The event was started in 1967, based on the format of the Brabazon Trophy which had been played in England since 1947.

[2] Bernard Gallacher win with a score of 291, five strokes ahead of Charlie Green.

[4] There was another Scottish winner in 1969, Scott Macdonald, although two English golfers, Peter Benka and Rodney Foster were runners-up.

[7][8][9] Bert Nicholson won in 1972 while 1973 produced the only tie in the event, when Gordon Clark, from England, and David Robertson finished level.

Gordon Brand Jnr win in 1980 when the event was reduced to 54 holes by heavy rain on the first day.

[22] Richie Ramsay won in 2004 with a record score of 269, but there was another English winner in 2005, Robert Dinwiddie.

[25] Tommy Fleetwood won in 2009 with a new record score of 268, eight strokes ahead of the field.