W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament

"Wills Tournament" redirects here. For the cricket competition held in Pakistan in 1997, see 1997 Wills Golden Jubilee Tournament.

The W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament was a professional golf tournament on the British PGA tournament circuit from 1968 to 1974. Since the circuit later evolved into the European Tour, the tournament is recognised as an official European Tour event from 1972. The sponsor was tobacco company W.D. & H.O. Wills.

W.D. & H.O. Wills Tournament

Tournament information
Location	Birmingham, England
Established	1968
Course(s)	Kings Norton Golf Club
Par	72
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	£25,000
Month played	September
Final year	1974
Tournament record score
Aggregate	267 Tony Jacklin (1970)
To par	−17 as above
Final champion
Neil Coles
Location map
Kings Norton GC Location in England Show map of England Kings Norton GC Location in the West Midlands Show map of West Midlands county

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Venue	Ref.
1974	Neil Coles	283	−5	1 stroke	Jack Newton	4,000	Kings Norton	[1]
1973	Charles Coody	281	−7	1 stroke	Jack Newton	2,250	Kings Norton	[2]
1972	Peter Thomson	270	−14	3 strokes	Peter Butler	2,250	Dalmahoy	[3]
1971	Bernard Hunt	276	−8	4 strokes	Bob Charles Peter Tupling	2,000	Dalmahoy	[4]
1970	Tony Jacklin	267	−17	7 strokes	Peter Townsend	2,000	Dalmahoy	[5]
1969	Bernard Gallacher	275		1 stroke	Christy O'Connor Snr		Moor Park	[6]
1968	Peter Butler	281		2 strokes	Bill Large		Pannal	[7]