News Chronicle Tournament

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News Chronicle Tournament
Tournament information
Location Brighton, England
Established1936
Course(s)East Brighton
Hollingbury Park
Tour(s) British PGA Order of Merit
FormatStroke play
Final year1951
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Dick Burton (1949)
Final champion
Ken Bousfield

The News Chronicle Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the Brighton area. It was a fixture on the British PGA tournament circuit from 1936 to 1951.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreMargin
of victory
Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)
VenueRef
1936 Flag of England.svg Don Curtis 2831 stroke Flag of England.svg Dick Burton
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dai Rees
200East Brighton [1]
1937 Flag of England.svg Ernest Whitcombe 2682 strokes Flag of England.svg Sam King 200East Brighton [2]
1938 Flag of England.svg Reg Whitcombe 3002 strokes Flag of England.svg Don Curtis
Flag of England.svg Cecil Denny
Flag of England.svg Arthur Lacey
Flag of England.svg Herbert Rhodes
200East Brighton [3]
1939 Flag of England.svg Alf Padgham 2795 strokes Flag of England.svg Percy Alliss
Flag of England.svg Bill Cox
200East Brighton [4]
1940–44: No tournament due to World War II
1945 Flag of England.svg Henry Cotton 3014 strokes Flag of England.svg Percy Alliss
Flag of England.svg Arthur Havers
Hollingbury Park [5]
1946 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Von Nida 2831 stroke Flag of England.svg John Burton Hollingbury Park [6]
1947 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dai Rees 2755 strokes Flag of England.svg Arthur Harrison 350Hollingbury Park [7]
1948 Flag of Scotland.svg Allan Dailey 280TieShared 350
and 150
Hollingbury Park [8]
Flag of England.svg Reg Horne
1949 Flag of England.svg Dick Burton 26612 strokes Flag of Scotland.svg Jimmy Adams 350Hollingbury Park [9]
1950 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Dai Rees 2778 strokes Flag of England.svg Ken Bousfield 350Hollingbury Park [10]
1951 Flag of England.svg Ken Bousfield 2791 stroke Flag of England.svg Jack Hargreaves
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Norman Von Nida
350Hollingbury Park [11]

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References

  1. "Thirteen scores under 70 – Brilliant finish to big tournament". The Glasgow Herald . 29 August 1936. p. 6.
  2. "A record low aggregate – E R Whitcombe wins Brighton tourney". The Glasgow Herald . 28 August 1937. p. 3.
  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.
  4. "Padgham wins at his ease – Five strokes in hand at Brighton". The Glasgow Herald . 19 August 1939. p. 17.
  5. "Henry Cotton wins Brighton stroke competition". The Glasgow Herald . 25 August 1945. p. 4.
  6. "Australian's wins tournament win". The Glasgow Herald . 24 August 1946. p. 4.
  7. "D J Rees wins £1500 golf tournament". The Glasgow Herald . 22 August 1947. p. 2.
  8. "Exciting golf finish". The Glasgow Herald . 20 August 1948. p. 2.
  9. "British record for Burton". The Glasgow Herald . 19 August 1949. p. 9.
  10. "Rees's 68 in storn for Brighton first prize". The Glasgow Herald . 18 August 1950. p. 9.
  11. "Von Nida's bid fails". The Glasgow Herald . 7 May 1951. p. 6.