Daks Tournament

The Daks Tournament was an important professional golf tournament held in England from 1950 to 1971 and was generally held in early June. 17 of the 22 events were held at the Wentworth Club. Neil Coles enjoyed considerable success in the event winning the tournament four times and being a runner-up on four occasions. The tournament was sponsored by DAKS.

Daks Tournament
Tournament information
LocationEngland
Established1950
Final year1971
Final champion
Neil Coles and Brian Huggett

Winners
YearWinnerCountryVenueScoreMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
1950Norman Sutton EnglandRoyal Mid-Surrey Golf Club2723 strokes Flory Van Donck400[1]
1951John Panton ScotlandSunningdale Golf Club2823 strokes Bobby Locke400[2]
1952Fred Daly Northern IrelandWentworth Club2802 strokes Jack Hargreaves400[3]
1953Dai Rees WalesWentworth Club2801 stroke Tom Haliburton
Flory Van Donck		400[4]
1954Peter Alliss EnglandLittle Aston Golf Club2791 stroke Bobby Locke400[5]
1955John Pritchett EnglandSunningdale Golf Club2752 strokes Dai Rees600[6]
1956Trevor Wilkes South AfricaWentworth Club2769 strokes Eric Brown
Tom Haliburton
Peter Mills		600[7]
1957Bobby Locke South AfricaWentworth Club2813 strokes Eric Brown
Bernard Hunt		600[8]
1958Harold Henning
Peter Thomson		 South Africa
 Australia		Wentworth Club275TieShared titleShared 1000
and 400		[9]
1959Christy O'Connor Snr IrelandWentworth Club2743 strokes Peter Mills1000[10]
1960Peter Thomson AustraliaWentworth Club2792 strokes Tom Haliburton
Jimmy Hitchcock		1000[11]
1961Bernard Hunt EnglandWentworth Club2791 stroke Neil Coles1000[12]
1962Bob Charles
Dai Rees		 New Zealand
 Wales		Wentworth Club278TieShared titleShared 1000
and 500		[13]
1963Peter Alliss
Neil Coles		 England
 England		Wentworth Club280TieShared titleShared 1000
and 500		[14]
1964Neil Coles EnglandWentworth Club2821 stroke Peter Thomson1000[15]
1965Peter Thomson AustraliaWentworth Club2754 strokes Guy Wolstenholme1000[16]
1966Hugh Boyle IrelandWentworth Club2861 stroke Neil Coles
Dai Rees
Dave Thomas		1000[17]
1967Malcolm Gregson EnglandWentworth Club2792 strokes Neil Coles1000[18]
1968Malcolm Gregson EnglandWentworth Club2841 stroke Neil Coles1000[19]
1969Brian Huggett WalesWentworth Club2892 strokes Bernard Gallacher1000[20]
1970Neil Coles EnglandWentworth Club2813 strokes Peter Wilcock1000[21]
1971Neil Coles
Brian Huggett		 England
 Wales		South Herts Golf Club284TieShared titleShared 1000
and 650		[22]

References
  1. "N Sutton wins "Daks" golf". The Glasgow Herald. 5 August 1950. p. 6.
  2. "Panton wins tournament by 3 strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 19 May 1951. p. 6.
  3. "First prize to F Daly". The Glasgow Herald. 28 June 1952. p. 2.
  4. "First prize for Rees". The Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1953. p. 2.
  5. "Daks tournament victory for Peter Alliss". The Glasgow Herald. 26 June 1954. p. 9.
  6. "Assistant golfer's success". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1955. p. 9.
  7. "Young South African's "Daks" victory". The Glasgow Herald. 18 June 1956. p. 11.
  8. "Locke beats brown by three strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1957. p. 9.
  9. "Thomson and Henning tie in Daks event". The Glasgow Herald. 16 June 1958. p. 9.
  10. "Daks victory for O'Connor". The Glasgow Herald. 15 June 1959. p. 6.
  11. "Thomson wins Daks event". The Glasgow Herald. 13 June 1960. p. 4.
  12. "Hunt's brilliant finish". The Glasgow Herald. 12 June 1961. p. 5.
  13. "Rees tied with Charles". The Glasgow Herald. 11 June 1962. p. 3.
  14. "Daks tournament ends in tie". The Glasgow Herald. 17 June 1963. p. 11.
  15. "Coles wins Daks by stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 8 June 1964. p. 4.
  16. "Thomson's four stroke win in Daks". The Glasgow Herald. 7 June 1965. p. 4.
  17. "Boyle steals home in Daks tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 6 June 1966. p. 4.
  18. "Gregson wins Daks with sparkling finish". The Glasgow Herald. 5 June 1967. p. 8.
  19. "Gregson again comes from behind to win". The Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1968. p. 4.
  20. "Huggett edges out Gallacher over closing two holes". The Glasgow Herald. 2 June 1969. p. 5.
  21. "Coles holds off challenge". The Glasgow Herald. 1 June 1970. p. 5.
  22. "Huggett and Coles in tie". The Glasgow Herald. 7 June 1971. p. 10.
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