Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship

The Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship was a golf tournament on the British PGA tournament circuit that was played from 1968 to 1976. Entry was restricted to players under 25 years old. Coca-Cola sponsorship ended in 1974. The 1975 event was called the T.P.D. Young Professionals' Championship while the final event in 1976 was called the T.P.D. Under-25 Championship.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
T.P.D. Under-25 Championship
1976	Howard Clark	England	Westcliff Country Club	281	3 strokes	Kim Dabson		[1]
T.P.D. Young Professionals' Championship
1975	Dale Hayes	South Africa	Hill Barn Golf Club	266	3 strokes	Pip Elson	700	[2]
Coca-Cola Young Professionals' Championship
1974	Dale Hayes	South Africa	Long Ashton Golf Club	274	1 stroke	Jack Newton	1,400	[3][4]
1973	Bernard Gallacher	Scotland	Bristol & Clifton Golf Club (and Long Ashton Golf Club)	277	4 strokes	Peter Dawson	600	[5]
1972	Peter Oosterhuis	England	Long Ashton Golf Club (and Bristol & Clifton Golf Club)	278	2 strokes	John Cook		[6]
1971	John Garner	England	Southampton Municipal Golf Club (and Stoneham Golf Club)	273	1 stroke	Guy Hunt	600	[7]
1970	Peter Oosterhuis	England	Morecambe Golf Club (and Heysham Golf Club)	274	1 stroke	Eddie Polland	500	[8]
1969	Brian Barnes	Scotland	Bristol & Clifton Golf Club (and Long Ashton Golf Club)	280	Playoff	Bernard Gallacher	500	[9]
1968	Peter Townsend	England	Coventry Golf Club	270	3 strokes	Bernard Gallacher	500	[10]

In 1969, Barnes beat Gallacher at the first extra hole with a birdie 3.

References

1. "Boost for Clark". The Glasgow Herald. 20 September 1976. p. 15.
2. "Hayes heads for the U.S." The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1975. p. 10.
3. "Hayes wins Coca-Cola". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1974. p. 3.
4. McCormack. Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. p. 379. ISBN 0002119552.
5. "Gallacher storms to victory". The Glasgow Herald. 18 June 1973. p. 4.
6. "Success for Oosterhuis". The Times. 5 June 1972. p. 11.
7. "Garner's Ryder Cup boost". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1971. p. 5.
8. "Bold Oosterhuis storms to victory". The Glasgow Herald. 17 August 1970. p. 5.
9. "Gallacher beaten at extra hole". The Glasgow Herald. 1 September 1969. p. 4.
10. "Townsend not to play on American circuit during the winter". The Glasgow Herald. 2 September 1968. p. 5.