Newcastle Brown "900" Open

Northumberland GC

Location in England

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Northumberland GC

Location in Tyne and Wear

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The Newcastle Brown "900" Open was a golf tournament on the European Tour in 1980. It was held at Northumberland Golf Club in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, England and was part of the celebrations marking Newcastle's 900th anniversary.^[1]^[2]

The tournament was won by Ireland's Des Smyth, who holed a 45-foot putt on the last green to win the £7,000 first prize. It was his first stroke play win on the European Tour.^[3]

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref.
1980	Des Smyth	276	−12	1 stroke	Graham Burroughs Neil Coles Greg Norman	7,000	^[3]

References

^ "Golf stars lined up". Newcastle Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne, England. 17 November 1979. p. 17. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Plumridge, Christopher (19 December 1979). "Television feast on 1980 tour". The Guardian. London, England. p. 21. Retrieved 9 June 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Smyth steals show with outstanding final putt". The Times. 9 June 1980. p. 10.