Alliss
England Neil Coles
England Tony Grubb
England Jimmy Hitchcock
750 [6]
1969 Brian Barnes  Scotland 277 3 strokes Scotland Bernard Gallacher 750 [7]
1970 Bernard Hunt  England 277 2 strokes England Tommy Horton 750 [8]
Agfa-Gevaert Tournament
1971 Peter Oosterhuis  England 276 2 strokes Scotland Brian Barnes
Scotland David Huish
1,000 [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Second big prize for B J Hunt". The Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1963. p. 13.
  2. ^ "A Miguel's success in Gevacolor". The Glasgow Herald. 18 May 1964. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Hitchcock's easy victory in Agfa-Gevaert". The Glasgow Herald. 17 May 1965. p. 8.
  4. ^ "A Miguel triumphs again". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1966. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Agfa winner considering croquet putting". The Glasgow Herald. 15 May 1967. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Agfacolor event Clark's first major prize". The Glasgow Herald. 13 May 1968. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Barnes advances towards Ryder Cup place". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1969. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Third successive win for Hunt". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1970. p. 5.
  9. ^ "Oosterhuis close to Ryder Cup place". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1971. p. 4.