Spalding Tournament

Spalding Tournament
Tournament information
LocationUnited Kingdom
Established1946
CoursesOld Course at St Andrews
Worthing Golf Club
Moor Park Golf Club
FormatStroke play
Final year1960
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Bobby Locke (1950)
Final champion
Harry Weetman

The Spalding Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the United Kingdom. It was played annually from 1946 to 1960. The total prize money was £1500 in 1946, £1250 in 1947 and 1948, £1350 from 1949 to 1959 and £2250 in 1960. The event was sponsored by A.G. Spalding & Brothers.

From 1954 the Spalding Tournament moved to April and replaced the Silver King Tournament as the season opening event. The Silver King Tournament had been played at Moor Park from 1936 to 1953.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
1946Dai Rees WalesOld Course at St Andrews3001 strokeEngland Henry Cotton
England Reg Whitcombe		315
1947Henry Cotton EnglandOld Course at St Andrews2885 strokesWales Dai Rees300
1948Norman Von Nida AustraliaOld Course at St Andrews2892 strokesEngland Fred Bullock
England Reg Whitcombe		300
1949Charlie Ward EnglandWorthing Golf Club2731 strokeScotland Jimmy Adams300
1950Bobby Locke South AfricaWorthing Golf Club2672 strokesWales Dai Rees300
1951Jack Hargreaves EnglandWorthing Golf Club2813 strokesScotland John Panton300
1952Antonio Cerdá &
Harry Weetman		 Argentina
 England		Worthing Golf Club271TieShared titleShared 300
and 200
1953Bernard Hunt EnglandWorthing Golf Club2732 strokesEngland Jack Hargreaves300
1954Dai Rees WalesMoor Park Golf Club2722 strokesScotland Eric Brown300
1955Cecil Denny EnglandMoor Park Golf Club2781 strokeEngland Eric Lester300
1956Christy O'Connor Snr &
Harry Weetman		 Ireland
 England		Moor Park Golf Club276TieShared titleShared 300
and 200
1957Bernard Hunt EnglandMoor Park Golf Club2783 strokesEngland Peter Alliss300
1958Frank Jowle EnglandMoor Park Golf Club2772 strokesSouth Africa Harold Henning
England Arthur Lees		300
1959Harold Henning &
Eric Lester		 South Africa
 England		Moor Park Golf Club278TieShared titleShared 300
and 200
1960Harry Weetman EnglandMoor Park Golf Club2735 strokesWales Dai Rees500

References

  1. ↑ "Spalding golf prizes increased". The Times. 26 January 1960. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "Cotton's missed putt gives victory to Rees". The Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1946. p. 4.
  3. ↑ "Cotton wins first prize". The Glasgow Herald. 7 June 1947. p. 6.
  4. ↑ "Von Nida wins first prize". The Glasgow Herald. 5 June 1948. p. 4.
  5. ↑ "Spalding golf winner". The Glasgow Herald. 4 June 1949. p. 2.
  6. ↑ "Locke wins and set up another record". The Glasgow Herald. 3 June 1950. p. 9.
  7. ↑ "Panton second in golf at Worthing". The Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1951. p. 2.
  8. ↑ "Record-breaking golfer finishes only fourth". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1952. p. 9.
  9. ↑ "B J Hunt beats leading British players". The Glasgow Herald. 15 August 1953. p. 2.
  10. ↑ "Rees wins 'Spalding' tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 24 April 1954. p. 2.
  11. ↑ "Spalding win for Denny". The Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1955. p. 4.
  12. ↑ "Weetman and O'Connor tie in Spalding tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 21 April 1956. p. 7.
  13. ↑ "Spalding win for Hunt". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1957. p. 9.
  14. ↑ "Jowle's first major tournament win". The Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1958. p. 9.
  15. ↑ "Lester and Henning tie for Spalding". The Glasgow Herald. 25 April 1959. p. 9.
  16. ↑ "Weetman wins Spalding". The Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1960. p. 12.