Yorkshire Evening News Tournament

The Yorkshire Evening News Tournament was an international golf tournament in the English Yorkshire area before the European Tour was founded. It was a match play tournament for most of its existence, but switched to stroke play in the 1940s. The tournament was played annually from 1923 to 1963, with no tournaments held during World War II.

First tournament (1923)

In the early years, this tournament was considered a British major golf tournament. "The first tournament, in 1923, was billed as the unofficial ‘Championship of the World’ between American superstars Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen. Hagen triumphed, but lost in the final by a two-hole margin to Ryder Cup star Herbert Jolly."[1]

Winners
YearVenueWinnerCountryScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
1963Sand Moor Golf ClubTom Haliburton Scotland2801 stroke Peter Thomson1,000[2]
1962Moortown Golf ClubPeter Butler England2734 strokes Ken Bousfield1,000[3]
1961Sand Moor Golf ClubPeter Thomson Australia2821 stroke Dai Rees[4]
1960Moortown Golf ClubPeter Thomson Australia2685 strokes Bernard Hunt500[5]
1959Sand Moor Golf ClubNorman Drew Ireland2814 strokes Peter Alliss
Harold Henning
Peter Thomson		500[6]
1958Moortown Golf ClubEric Brown &
Harold Henning		 Scotland
 South Africa		280TieShared titleShare 500 &
250		[7]
1957Sand Moor Golf ClubPeter Thomson Australia26415 strokes Harry Bradshaw500[8]
1956Moortown Golf ClubKen Bousfield &
Dai Rees		 England
 Wales		281TieShared titleShare 500 &
250		[9]
1955Sand Moor Golf ClubAntonio Cerdá Argentina2763 strokes Harry Weetman500[10]
1954Moortown Golf ClubJohn Panton Scotland2841 stroke Ken Bousfield
Bernard Hunt		500[11]
1953Sand Moor Golf ClubFlory Van Donck Belgium2781 stroke Harry Bradshaw500[12]
1952Moortown Golf ClubDai Rees Wales2831 stroke Henry Cotton
Syd Scott		[13]
1951Moortown Golf ClubDai Rees &
Norman Von Nida		 Wales
 Australia		281TieShared titleShare 300 &
150		[14]
1950Sand Moor Golf ClubDai Rees Wales2768 strokes Arthur Lees[15]
1949Moortown Golf ClubSam King England6 & 5 Walter Lees[16]
1948Moortown Golf ClubCharlie Ward England2753 strokes Norman Von Nida[17]
1947Moortown Golf ClubNorman Von Nida &
Henry Cotton		 Australia
 England		277TieShared titleShare 200 &
100		[18]
1946Moortown Golf ClubBobby Locke South Africa2837 strokes A G Matthews
Dai Rees		[19]
1945Moortown Golf ClubArchie Compston England1485 strokes Bill Cox[20]
1944Roundhay Golf ClubSam King England1336 strokes Bill Shankland[21]
1940–43: No tournament due to World War II
1939Temple Newsam Golf ClubDai Rees Wales37 holes Jack Hargreaves150[22]
1938Leeds Golf ClubAlf Perry England8 & 6 Vernon Greenhalgh[23]
1937Moortown Golf ClubArthur Lacey England2 & 1 John Fallon[24]
1936Temple Newsam Golf ClubDick Burton England3 & 2 A G Matthews[25]
1935Sand Moor Golf ClubHenry Cotton England3 & 2 Percy Alliss150[26]
1934Moortown Golf ClubAlf Padgham England37 holes Sid Brews[27]
1933Temple Newsam Golf ClubArthur Lacey England2 & 1 Alf Padgham[28]
1932Moortown Golf ClubBert Hodson Wales39 holes Fred Robson[29]
1931Sand Moor Golf ClubErnest Whitcombe England39 holes Tom Barber[30]
1930Headingley Golf ClubHerbert Jolly Guernsey3 & 1 Owen Sanderson200[31]
1929Moortown Golf ClubJoe Turnesa United States37 holes Herbert Jolly200[32][33]
1928Moortown Golf ClubCharles Whitcombe England3 & 2 Herbert Jolly[34]
1927Headingley Golf ClubErnest Whitcombe England9 & 8 Herbert Jolly[35]
1926Moortown Golf ClubCharles Whitcombe England9 & 8 Moses O'Neill[36]
1925Moortown Golf ClubLen Holland England3 & 2 James Ockenden[37]
1924Headingley Golf ClubFred Robson England37 holes Archie Compston[38]
1923Headingley Golf ClubHerbert Jolly Guernsey2 up Walter Hagen[39][40]

References
  1. "Headingley Golf Club: Club History". Headingley Golf Club. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. Horne, Cyril (24 June 1963). "Surprise Victory For Haliburton". The Glasgow Herald. p. 9.
  3. "Butler Wins Moortown Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1962. p. 9.
  4. "First Success For Thomson". The Glasgow Herald. 24 June 1961. p. 5.
  5. "Thomson Wins By 5 Strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 18 June 1960. p. 5.
  6. "Drew's First Victory In Major Event". The Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1959. p. 9.
  7. "Brown And Henning Tie At Moortown". The Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1958. p. 7.
  8. "Thomson Goes For Aggregate Record And Succeeds". The Glasgow Herald. 22 June 1957. p. 9.
  9. "D.J. Rees and K. Bousfield Tie At Moortown". The Glasgow Herald. 23 June 1956. p. 7.
  10. "Argentine Golfer Wins At Sand Moor". The Glasgow Herald. 25 June 1955. p. 9.
  11. "Panton Surprise Winner At Moortown". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1954. p. 9.
  12. "Astonishing Finish In Golf At Sandmoor". The Glasgow Herald. 20 June 1953. p. 9.
  13. "Rees Wins At Moortown". The Glasgow Herald. 21 June 1952. p. 9.
  14. "Von Nida And Rees Tie". The Glasgow Herald. 9 June 1951. p. 6.
  15. "Rees Wins By Eight Strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1950. p. 6.
  16. "King Wins £1350 Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1949. p. 3.
  17. "Remarkable Finish By Von Nida". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1948. p. 2.
  18. "Cotton and von Nida Tie for First Place". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1947. p. 2.
  19. "Locke's decisive victory". The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1946. p. 7.
  20. "Compston wins Leeds golf tourney". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 4 June 1945. Retrieved 29 July 2015 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  21. "Sam King". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1944. p. 5.
  22. "Golf Struggle At Leeds". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1939. p. 20.
  23. "Perry's Easy Win At £750 Final". The Glasgow Herald. 6 June 1938. p. 18.
  24. "Scot beaten in Tourney Final". The Glasgow Herald. 7 June 1937. p. 6.
  25. "Burton wins £735 Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1936. p. 6.
  26. "Cotton defeats Alliss". The Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1935. p. 4.
  27. "£750 Tournament final". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1934. p. 17.
  28. "Lacey wins at Leeds". The Glasgow Herald. 5 June 1933. p. 3.
  29. "Hodson beats Robson". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1932. p. 3.
  30. "The 1000 Guineas Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1931. p. 5.
  31. "Jolly wins 1000 Guineas Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1930. p. 6.
  32. "Golf – Turnesa wins Leeds tournament". The Times. 20 May 1929. p. 5.
  33. "Turnesa Wins In England". The Pittsburgh Press. United Press. 19 May 1929. p. 9 (Sporting section).
  34. "One Thousand Guineas Tournament – C A Whitcombe's success". The Times. 21 May 1928. p. 6.
  35. "Golf – Leeds Tournament – Ernest Whitcombe's wins". The Glasgow Herald. 1 August 1927. p. 15.
  36. "Golf – The Leeds Tournament – Charles Whitcombe's big win". The Glasgow Herald. 23 August 1926. p. 7.
  37. "One Thousand Guineas Tournament – Holland beats Ockenden in final". The Glasgow Herald. 13 July 1925. p. 11.
  38. "The Thousand Guineas Tournament – Fred Robson wins". The Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1924. p. 17.
  39. "Golf – The Leeds Tournament – Jolly's great win over Hagen". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1923. p. 15.
  40. "Britisher Defeats Hagen For Professional Title". The Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. 20 May 1923. p. 17.
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