Spalding Tournament
LocationUnited Kingdom
Establishment1946
CourseOld Course at St Andrews
Worthing Golf Club
Moor Park Golf Club
FormatStroke play
Aggregate267 Bobby Locke (1950)
Final year1960
Final championHarry Weetman

The Spalding Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the United Kingdom. It was played annually from 1946 to 1960. The total prize money was £1500 in 1946, £1250 in 1947 and 1948, £1350 from 1949 to 1959 and £2250 in 1960.[1] The event was sponsored by A.G. Spalding & Brothers.

From 1954 the Spalding Tournament moved to April and replaced the Silver King Tournament as the season opening event. The Silver King Tournament had been played at Moor Park from 1936 to 1953.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
1946Dai ReesOld Course at St Andrews3001 strokeHenry Cotton
Reg Whitcombe		315[2]
1947Henry CottonOld Course at St Andrews2885 strokesDai Rees300[3]
1948Norman Von NidaOld Course at St Andrews2892 strokesFred Bullock
Reg Whitcombe		300[4]
1949Charlie WardWorthing Golf Club2731 strokeJimmy Adams300[5]
1950Bobby LockeSouth AfricaWorthing Golf Club2672 strokesDai Rees300[6]
1951Jack HargreavesWorthing Golf Club2813 strokesJohn Panton300[7]
1952Antonio Cerdá &
Harry Weetman
Worthing Golf Club271TieShared titleShared 300
and 200		[8]
1953Bernard HuntWorthing Golf Club2732 strokesJack Hargreaves300[9]
1954Dai ReesMoor Park Golf Club2722 strokesEric Brown300[10]
1955Cecil DennyMoor Park Golf Club2781 strokeEric Lester300[11]
1956Christy O'Connor Snr &
Harry Weetman
Moor Park Golf Club276TieShared titleShared 300
and 200		[12]
1957Bernard HuntMoor Park Golf Club2783 strokesPeter Alliss300[13]
1958Frank JowleMoor Park Golf Club2772 strokesHarold Henning
Arthur Lees		300[14]
1959Harold Henning &
Eric Lester		South Africa
Moor Park Golf Club278TieShared titleShared 300
and 200		[15]
1960Harry WeetmanMoor Park Golf Club2735 strokesDai Rees500[16]

References

  1. ^ "Spalding golf prizes increased". The Times. 26 January 1960. p. 14.
  2. ^ "Cotton's missed putt gives victory to Rees". The Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1946. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Cotton wins first prize". The Glasgow Herald. 7 June 1947. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Von Nida wins first prize". The Glasgow Herald. 5 June 1948. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Spalding golf winner". The Glasgow Herald. 4 June 1949. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Locke wins and set up another record". The Glasgow Herald. 3 June 1950. p. 9.
  7. ^ "Panton second in golf at Worthing". The Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1951. p. 2.
  8. ^ "Record-breaking golfer finishes only fourth". The Glasgow Herald. 14 June 1952. p. 9.
  9. ^ "B J Hunt beats leading British players". The Glasgow Herald. 15 August 1953. p. 2.
  10. ^ "Rees wins 'Spalding' tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 24 April 1954. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Spalding win for Denny". The Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1955. p. 4.
  12. ^ "Weetman and O'Connor tie in Spalding tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 21 April 1956. p. 7.
  13. ^ "Spalding win for Hunt". The Glasgow Herald. 27 April 1957. p. 9.
  14. ^ "Jowle's first major tournament win". The Glasgow Herald. 26 April 1958. p. 9.
  15. ^ "Lester and Henning tie for Spalding". The Glasgow Herald. 25 April 1959. p. 9.
  16. ^ "Weetman wins Spalding". The Glasgow Herald. 23 April 1960. p. 12.