Spalding Tournament
# Spalding Tournament

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. 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

| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1946 | Dai Rees | Wales | Old Course at St Andrews | 300 | 1 stroke | Henry Cotton Reg Whitcombe | 315 |
| 1947 | Henry Cotton | England | Old Course at St Andrews | 288 | 5 strokes | Dai Rees | 300 |
| 1948 | Norman Von Nida | Australia | Old Course at St Andrews | 289 | 2 strokes | Fred Bullock Reg Whitcombe | 300 |
| 1949 | Charlie Ward | England | Worthing Golf Club | 273 | 1 stroke | Jimmy Adams | 300 |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke | South Africa | Worthing Golf Club | 267 | 2 strokes | Dai Rees | 300 |
| 1951 | Jack Hargreaves | England | Worthing Golf Club | 281 | 3 strokes | John Panton | 300 |
| 1952 | Antonio Cerdá & Harry Weetman | Argentina England | Worthing Golf Club | 271 | Tie | Shared title | Shared 300 and 200 |
| 1953 | Bernard Hunt | England | Worthing Golf Club | 273 | 2 strokes | Jack Hargreaves | 300 |
| 1954 | Dai Rees | Wales | Moor Park Golf Club | 272 | 2 strokes | Eric Brown | 300 |
| 1955 | Cecil Denny | England | Moor Park Golf Club | 278 | 1 stroke | Eric Lester | 300 |
| 1956 | Christy O'Connor Snr & Harry Weetman | Ireland England | Moor Park Golf Club | 276 | Tie | Shared title | Shared 300 and 200 |
| 1957 | Bernard Hunt | England | Moor Park Golf Club | 278 | 3 strokes | Peter Alliss | 300 |
| 1958 | Frank Jowle | England | Moor Park Golf Club | 277 | 2 strokes | Harold Henning Arthur Lees | 300 |
| 1959 | Harold Henning & Eric Lester | South Africa England | Moor Park Golf Club | 278 | Tie | Shared title | Shared 300 and 200 |
| 1960 | Harry Weetman | England | Moor Park Golf Club | 273 | 5 strokes | Dai Rees | 500 |
