Dunlop-Southport Tournament

Southport Tournament
Tournament information
Location Southport, England
Established 1930
Month played May
Final year 1948
Final champion
Fred Daly

The Southport Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the Southport area in North West England. It was founded in 1930 when it was sponsored by a Manchester newspaper, the Daily Dispatch. From 1931 it was sponsored by Dunlop and was known as the Dunlop-Southport Tournament, being jointly funded by Southport Corporation. The last event was played in 1948 when Southport Corporation withdrew their funding.[1] It was replaced by the "Dunlop Tournament", played at various location in the United Kingdom. The tournament was played in May and was played over 72 holes of stroke play. Qualifying, over 36 holes, took place at local courses immediately before the tournament.

Henry Cotton dominated the first six events, winning twice and being runner-up in the other four.

The 1939 event was cancelled because of difficulties finding suitable courses for qualifying and the event itself.

Winners

YearWinnerVenueScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
Daily Dispatch Southport Tournament
1930England Archie CompstonRoyal Birkdale2854 strokesEngland Henry Cotton
United States Horton Smith		200[2][3]
Dunlop-Southport Tournament
1931England Henry CottonSouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club2872 strokesEngland Archie Compston360[4]
1932England Henry CottonHesketh Golf Club281Playoff
(36 holes)		England Bill Twine360[5][6]
1933England Bill DaviesSouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club2931 strokeEngland Henry Cotton
Republic of Ireland Willie Nolan
England Ernest Whitcombe		[7]
1934England Alf PadghamSouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club2792 strokesEngland Henry Cotton300[8]
1935England Charles WhitcombeRoyal Birkdale2951 strokeEngland Dick Burton
England Henry Cotton		315[9]
1936England Alf PadghamSouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club2822 strokesEngland Dick Burton315[10]
1937England Dick BurtonHesketh Golf Club2803 strokesEngland Charles Whitcombe[11]
1938England Don CurtisSouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club2872 strokesEngland Arthur Lees315[12]
1939: No tournament
1940–45: No tournament due to World War II
1946England Max FaulknerSouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club2961 strokeAustralia Norman Von Nida350[13]
1947Australia Norman Von NidaHesketh Golf Club2855 strokesEngland Charlie Ward350[14]
1948Northern Ireland Fred DalySouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club290Playoff
(36 holes)		Northern Ireland Ted McNeill350[15][16]

Dunlop Tournament

YearWinnerVenueScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
1949England Max FaulknerWentworth Club2872 strokesEngland Sam King350[17]
1950South Africa Bobby LockeWentworth Club3532 strokesEngland Charlie Ward350[18]
1951England Charlie WardLittle Aston Golf Club
(and Sutton Coldfield Golf Club)		3591 strokeScotland Jimmy Adams350[19]
1952England Max FaulknerSunningdale Golf Club3457 strokesScotland Tom Haliburton350[20]
1953England Henry CottonWentworth Club3535 strokesWales Dai Rees350[21]
1954South Africa Bobby LockeSouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club
(and Hesketh Golf Club)		3611 strokeArgentina Antonio Cerdá350[22]
1955England Peter AllissWentworth Club3591 strokeScotland Eric Brown500[23]
1956South Africa Gary PlayerSunningdale Golf Club3382 strokesEngland Arthur Lees500[24]
1957England Ken BousfieldSouthport and Ainsdale Golf Club
(and Hesketh Golf Club)		3532 strokesEngland Syd Scott500[25]
1958Australia Peter ThomsonWentworth Club3483 strokesSouth Africa Harold Henning500[26]
1959England Peter AllissRoyal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club2801 strokeEngland Henry Cotton
Wales Dai Rees		600[27]
1960Scotland Eric Brown
England Ralph Moffitt		Gleneagles Hotel273Tie[28]
1961Australia Kel NagleNotts Golf Club2772 strokesAustralia Frank Phillips1000[29]

From 1950 to 1958 the tournament was played over 90 holes. The first two rounds were played on two different courses after which there was cut and the remaining three rounds were played on the main course.

References

  1. ↑ "Golf – New year's professional tournaments". The Times. 18 December 1947. p. 2.
  2. ↑ "Great golf at Southport – Compston wins". The Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1930. p. 3.
  3. ↑ "Compston wins British golf – Horton Smith deadlocked with Henry Cotton for second money". The Pittsburgh Press. 9 May 1930. p. 58.
  4. ↑ "British golf triumph – Cotton wins at Southport". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1931. p. 3.
  5. ↑ "A thrilling finish – Twine equals Cotton's wins at Southport". The Glasgow Herald. 14 May 1932. p. 18.
  6. ↑ "Cotton's £200 shot – One stroke victory at Southport". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1932. p. 18.
  7. ↑ "Davies wins by a stroke – Thrilling finish to Southport tourny". The Glasgow Herald. 13 May 1933. p. 7.
  8. ↑ "Padgham wins at Southport – Remarkable scoring". The Times. 5 May 1934. p. 6.
  9. ↑ "Southport £1600 tournament – C Whitcombe's putting victory". The Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1935. p. 7.
  10. ↑ "Padgham wins again – Prize-money now totals £1015". The Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1936. p. 3.
  11. ↑ "Richard Burton wins £1600 golf tournament – Charles Whitcombe in second place: Jack M'Leans good showing". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1937. p. 19.
  12. ↑ "Padgham's bid in vain – Don Curtis wins £1600 tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1938. p. 3.
  13. ↑ "Faulkner wins at Southport – Exciting golf finish". The Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1946. p. 4.
  14. ↑ "Another fine win for Von Nida – £850 in three weeks". The Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1947. p. 2.
  15. ↑ "Two Irishmen tie for first prize at Southport". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1948. p. 4.
  16. ↑ "Daly's sound victory at Southport – Opponents poor finish". The Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1948. p. 4.
  17. ↑ "Faulkner's putting wins first prize". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1949. p. 2.
  18. ↑ "Open champion's victory in Dunlop golf". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1950. p. 9.
  19. ↑ "Ward wins Dunlop tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 7 April 1951. p. 2.
  20. ↑ "Faulkner's remarkable golf "treble"". The Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1952. p. 9.
  21. ↑ "Cotton answers test of Wentworth". The Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1953. p. 4.
  22. ↑ "Locke wins Dunlop golf by one stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1954. p. 4.
  23. ↑ "Alliss wins at Wentworth". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1955. p. 7.
  24. ↑ "Player beat tournament record by seven". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1956. p. 7.
  25. ↑ "Bousfield wins Dunlop tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 11 May 1957. p. 4.
  26. ↑ "P W Thompson's Dunlop tournament success". The Glasgow Herald. 10 May 1958. p. 4.
  27. ↑ "Dunlop tournament's exciting finish". The Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1959. p. 9.
  28. ↑ "Brown and Moffitt tie in Dunlop tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 9 May 1960. p. 4.
  29. ↑ "Players from abroad dominate Dunlop". The Glasgow Herald. 3 July 1961. p. 9.
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