Slazenger Trophy

Slazenger Trophy

Tournament information
Established	1956
Format	Team match play
Final year	1956
Final champion
Great Britain and Ireland

The Slazenger Trophy was a men's professional team golf competition; one team representing Great Britain and Ireland, the other team representing the British Commonwealth and Empire. It was played just once, in 1956.

Format

The cup was contested over two days with four 36-hole foursomes on the first day and eight 36-hole singles matches on the second day.

History

The match was played on 20 and 21 July 1956 at Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich. The match was organised by the Golf Society of Great Britain.^[1][2]

Result

Year	Dates	Venue	Winners	Score	Ref
1956	20–21 July	Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich, England	Great Britain and Ireland	7–5	[3][4]

Appearances

The following are those who played in the match.

Great Britain and Ireland

• Harry Bradshaw
• Bill Branch
• Max Faulkner
• Arthur Lees
• Eric Lester
• Christy O'Connor Snr
• Dai Rees
• Syd Scott
• Norman Sutton
• Harry Weetman

Commonwealth and Empire

• Frank Buckler
• Bruce Crampton
• Bobby Locke
• Frank Phillips
• Gary Player
• Ernie Southerden
• Peter Thomson
• Norman Von Nida
• Trevor Wilkes

The Australian Bill Shankland was in the Commonwealth and Empire team but did not play in any matches.^[5]

References

1. "Splendid golf by the commonwealth – Foursomes halved in match against Britain". The Times. 21 July 1956. p. 3.
2. Clear Design Consultancy Limited. "Mullock's Auctions - &quotRare 1956 Golfing Society of Great Britain Slazenger...". mullocksauctions.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
3. "Sides level at Sandwich – Empire recovery". The Glasgow Herald. 21 July 1956. p. 2.
4. "Faulkner's defeat of Thomson". The Glasgow Herald. 23 July 1956. p. 7.
5. "Strong pairing at Sandwich – Great Britain play Commonwealth". The Times. 18 July 1956. p. 5.