News Chronicle Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Brighton, England |
| Established | 1937 |
| Course(s) |
East Brighton Golf Club Hollingbury Park Golf Club |
| Final year | 1951 |
| Final champion | |
| Ken Bousfield | |
The News Chronicle Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the Brighton area. It was held from 1937 to 1951.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Ernest Whitcombe |  England | East Brighton Golf Club | 268 | 2 strokes | Sam King | 200 | [1] |
| 1938 | Reg Whitcombe | England | East Brighton Golf Club | 300 | 2 strokes | Don Curtis Cecil Denny Arthur Lacey Herbert Rhodes | 200 | [2] |
| 1939 | Alf Padgham | England | East Brighton Golf Club | 279 | 5 strokes | Percy Alliss Bill Cox | 200 | [3] |
| 1940–44: No tournament due to World War II | ||||||||
| 1945 | Henry Cotton | England | Hollingbury Park Golf Club | 301 | 4 strokes | Percy Alliss Arthur Havers | [4] | |
| 1946 | Norman Von Nida |  Australia | Hollingbury Park Golf Club | 283 | 1 stroke | John Burton | [5] | |
| 1947 | Dai Rees |  Wales | Hollingbury Park Golf Club | 275 | 5 strokes | Arthur Harrison | 350 | [6] |
| 1948 | Allan Dailey |  Scotland | Hollingbury Park Golf Club | 280 | Tie | Shared 350 and 150 | [7] | |
| Reg Horne | England | |||||||
| 1949 | Dick Burton | England | Hollingbury Park Golf Club | 266 | 12 strokes | Jimmy Adams | 350 | [8] |
| 1950 | Dai Rees | Wales | Hollingbury Park Golf Club | 277 | 8 strokes | Ken Bousfield | 350 | [9] |
| 1951 | Ken Bousfield | England | Hollingbury Park Golf Club | 279 | 1 stroke | Jack Hargreaves Norman Von Nida | 350 | [10] |
References
- ↑ "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.
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