News Chronicle Tournament

News Chronicle Tournament
Tournament information
Location Brighton, England
Established 1936
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 1936 to 1951.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
1936Don Curtis EnglandEast Brighton Golf Club2831 strokeEngland Dick Burton
Wales Dai Rees		200[1]
1937Ernest Whitcombe EnglandEast Brighton Golf Club2682 strokesEngland Sam King200[2]
1938Reg Whitcombe EnglandEast Brighton Golf Club3002 strokesEngland Don Curtis
England Cecil Denny
England Arthur Lacey
England Herbert Rhodes		200[3]
1939Alf Padgham EnglandEast Brighton Golf Club2795 strokesEngland Percy Alliss
England Bill Cox		200[4]
1940–44: No tournament due to World War II
1945Henry Cotton EnglandHollingbury Park Golf Club3014 strokesEngland Percy Alliss
England Arthur Havers		[5]
1946Norman Von Nida AustraliaHollingbury Park Golf Club2831 strokeEngland John Burton[6]
1947Dai Rees WalesHollingbury Park Golf Club2755 strokesEngland Arthur Harrison350[7]
1948Allan Dailey ScotlandHollingbury Park Golf Club280TieShared 350
and 150		[8]
Reg Horne England
1949Dick Burton EnglandHollingbury Park Golf Club26612 strokesScotland Jimmy Adams350[9]
1950Dai Rees WalesHollingbury Park Golf Club2778 strokesEngland Ken Bousfield350[10]
1951Ken Bousfield EnglandHollingbury Park Golf Club2791 strokeEngland Jack Hargreaves
Australia Norman Von Nida		350[11]

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.
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