The News Chronicle Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the Brighton area. It was a fixture on the British PGA tournament circuit from 1936 to 1951.
Winners Year Winner Score Marginof victory Runner(s)-up Winner'sshare (£) Venue Ref 1936 Don Curtis 283 1 stroke Dick Burton Dai Rees 200 East Brighton 1937 Ernest Whitcombe 268 2 strokes Sam King 200 East Brighton 1938 Reg Whitcombe 300 2 strokes Don Curtis Cecil Denny Arthur Lacey Herbert Rhodes 200 East Brighton 1939 Alf Padgham 279 5 strokes Percy Alliss Bill Cox 200 East Brighton 1940–44: No tournament due to World War II 1945 Henry Cotton 301 4 strokes Percy Alliss Arthur Havers Hollingbury Park 1946 Norman Von Nida 283 1 stroke John Burton Hollingbury Park 1947 Dai Rees 275 5 strokes Arthur Harrison 350 Hollingbury Park 1948 Allan Dailey 280 Tie Shared 350and 150 Hollingbury Park Reg Horne 1949 Dick Burton 266 12 strokes Jimmy Adams 350 Hollingbury Park 1950 Dai Rees 277 8 strokes Ken Bousfield 350 Hollingbury Park 1951 Ken Bousfield 279 1 stroke Jack Hargreaves Norman Von Nida 350 Hollingbury Park
References