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].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
The Dutch: "It's no' just a game", as they say in Scotland, and that's certainly true at The Dutch. With 5-star services throughout, a lavishly comfortable Loch Lomond-inspired clubhouse, and a superbly designed and presented golf course, one could not ask for more from this top-end private club.
Join us at The Dutch from August 21–24 for the Festival of Golf, featuring the HotelPlanner Tour. Experience four days of top-tier sport, live music, incredible food, and unexpected surprises. Explore the grounds, connect with others, embrace new challenges, and dive into an unforgettable celebration. Click here to buy tickets.
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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