Eric Lester
The main tournament wins for Eric Lester are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Europe
Pringle
Played as the Pringle PGA Seniors Championship (July 1-3). Second-placed Ken Bousfield (Eng) finished 4 shots behind 56-year-old Eric Lester (Eng), who recorded his first and only win on the British senior's circuit. [Lundin GC, Lundin Links, nr Leven, Fife].
Europe
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].
Europe
Swallow / Penfold
Played as the Swallow-Penfold Tournament. Second-placed Max Faulkner (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Eric Lester (Eng). [Royal Burgess GC, Barnton, nr Edinburgh].
Europe
Swallow
Played as the Swallow-Harrogate Match Play Tournament (for the 16 top players from the Swallow-Harrogate Stroke Play event; the two days of match play came directly after the strokeplay event). Lester (Eng) beat Antonio Cerda by 2 holes in the 18-hole final. [Oakdale GC, Harrogate, North Yorkshire].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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