Welsh Championship Downland/Links Course
Southerndown
the Home of The Duncan Putter
72-hole scratch competition held at Southerndown in April every year
The Duncan Putter is the first of the Welsh Order of Merit events and gives International and Walker Cup selectors a chance to assess early season form. Competitors come from Wales, the UK and increasingly from Europe, too. The Duncan Putter qualifies as a World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) event.
Recent winners include:
England's most capped international
1994 - 96 - 99
from Sweden: at 17 the youngest ever winner until the event was won in 2013 by 15-year-old Tim Harry
2006
Welsh Walker Cup player
2001 - 04 - 07 - 08
DP Winners 1959 – 2025
1959 G.Huddy
1960 W.I.Tucker
1961 G.Huddy
W.I.Tucker
1962 E.N.Davies
1963 W.I.Tucker
1964 J.L.Toye
1965 P.Townsend
1966 M.F.Attenborough
1967 D.J.Millensted
1968 J.L.Morgan
1969 W.I.Tucker
1970 J.L.Toye
1971 W.Humphreys
1972 P.Berry
1973 J.K.D.Povall
1974 S.Cox
1975 J.G.Jermine
1976 H.A.N.Stott
W.I.Tucker
1977 H.A.N.Stott
1978 P.McEvoy
1979 H.J.Evans
1980 P.McEvoy
1981 P.G.Way
R.Chapman
1982 D.McLean
1983 J.G.Jermine
1984 P.Price
1985 P.McEvoy
C.Lawrence
1986 D.K.Wood
1987 P.McEvoy
1988 S.C.Dodd
1989 N.Roderick
1990 R.B.Willison
1991 R.B.Willison
1960 W.I.Tucker
1961 G.Huddy
W.I.Tucker
1962 E.N.Davies
1963 W.I.Tucker
1964 J.L.Toye
1965 P.Townsend
1966 M.F.Attenborough
1967 D.J.Millensted
1968 J.L.Morgan
1969 W.I.Tucker
1970 J.L.Toye
1971 W.Humphreys
1972 P.Berry
1973 J.K.D.Povall
1974 S.Cox
1975 J.G.Jermine
1976 H.A.N.Stott
W.I.Tucker
1977 H.A.N.Stott
1978 P.McEvoy
1979 H.J.Evans
1980 P.McEvoy
1981 P.G.Way
R.Chapman
1982 D.McLean
1983 J.G.Jermine
1984 P.Price
1985 P.McEvoy
C.Lawrence
1986 D.K.Wood
1987 P.McEvoy
1988 S.C.Dodd
1989 N.Roderick
1990 R.B.Willison
1991 R.B.Willison
1992 R.Dinsdale
A.Rogers
1993 M.J.Thompson
1994 G.Wolstenholme
1995 B.Dredge
1996 G.Wolstenholme
1997 M.Pilkington
1998 M.S.King
1999 G.Wolstenholme
2000 J.Donaldson
2001 N.B.Edwards
2002 S.Manley
N.Oakley
2003 S.Manley
2004 N.B.Edwards
2005 G.Wright
2006 B.Akesson
N.Chaudhuri
2007 N.B.Edwards
2008 N.B.Edwards
2009 M Haines
S Matton
B Westgate
2010 O Farr
2011 J.Frazer
2012 L.Thomas
B.Westgate
2013 T.Harry
2014 J. Mullen
2015 J. Davies
2016 Kyle Harman
2017 C. Strickland
2018 V Hagborg Asp
2019 Shergo Al Kurdi
George Bryant
Jacob Davies
2020 Not Played
2021 G. Ash
2022 T. Bastow
S. David
2023 T. Osborne
2024 C. Burford
2025 J. Bull
A.Rogers
1993 M.J.Thompson
1994 G.Wolstenholme
1995 B.Dredge
1996 G.Wolstenholme
1997 M.Pilkington
1998 M.S.King
1999 G.Wolstenholme
2000 J.Donaldson
2001 N.B.Edwards
2002 S.Manley
N.Oakley
2003 S.Manley
2004 N.B.Edwards
2005 G.Wright
2006 B.Akesson
N.Chaudhuri
2007 N.B.Edwards
2008 N.B.Edwards
2009 M Haines
S Matton
B Westgate
2010 O Farr
2011 J.Frazer
2012 L.Thomas
B.Westgate
2013 T.Harry
2014 J. Mullen
2015 J. Davies
2016 Kyle Harman
2017 C. Strickland
2018 V Hagborg Asp
2019 Shergo Al Kurdi
George Bryant
Jacob Davies
2020 Not Played
2021 G. Ash
2022 T. Bastow
S. David
2023 T. Osborne
2024 C. Burford
2025 J. Bull
Duncan Putter Information (PDF)
Extract from Centenary Book by Wing Commander Allan Bruce
The Duncan Dynasty
Golf the way it was meant to be played, rugged with excellent playing surfaces.
Peter McEvoy OBE
Peter McEvoy OBE , Royal Troon Golf Club - May 24 [Guest Book]