The Dunlop Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the United Kingdom from 1949 to 1961. It was replaced by the "Dunlop-Southport Tournament". It was sponsored by Dunlop. The last event was played in 1961 when Dunlop withdrew their funding, although they continued to support the Dunlop Masters. The tournament was generally played in early May, except in 1951 when it was played in April and 1961 which was played in late June and early July. and was played over 72 holes of stroke play. From 1950 to 1958 the tournament was played over 90 holes. The first two rounds were played on two different courses after which there was cut and the remaining three rounds were played on the main course.
Winners Year Winner Venue Score Marginof victory Runner(s)-up Winner'sshare (£) Ref1949 Max Faulkner Wentworth Club 287 2 strokes Sam King 350 1950 Bobby Locke Wentworth Club 353 2 strokes Charlie Ward 350 1951 Charlie Ward Little Aston Golf Club(and Sutton Coldfield Golf Club) 359 1 stroke Jimmy Adams 350 1952 Max Faulkner Sunningdale Golf Club 345 7 strokes Tom Haliburton 350 1953 Henry Cotton Wentworth Club 353 5 strokes Dai Rees 350 1954 Bobby Locke Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club(and Hesketh Golf Club) 361 1 stroke Antonio Cerdá 350 1955 Peter Alliss Wentworth Club 359 1 stroke Eric Brown 500 1956 Gary Player Sunningdale Golf Club 338 2 strokes Arthur Lees 500 1957 Ken Bousfield Southport and Ainsdale Golf Club(and Hesketh Golf Club) 353 2 strokes Syd Scott 500 1958 Peter Thomson Wentworth Club 348 3 strokes Harold Henning 500 1959 Peter Alliss Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club 280 1 stroke Henry Cotton Dai Rees 600 1960 Eric Brown Ralph Moffitt Gleneagles Hotel 273 Tie 1961 Kel Nagle Notts Golf Club 277 2 strokes Frank Phillips 1000
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