Dunlop Tournament (United Kingdom)

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Dunlop Tournament
Tournament information
LocationUnited Kingdom
Established1949
Month playedMay
Final year1961
Final champion
Kel Nagle

The Dunlop Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the United Kingdom from 1949 to 1961. It replaced by the "Dunlop-Southport Tournament". It was sponsored by Dunlop. The last event was played in 1961 when Dunlop withdrew their funding, although the continued to support the Dunlop Masters.[1] The tournament was generally played in early May, except in 1951 when it was played in April and 1961 which was played in late June and early July. and was played over 72 holes of stroke play. From 1950 to 1958 the tournament was played over 90 holes. The first two rounds were played on two different courses after which there was cut and the remaining three rounds were played on the main course.

Winners[]

Year Winner Venue Score Margin
of victory		 Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)		 Ref
1949 England Max Faulkner Wentworth Club 287 2 strokes England Sam King 350 [2]
1950 South Africa Bobby Locke Wentworth Club 353 2 strokes England Charlie Ward 350 [3]
1951 England Charlie Ward Little Aston Golf Club
(and )		 359 1 stroke Scotland Jimmy Adams 350 [4]
1952 England Max Faulkner Sunningdale Golf Club 345 7 strokes Scotland Tom Haliburton 350 [5]
1953 England Henry Cotton Wentworth Club 353 5 strokes Wales Dai Rees 350 [6]
1954 South Africa Bobby Locke Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
(and )		 361 1 stroke Argentina Antonio Cerdá 350 [7]
1955 England Peter Alliss Wentworth Club 359 1 stroke Scotland Eric Brown 500 [8]
1956 South Africa Gary Player Sunningdale Golf Club 338 2 strokes England Arthur Lees 500 [9]
1957 England Ken Bousfield Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club
(and )		 353 2 strokes England Syd Scott 500 [10]
1958 Australia Peter Thomson Wentworth Club 348 3 strokes South Africa Harold Henning 500 [11]
1959 England Peter Alliss Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club 280 1 stroke England Henry Cotton
Wales Dai Rees		 600 [12]
1960 Scotland Eric Brown
England Ralph Moffitt		 Gleneagles Hotel 273 Tie [13]
1961 Australia Kel Nagle Notts Golf Club 277 2 strokes Australia Frank Phillips 1000 [14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dunlop drop professional tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 30 November 1961. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Faulkner's putting wins first prize". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1949. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Open champion's victory in Dunlop golf". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1950. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Ward wins Dunlop tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 7 April 1951. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Faulkner's remarkable golf "treble"". The Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1952. p. 9.
  6. ^ "Cotton answers test of Wentworth". The Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1953. p. 4.
  7. ^ "Locke wins Dunlop golf by one stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1954. p. 4.
  8. ^ "Alliss wins at Wentworth". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1955. p. 7.
  9. ^ "Player beat tournament record by seven". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1956. p. 7.
  10. ^ "Bousfield wins Dunlop tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1957. p. 4.
  11. ^ "P W Thompson's Dunlop tournament success". The Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1958. p. 4.
  12. ^ "Dunlop tournament's exciting finish". The Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1959. p. 9.
  13. ^ "Brown and Moffitt tie in Dunlop tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1960. p. 4.
  14. ^ "Players from abroad dominate Dunlop". The Glasgow Herald. 3 July 1961. p. 9.
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