Esso Golden Tournament

Esso Golden Tournament
Tournament information
Location Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England
Established 1961
Course(s) Moor Park Golf Club
Month played July/August
Final year 1967
Final champion
Kel Nagle and Peter Thomson (tie)
Moor Park Golf Club
Location in England

The Esso Golden Tournament was a golf tournament on the British PGA circuit from 1961 to 1967. It was played in a round-robin format at the Moor Park Golf Club in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England. The event was sponsored by Esso.[1] A similar round-robin tournament, the Penfold Professional Golf League, was played in 1938 and 1939, while the Goodall Palm Beach Round Robin, was played on the PGA Tour from 1938 to 1957.

There were 15 competitors in each tournament who played each of the other 14 in an 18-hole match play contest. Most matches were played as a three-ball with three players playing a match against one another, each player playing two distinct matches. Some matches were played as ordinary singles match play. Two points were awarded for each match won while halved matches earned one point.

Prize money for each tournament was £5,700. Players received £20 for each point won, a total of £4,200 for the 210 matches. In addition, the first four in the final table received prize money of £750, £400, £250 and £100.

Winners

Year Winner Country Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
1961 Dave Thomas
Peter Thomson
 Wales
 Australia
21 Tie 995
(each)
[2]
1962 Dave Thomas  Wales 19 1 point England Jimmy Hitchcock
Australia Kel Nagle
Australia Peter Thomson
1,130 [3]
1963 Kel Nagle  Australia 23 2 points England Bernard Hunt
Australia Peter Thomson
England Harry Weetman
1,210 [4]
1964 Peter Alliss  England 25 7 points Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr
Wales Dave Thomas
1,250 [5]
1965 George Will  Scotland 24 4 points Wales Dave Thomas 1,230 [6]
1966 Dave Thomas  Wales 23 2 points England Neil Coles 1,210 [7]
1967 Kel Nagle
Peter Thomson
 Australia
 Australia
20 Tie 975
(each)
[8]

The winner's share includes £20 won for each point.

References

  1. Horne, Cyril (23 August 1961). "Esso Golden Tournament – Unusual form for British event". Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2011-02-02.
  2. "Exciting finish to Esso tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 28 August 1961. p. 3.
  3. "Thomas wins Esso tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 30 July 1962. p. 4.
  4. "Great stroke earns Nagle victory". The Glasgow Herald. 29 July 1963. p. 8.
  5. "Alliss wins £1250 at Moor Park". The Glasgow Herald. 27 July 1964. p. 10.
  6. "Will's first success in big tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 26 July 1965. p. 4.
  7. "D C Thomas triumphs in Esso tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1966. p. 5.
  8. "Australians tie in Esso". The Glasgow Herald. 24 July 1967. p. 4.

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