Callers of Newcastle

Whitley Bay GC is located in England
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Whitley Bay GC is located in Tyne and Wear
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The Callers of Newcastle was a golf tournament on the European Tour in 1977 named for its sponsor, the Callers department store. It was held at Whitley Bay Golf Club in Whitley Bay, England.[1]

The tournament was won by South Africa's John Fourie, who defeated Peter Butler, Ángel Gallardo and Tommy Horton in a four way playoff. The playoff started at the 16th hole. Butler and Horton bogeyed the first extra hole and Fourie won at the next after he made a par 3,[2]

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runners-up Winner's
share (£)		 Ref.
1977 South Africa John Fourie 282 −6 Playoff England Peter Butler
Spain Ángel Gallardo
England Tommy Horton		 5,000 [2]

References

  1. ^ Davies, David (21 December 1976). "European golf prizes top £1m". Birmingham Daily Post. p. 10. Retrieved 12 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b "Fourie best of playoff quartet". The Glasgow Herald. 1 August 1977. p. 15.

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