News Chronicle Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Location | Brighton, England |
Established | 1936 |
Course(s) | |
Format | Stroke play |
Final year | 1951 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 266 Dick Burton (1949) |
Final champion | |
Ken Bousfield |
The News Chronicle Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the Brighton area. It was held from 1936 to 1951.
Winners[]
Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
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1936 | Don Curtis | ![]() |
283 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
200 | [1] | |
1937 | Ernest Whitcombe | ![]() |
268 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
200 | [2] | |
1938 | Reg Whitcombe | ![]() |
300 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
200 | [3] | |
1939 | Alf Padgham | ![]() |
279 | 5 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
200 | [4] | |
1940–44: No tournament due to World War II | ||||||||
1945 | Henry Cotton | ![]() |
301 | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
[5] | ||
1946 | Norman Von Nida | ![]() |
283 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
[6] | ||
1947 | Dai Rees | ![]() |
275 | 5 strokes | ![]() |
350 | [7] | |
1948 | Allan Dailey | ![]() |
280 | Tie | Shared 350 and 150 |
[8] | ||
Reg Horne | ![]() | |||||||
1949 | Dick Burton | ![]() |
266 | 12 strokes | ![]() |
350 | [9] | |
1950 | Dai Rees | ![]() |
277 | 8 strokes | ![]() |
350 | [10] | |
1951 | Ken Bousfield | ![]() |
279 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
350 | [11] |
References[]
- ^ "Thirteen scores under 70 – Brilliant finish to big tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 29 August 1936. p. 6.
- ^ "A record low aggregate – E R Whitcombe wins Brighton tourney". The Glasgow Herald. 28 August 1937. p. 3.
- ^ "Open Champion proves himself – R A Whitcombe's triumph in gale – Young Scot's golfers lapse". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1938. p. 16.
- ^ "Padgham wins at his ease – Five strokes in hand at Brighton". The Glasgow Herald. 19 August 1939. p. 17.
- ^ "Henry Cotton wins Brighton stroke competition". The Glasgow Herald. 25 August 1945. p. 4.
- ^ "Australian's wins tournament win". The Glasgow Herald. 24 August 1946. p. 4.
- ^ "D J Rees wins £1500 golf tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 22 August 1947. p. 2.
- ^ "Exciting golf finish". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1948. p. 2.
- ^ "British record for Burton". The Glasgow Herald. 19 August 1949. p. 9.
- ^ "Rees's 68 in storn for Brighton first prize". The Glasgow Herald. 18 August 1950. p. 9.
- ^ "Von Nida's bid fails". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1951. p. 6.
Categories:
- Golf tournaments in England
- Recurring sporting events established in 1936
- Recurring events disestablished in 1951
- 1936 establishments in England
- 1951 disestablishments in England