Dunbar Open Tournament

The Dunbar Open Tournament was a golf tournament that was played from 1952 to 1954. It was a 72-hole stroke-play event played at Dunbar Golf Club. It was held from a Tuesday to Thursday in late September as part of a "Dunbar Golf Week". All competitors played one round on each of the opening two days, after which the leading 60 and ties played a further 36-holes on the final day. An amateur event was played on the Friday.^[1][2][3]

In the 1952 event Hector Thomson led after the first round.^[4] Thomson and Harry Bradshaw were tied after the second day.^[5] Bradshaw pulled ahead on the final day, with John Panton runner-up and Thomson dropping into a tie for third place.^[6] In 1953 Walter Lyle led after the first round but Syd Scott and Ian Anderson were joint leaders after the second round.^[7][8] Scott had a third round 69 to lead by five, a margin he retained after the final round.^[9] In 1954 Scott led by a stroke after an opening round of 71, and still led by a single shot after a second 74..^[10][11] He extended his lead after a third round 70 and eventually won by four strokes.^[12]