News Chronicle Tournament

News Chronicle Tournament

Tournament information
Location	Brighton, England
Established	1937
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 1937 to 1951.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
1937	Ernest Whitcombe	England	East Brighton Golf Club	268	2 strokes	Sam King	200	[1]
1938	Reg Whitcombe	England	East Brighton Golf Club	300	2 strokes	Don Curtis Cecil Denny Arthur Lacey Herbert Rhodes	200	[2]
1939	Alf Padgham	England	East Brighton Golf Club	279	5 strokes	Percy Alliss Bill Cox	200	[3]
1940–44: No tournament due to World War II
1945	Henry Cotton	England	Hollingbury Park Golf Club	301	4 strokes	Percy Alliss Arthur Havers		[4]
1946	Norman Von Nida	Australia	Hollingbury Park Golf Club	283	1 stroke	John Burton		[5]
1947	Dai Rees	Wales	Hollingbury Park Golf Club	275	5 strokes	Arthur Harrison	350	[6]
1948	Allan Dailey	Scotland	Hollingbury Park Golf Club	280	Tie		Shared 350 and 150	[7]
	Reg Horne	England
1949	Dick Burton	England	Hollingbury Park Golf Club	266	12 strokes	Jimmy Adams	350	[8]
1950	Dai Rees	Wales	Hollingbury Park Golf Club	277	8 strokes	Ken Bousfield	350	[9]
1951	Ken Bousfield	England	Hollingbury Park Golf Club	279	1 stroke	Jack Hargreaves Norman Von Nida	350	[10]

References

1. "A record low aggregate – E R Whitcombe wins Brighton tourney". The Glasgow Herald. 28 August 1937. p. 3.
2. "Open Champion proves himself – R A Whitcombe's triumph in gale – Young Scot's golfers lapse". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1938. p. 16.
3. "Padgham wins at his ease – Five strokes in hand at Brighton". The Glasgow Herald. 19 August 1939. p. 17.
4. "Henry Cotton wins Brighton stroke competition". The Glasgow Herald. 25 August 1945. p. 4.
5. "Australian's wins tournament win". The Glasgow Herald. 24 August 1946. p. 4.
6. "D J Rees wins £1500 golf tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 22 August 1947. p. 2.
7. "Exciting golf finish". The Glasgow Herald. 20 August 1948. p. 2.
8. "British record for Burton". The Glasgow Herald. 19 August 1949. p. 9.
9. "Rees's 68 in storn for Brighton first prize". The Glasgow Herald. 18 August 1950. p. 9.
10. "Von Nida's bid fails". The Glasgow Herald. 7 May 1951. p. 6.