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Royal Gold Tournament

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Royal Gold Tournament
Tournament information
LocationBridge of Don, Aberdeen, Scotland
Established1962
Course(s)Murcar Links Golf Club
Month playedAugust
Final year1962
Final champion
Ralph Moffitt
Murcar Links Golf Club is located in Scotland
Murcar Links Golf Club
Murcar Links Golf Club

The Royal Gold Tournament was a golf tournament on the British PGA circuit contested in 1962. It was played in a 12-man round-robin format at the Murcar Links Golf Club, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen, Scotland. Ralph Moffitt won the event with 18 points, 3 ahead of the rest of the field. It was the second round-robin event of the season, following the Esso Golden Tournament.

The competitors played each of the other 11 in an 18-hole stroke play contest. Matches were played as either four-balls or three-balls, so that 5 rounds of golf were contested, one in which they played three opponents and four in which they played two opponents.[1]

Ralph Moffitt won 9 of the 11 matches, giving him 18 points, 3 ahead of the rest. He had scored 16 points before the final afternoon round, 5 ahead of anyone else, giving him a guaranteed victory at that point since only 4 points were available in the final round. Bernard Hunt had the best aggregate score over the 5 rounds with a total of 351, one better than Ralph Moffitt, winning him an extra £25.[2]

Winners

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Year Winner Country Score Margin
of victory
Runners-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
1962 Ralph Moffitt  England 18 3 points New Zealand Bob Charles
England Bernard Hunt
Australia Kel Nagle
750 [2]

References

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  1. ^ Horne, Cyril (10 August 1962). "Royal Gold Tournament at Murcar – Rain and Wind During Practice". Glasgow Herald. p. 9.
  2. ^ a b Horne, Cyril (13 August 1962). "Moffitt's easy win in Royal Gold – Certain of success before last round of games". Glasgow Herald. p. 4.