Month played May | Established 1930 Final year 1948 | |
The Southport Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the Southport area in North West England. It was founded in 1930 when it was sponsored by a Manchester newspaper, the Daily Dispatch. From 1931 it was sponsored by Dunlop and was known as the Dunlop-Southport Tournament, being jointly funded by Southport Corporation. The last event was played in 1948 when Southport Corporation withdrew their funding. It was replaced by the "Dunlop Tournament", played at various location in the United Kingdom. The tournament was played in May and was played over 72 holes of stroke play. Qualifying, over 36 holes, took place at local courses immediately before the tournament.
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Henry Cotton dominated the first six events, winning twice and being runner-up in the other four.
The 1939 event was cancelled because of difficulties finding suitable courses for qualifying and the event itself.
Dunlop Tournament
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.
Other Dunlop sponsored tournaments
Other Dunlop-sponsored events in Britain included the "Dunlop-Metropolitan Tournament" (1934–39) which was replaced by the Dunlop Masters from 1946−83.
Dunlop has sponsored many golf tournaments worldwide. The names of the various tournaments can be quite confusing: