Sprite Tournament

Sprite Tournament

Tournament information
Location	Croydon, Surrey, England
Established	1959
Course(s)	Selsdon Park Golf Club
Month played	July
Final year	1960
Final champion
Harold Henning

Selsdon Park Golf Club

Location in England

The Sprite Tournament was a professional golf tournament played at Selsdon Park Golf Club, Surrey, England in 1959 and 1960. The 1960 event was called the Sprite International.

In the 1959 event the first 36 holes were also played as a pro-am better ball. The 1960 event was preceded by a 27-hole pro-am better-ball event.

Winners

Year	Winner	Country	Score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
Sprite Tournament
1959	Ken Bousfield	England	275	1 stroke	John Panton	500	[1]
Sprite International
1960	Harold Henning	South Africa	280	Playoff (1st hole)	Peter Alliss Gary Player	500	[2]

References

1. "Bousfield wins Sprite event by a stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 20 July 1959. p. 7.
2. "Henning wins Sprite event in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1960. p. 3.