Bannerman became an assistant at
Royal Aberdeen Golf Club. Later he was the tournament professional at Banchory and
Murcar Links Golf Club and professional at Cruden Bay and at Schloss Mainsondheim in Germany. A back injury curtailed his playing career. Six members of the Great Britain team for the
1971 Ryder Cup were selected from a points list based on a player's best 10 performances in 15 events during the 1971 season, ending with the
Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf on 21 August. From June to mid-August Bannerman had a number of high finishes including tied 6th in the
Daks Tournament, tied 4th in the
Gallaher Ulster Open, tied 11th in the
Open Championship, tied 4th in the
French Open, tied 9th in the
Swiss Open, tied 7th in the
Classic International and reaching the semi-finals of the
Piccadilly Medal. He finished fourth in the points list to get a place in the team for
St. Louis. The United States won the contest by 5 points. Bannerman had two wins, two defeats and a half. His half came against
Arnold Palmer in the morning singles session. In the afternoon singles he beat
Gardner Dickinson 2&1. Bannerman finished the season in 6th place in the Order of Merit. Bannerman played on the
European Tour from 1972 to 1977. He was twice runner-up on the tour, being second behind
Jack Newton in the 1972
Benson & Hedges Festival of Golf and to
Christy O'Connor Jnr in the 1975
Carroll's Irish Open. Bannerman had some success on the
Safari Circuit in early 1975. He lost in a playoff for the
Nigerian Open and was runner-up behind
Ronnie Shade in the
Mufulira Open. Bannerman later played in a number of tournaments on the
European Senior Tour from 1992 to 1998. His best finish was to be tied for third place in the 1992
Tunisian Seniors. ==Professional wins (11)==