Southport & Ainsdale
The main tournaments played at Southport & Ainsdale are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.
Europe
Utd Friendly
Played as the United Friendly Tournament (Aug 2-5). Second-placed Jane Forrest (Eng) and Dale Reid (Scot) finished 4 shots behind Ehrnlund (Swe). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Pretty Polly
Played as the Pretty Polly Women's British Open (July 26-29). Second-placed Michelle "Mickey" Walker (Eng) finished 3 shots behind Sheard (RSA). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop Tournament (played over 90 holes). Second-placed Syd Scott (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Bousfield (Eng). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Swallow / Penfold
Played as the Swallow-Penfold Tournament. Second-placed Syd Scott (Eng) and Eric Brown (Scot) finished 2 shots behind Christy O'Connor (Ire), who became the first player to win £1,000 for a golf tournament played in Europe. [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop 2000 Guineas Tournament (played over 90 holes). Second-placed Antonio Cerda (Arg) finished 1 shot behind Locke (S Africa). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Teacher's
Played as the inaugural Teacher International Senior Professional Championship (Jun 30-July 1; 36-hole match between the US PGA Senior Champion and a leading British senior professional; for the unofficial title of world senior professional champion). Sarazen (USA) beat Percy Alliss (Eng) 4 and 3. [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop-Southport £2000 Tournament. Fred Daly (N.Ire) beat Ted McNeill (N.Ire) by 10 shots in a 36-hole playoff (Daly 141, McNeill 151). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop-Southport £2000 Tournament (for the first time since 1938 due to WW2). Second-placed Norman Von Nida (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Faulkner (Eng). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop-Southport £1600 Tournament (for the last time until 1946 due to WW2). Second-placed Arthur Lees (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Curtis (Eng). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Team Events
PGA / PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (6th) (June 29/30; played for the last time until 1947). USA vs Great Britain. Ten top professionals per team competing over two days in a total of four foursome matches and eight singles. Non-playing captain: Walter Hagen (USA); playing captain: Charles Whitcombe (Eng/GB). The GB team comprised one Welsh player and nine Englishmen. [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Overall result: USA 8, GB 4.
Wednesday singles (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Alf Padgham (Eng) lost to Ralph Guldahl 8&7; Sam King (Eng) halved with Denny Shute; Dai Rees (Wales) bt Byron Nelson 3&1; Henry Cotton (Eng) bt Tony Manero 5&3; Percy Alliss (Eng) lost to Gene Sarazen 1 hole; Dick Burton (Eng) lost to Sam Snead 5&4; Alf Perry (Eng) lost to Ed Dudley 2&1; Arthur Lacey (Eng) lost to Henry Picard 2&1. // Johnny Revolta (USA), Bill Cox (Eng) and Charles Whitcombe (Eng) did not play in the singles; Horton Smith (USA) did not play in any of the matches.
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop-Southport £1600 Tournament. Second-placed Dick Burton (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Padgham (Eng). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Amateur
LGU
The Ladies' British Open Amateur Championship (39th). Barton (Eng) beat Bridgett Newell (Eng) 5 and 3 in the final. [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop-Southport Tournament. Second-placed Henry Cotton (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Padgham (Eng). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop-Southport 1500 Guineas Tournament. Second-placed Ernest Whitcombe (Eng), Willie Nolan (Ire) and defending champion Henry Cotton (Eng) finished 1 shot behind Davies (Eng). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Team Events
PGA / PGA of Am
The Ryder Cup (4th) (June 26/27). USA vs Great Britain. Ten top professionals per team competing over two days in a total of four foursome matches and eight singles. Non-playing captain: J.H. Taylor (Eng/GB); playing captain: Walter Hagen (USA). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Overall result: GB 6.5, USA 5.5.
Tuesday singles (eight 36-hole matches; home player stated first): Al Padgham (Eng) lost to Gene Sarazen 6&4; Abe Mitchell (Eng) bt Olin Dutra 9&8; Arthur Lacey (Eng) lost to Walter Hagen 2&1; Bill Davies (Eng) lost to Craig Wood 4&3; Percy Alliss (Eng) bt Paul Runyan 2&1; Arthur Havers (Eng) bt Leo Diegel 4&3; Syd Easterbrook (Eng) bt Denny Shute 1 hole; Charles Whitcombe (Eng) lost to Horton Smith 2&1. // Allan Dailey (Scot), Alf Perry (Eng), Billy Burke (USA) and Ed Dudley (USA) did not play in the singles.
Europe
Dunlop
Played as the Dunlop-Southport 1500 Guineas Tournament. Second-placed and defending champion Archie Compston (Eng) finished 2 shots behind Cotton (Eng). [Southport & Ainsdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
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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