The Lusaka Open was a men's professional golf tournament played at Lusaka Golf Club in Zambia between 1969 and 1979. It was one of three Zambian events on the Safari Circuit schedule.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Established | 1969 |
| Course(s) | Lusaka Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | Safari Circuit |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 1979 |
| Final champion | |
 John Morgan | |
The event pre-dated the Zambia Open which was first contested in 1972. The Lusaka Golf Club first hosted the Zambia Open in 1973 and again in 1976, 1978 and annually from 1980 to 1993. The Lusaka Open was not held in those years. The event went under a variety of names being called the Lusaka Dunlop Open in 1970 and 1971 and the Eagle Open in 1969 and 1974.
The 1974 event was reduced to 54 holes because of bad weather.[2]
Winners
edit| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | John Morgan | England |
282 | −10 | 3 strokes |  Trevor Powell |
[3] |
| 1978 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1977 | Mark James | England |
279 | −13 | 1 stroke | Gary Cullen |
[4][5] |
| 1976 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1975 | Carl Mason | England |
281 | −11 | 4 strokes | Guy Hunt |
[6] |
| 1974 | Willie Milne |  Scotland |
213 | −3 | 1 stroke | Guy Hunt David Jagger |
[2] |
| 1973 | No tournament | ||||||
| 1972 | Maurice Bembridge | England |
274 | 1 stroke | Doug McClelland |
[7][8] | |
| 1971 | Stuart Brown | England |
280 | 1 stroke | Alex Caygill |
[9] | |
| 1970 | Alex Caygill | England |
285 | −7 | 2 strokes |  Craig Defoy |
[10] |
| 1969 | Bernard Gallacher | Scotland |
284 | 4 strokes | Brian Barnes |
[11] | |
References
edit- ^ Walubita, Moses Sayela (1990). Zambia Sporting Score. Multimedia Publications. p. 166. ISBN 9982300393 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "First success for Milne". The Glasgow Herald. 11 March 1974. p. 22.
- ^ "Morgan holds off challenge". The Glasgow Herald. 26 March 1979. p. 18.
- ^ "James wins in Lusaka". The Glasgow Herald. 21 March 1977. p. 16.
- ^ "Sporting Details". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 March 1977. p. 20.
- ^ "Mason has first big victory". The Glasgow Herald. 10 March 1975. p. 16.
- ^ "Bembridge wins Lusaka Open". The Glasgow Herald. 27 March 1972. p. 5.
- ^ "Lusaka Open". The Guardian. 27 March 1972. p. 21.
- ^ "Brown takes Lusaka Open". The Evening Times. 5 April 1971. p. 5.
- ^ "Caygill leads British sweep". The Glasgow Herald. 24 March 1970. p. 7.
- ^ "Gallacher's victory in Zambia". The Glasgow Herald. 31 March 1969. p. 6.