Lord Derby's Young Professionals' Tournament

Lord Derby's Young Professionals' Tournament was a golf tournament on the British PGA Circuit that was played from 1968 to 1974. From 1968 to 1971 it was a stroke play tournament for under-23 professionals. In 1968 it was over 72 holes while in 1969 it was reduced to a 54 hole event. From 1972 and 1974 it was a match-play event with the age limit increased to 25.^[1] The tournament was supported by Lord Derby, the president of the PGA.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
Lord Derby-Ladbroke Under-25 Match Play Championship
1974	Richard Jewell	England	West Lancashire Golf Club	6 & 5		Paul Herbert	900	[2]
Lord Derby's Under-25 Match Play Championship
1973	Brian Thompson	England	Morecambe Golf Club	2 up		John McTear	450	[3]
1972	Sam Torrance	Scotland	Royal Birkdale Golf Club	5 & 4		Doug McClelland		[4]
Lord Derby's Under-23 Professionals' Tournament
1971	David Vaughan	Wales	Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club	218	1 stroke	Noel Hunt John O'Leary		[5]
1970	Peter Oosterhuis	England	St Annes Old Links	218	5 strokes	Nick Job	170	[6]
1969	Craig Defoy	Wales	Hesketh Golf Club	214	4 strokes	John Garner Keith Ashdown		[7]
1968	Guy Hunt	England	Hillside Golf Club	288	8 strokes	John Garner Andrew Phillips	150	[8]

References

1. http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/news/newsid=186563.html
2. "Shock win for Jewell". The Glasgow Herald. 9 August 1974. p. 4.
3. "McTear loses in final". The Glasgow Herald. 21 July 1973. p. 4.
4. "Southport (Royal Birkdale)". The Times. 9 September 1972. p. 5.
5. "Lytham". The Times. 23 July 1971. p. 6.
6. "Oosterhuis under-23 champion". The Glasgow Herald. 17 July 1970. p. 7.
7. "De Foy in a fine finish)". The Times. 25 July 1969. p. 16.
8. "Hunt wins by eight strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1968. p. 6.