Tooting Bec Cup

The Tooting Bec Cup is a trophy awarded each year by the Professional Golfers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland to the association member born in, or with a parent or parents born in, the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland who returns the lowest single-round score in The Open Championship.^[1]^[2]

History

Inaugurated in 1901, the Tooting Bec Trophy was originally a 36-hole stroke play tournament, originally at the Tooting Bec (or Furzedown) Golf Club in south west London. In 1910 it was a qualifying tournament for the News of the World Match Play, and in 1911 was the southern section qualifying tournament for the Sphere & Tatler foursomes. Since 1924, it has not been a standalone tournament, and the trophy has been awarded to the PGA member born in, or with a parent or parents born in, the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland who records the lowest single-round score in the Open.

Winners

Year	Player	Score
2013	Ian Poulter	67
2012	Paul Lawrie	65
2011	Darren Clarke Graeme McDowell	68
2010	Andrew Coltart	66
2009	Luke Donald	67
2008	David Howell	67
2007	Pádraig Harrington Paul McGinley	67
2006	Greg Owen	67
2005	Colin Montgomerie	66
2004	Lee Westwood	67
2003	Nick Faldo	67
2002	Colin Montgomerie	64
2001	Colin Montgomerie Des Smyth	65
2000	Darren Clarke Pádraig Harrington Dean Robertson	68
1999	Paul Lawrie	67
1998	Andrew Coltart Philip Walton	68
1997	Stephen Ames Darren Clarke David Tapping	66
1996	Paul Broadhurst Paul McGinley	65
1995	Nick Faldo	67
1994	Nick Faldo	64
1993	Nick Faldo	63
1992	Nick Faldo	64
1991	Roger Chapman Eamonn Darcy	66
1990	Paul Broadhurst	63
1989	Wayne Stephens	66
1988	Sandy Lyle	67
1987	Ross Drummond	66
1986	Gordon J. Brand	68
1985	Christy O'Connor Jnr	64
1984	Sam Torrance	66
1983	Denis Durnian	66
1982	Sandy Lyle	66
1981	Gordon J. Brand	65
1980	Ken Brown Eamonn Darcy Bill McColl	68
1979	Bill Longmuir	65
1978	Gary Cullen	67
1977	Tommy Horton	65
1976	Mark James	66
1975	Maurice Bembridge Neil Coles Bernard Gallacher David Huish	67
1974	John Garner John Morgan Peter Townsend	69
1973	Neil Coles	66
1972	Harry Bannerman Guy Hunt Tony Jacklin	67
1971	Peter Oosterhuis	66
1970	Neil Coles	65
1969	Christy O'Connor Snr	65
1968	Brian Barnes Gordon Cunningham	70
1967	Hugh Boyle Lionel Platts	68
1966	Peter Butler	65
1965	Brian Huggett	68
1964	Malcolm Gregson Bernard Hunt	67
1963	Tom Haliburton Christy O'Connor Snr	68
1962	Syd Scott	68
1961	Christy O'Connor Snr	67
1960	Bernard Hunt	66
1959	Peter Alliss	67
1958	Eric Brown	65
1957	Laurie Ayton, Jnr Eric Brown Johnny Fallon	67
1956	Dennis Smalldon	68
1955	Johnny Fallon	67
1954	Jack Hargreaves Syd Scott	67
1953	Dai Rees Eric Lester	70
1952	Fred Daly	67
1951	Jimmy Adams Charlie Ward	68
1950	Fred Daly	66
1949	Jimmy Adams Ken Bousfield	67
1948	Henry Cotton	66
1947	Laurie Ayton, Jnr Henry Cotton	69
1939	Dick Burton Jack Busson Max Faulkner	70
1938	Dick Burton Jack Busson	69
1937	Reg Whitcombe	70
1936	Bill Branch	68
1935	Alf Perry	67
1934	Bill Davies	68
1933	Abe Mitchell	68
1932	Arthur Havers	68
1931	Held in abeyance
1930	Archie Compston	68
1929	Percy Alliss	69
1928	Held in abeyance
1927	Fred Robson	69
1926	Held in abeyance
1925	Ted Ray	73
1924	Ernest Whitcombe	70
1923	George Duncan	142
1922	Held in abeyance
1921	Arnaud Massy	147
1920	Ted Ray	149
1913–19	Held in abeyance
1912	Phil Gaudin	147
1911	Harry Vardon	154
1910	James Sherlock	148
1909	James Sherlock	149
1908	Rowland Jones	153
1907	James Braid	151
1906	William Lonie	152
1905	Alfred Toogood	150
1904	James Braid	148
1903	James Braid	148
1902	James Braid	148
1901	John Henry Taylor	149

References

↑ "Tooting Bec Cup". Professional Golfers' Association (Great Britain & Ireland). Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
↑ "Tooting Bec Cup". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 22 January 2014.