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Tournament results: Spalding Tournament

Results for the Spalding Tournament are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Weetman, Harry

Score

273

Prize money

£500

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the (last) Spalding Tournament (April 20-22). Second-placed Dai Rees (Wales) finished 5 shots behind Harry Weetman (Eng). [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Henning, Harold

Score

278

Prize money

£250

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (April 22-24). Eric Lester (Eng) and Harold Henning (S Africa) finished in a tie for first place. Harry Weetman (Eng) and Bobby Locke (S Africa) were a shot further back in joint third place. [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].

1959
Europe
Lester, Eric
278
£250
Spalding

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Lester, Eric

Score

278

Prize money

£250

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (April 22-24). Eric Lester (Eng) and Harold Henning (S Africa) finished in a tie for first place. Harry Weetman (Eng) and Bobby Locke (S Africa) were a shot further back in joint third place. [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].

1958
Europe
Jowle, Frank
277
£300
Spalding

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Jowle, Frank

Score

277

Prize money

£300

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (April 23-25). Second-placed Arthur Lees (Eng) and Harold Henning (S Africa) finished 2 shots behind 45-year-old Frank Jowle (Eng). After 23 years as a professional, this was Jowle's first top-flight win in a 72-hole tournament on the British PGA circuit. [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Hunt, Bernard

Score

278

Prize money

£300

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (April 24-26). Second-placed Peter Alliss (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng). [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Weetman, Harry

Score

276

Prize money

£250

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (April 18-20; British PGA circuit season-opener). Harry Weetman (Eng) and Christy O'Connor Snr (Ire) finished in a tie for first place. Gary Player (S Africa) was three shots further back in third. [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

O'Connor, Christy Sr

Score

276

Prize money

£250

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (April 18-20; British PGA circuit season-opener). Harry Weetman (Eng) and Christy O'Connor Snr (Ire) finished in a tie for first place. Gary Player (S Africa) was three shots further back in third. [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].

1955
Europe
Denny, Cecil
278
£300
Spalding

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Denny, Cecil

Score

278

Prize money

£300

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (April 20-22; British PGA circuit season-opener). Second-placed Eric Lester (Eng) finished 1 shot behind 46-year-old Cecil Denny (Eng), who recorded his first top flight professional win in Britain. [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Rees, Dai

Score

272

Prize money

£300

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (April 21-23; British PGA circuit season-opener). Second-placed Eric Brown (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Dai Rees (Wales). [High course, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].

1953
Europe
Worthing GC
273
£300
Spalding

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Hunt, Bernard

Venue

Worthing GC

Score

273

Prize money

£300

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (Aug 12-14). Second-placed Jack Hargreaves (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Bernard Hunt (Eng), who recorded his first top flight professional win. [Lower course, Worthing GC, West Sussex].

1952
Europe
Cerda, Antonio
Worthing GC
271
£250
Spalding

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Cerda, Antonio

Venue

Worthing GC

Score

271

Prize money

£250

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (June 12-14). Harry Weetman (Eng) and Antonio Cerdá (Arg) finished in a tie for first place. Bill Shankland (Aus) was a shot further back in third. [Lower course, Worthing GC, West Sussex].

1952
Europe
Worthing GC
271
£250
Spalding

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Weetman, Harry

Venue

Worthing GC

Score

271

Prize money

£250

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (June 12-14). Harry Weetman (Eng) and Antonio Cerda (Arg) finished in a tie for first place. Bill Shankland (Aus) was a shot further back in third. [Lower course, Worthing GC, West Sussex].

1951
Europe
Hargreaves, Jack
Worthing GC
281
£300
Spalding

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Hargreaves, Jack

Venue

Worthing GC

Score

281

Prize money

£300

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (May 30-June 1). Second-placed John Panton (Scot) finished 3 shots behind Jack Hargreaves (Eng). [Lower course, Worthing GC, West Sussex].

1950
Europe
Worthing GC
267
£300
Spalding

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Locke, Bobby

Venue

Worthing GC

Score

267

Prize money

£300

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (May 31-June 2). Second-placed Dai Rees (Wales) finished 2 shots behind Bobby Locke (S Africa). [Lower course, Worthing GC, West Sussex].

1949
Europe
Worthing GC
273
£300
Spalding

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Ward, Charlie

Venue

Worthing GC

Score

273

Prize money

£300

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,350 Tournament (June 1-3). Second-placed Jimmy Adams (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Charlie Ward (Eng). [Lower course, Worthing GC, West Sussex].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Von Nida, Norman

Score

289

Prize money

£300

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,250 Tournament (June 2-4). Second-placed Fred Bullock (Eng) and Reg Whitcombe (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Norman Von Nida (Aus). [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Cotton, Henry

Score

288

Prize money

£300

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the Spalding £1,250 Tournament (June 4-6). Second-placed and defending champion Dai Rees (Wales) finished 5 shots behind Henry Cotton (Eng). [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].

Category

Europe

Winner (holder)

Rees, Dai

Score

300

Prize money

£315

Title sponsor

Spalding

Played as the inaugural Spalding £1,500 Tournament (June 5-7). Second-placed Reg Whitcombe (Eng) and Henry Cotton (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Dai Rees (Wales). [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].

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