Lotus Tournament

Lotus Tournament

Tournament information
Location	England
Established	1946
Final year	1952
Final champion
Bobby Locke

The Lotus Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in England. It was held annually from 1946 to 1952. Total prize money was £1500.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Venue	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
1946	Reg Whitcombe	England	Stoke Poges Golf Club	280	4 strokes	Tom Haliburton	350	[1]
1947	Norman Von Nida	Australia	Notts Golf Club	280	5 strokes	Dai Rees	350	[2]
1948	Norman Von Nida	Australia	Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club	271	2 strokes	Dai Rees	350	[3]
1949	Max Faulkner	England	Little Aston Golf Club	277	1 stroke	Charlie Ward	350	[4]
1950	Fred Daly	Northern Ireland	Moortown Golf Club	278	1 stroke	Bobby Locke	350	[5]
1951	Charlie Ward	England	Stoneham Golf Club	270	3 strokes	Bobby Locke	350	[6]
1952	Bobby Locke	South Africa	Moor Park Golf Club	266	8 strokes	Harry Bradshaw	350	[7]

References

1. "R A Whitcombe wins £1500 test". The Glasgow Herald. 12 August 1946. p. 6.
2. "Von Nida's £2925 in prize money". The Glasgow Herald. 9 August 1947. p. 6.
3. "Von Nida's magnificent performance". The Glasgow Herald. 4 September 1948. p. 4.
4. "Faulkner wins Lotus golf". The Glasgow Herald. 3 September 1949. p. 2.
5. "Daly's exciting win in Lotus golf". The Glasgow Herald. 2 September 1950. p. 2.
6. "The Lotus Tournament won by C H Ward". The Times. 1 September 1951. p. 2.
7. "Locke equals British golf record". The Glasgow Herald. 16 August 1952. p. 2.