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.
Winners Year Winner Country Venue Score Marginof victory Runner(s)-up Winner'sshare (£) Ref 1950 Norman Sutton Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club 272 3 strokes Flory Van Donck 400 1951 John Panton Sunningdale Golf Club 282 3 strokes Bobby Locke 400 1952 Fred Daly Wentworth Club 280 2 strokes 400 1953 Dai Rees Wentworth Club 280 1 stroke Tom Haliburton Flory Van Donck 400 1954 Peter Alliss Little Aston Golf Club 279 1 stroke Bobby Locke 400 1955 John Pritchett Sunningdale Golf Club 275 2 strokes Dai Rees 600 1956 Trevor Wilkes Wentworth Club 276 9 strokes Eric Brown Tom Haliburton Peter Mills 600 1957 Bobby Locke Wentworth Club 281 3 strokes Eric Brown Bernard Hunt 600 1958 Harold HenningPeter Thomson Wentworth Club 275 Tie Shared title Shared 1000and 400 1959 Wentworth Club 274 3 strokes Peter Mills 1000 1960 Peter Thomson Wentworth Club 279 2 strokes Tom Haliburton Jimmy Hitchcock 1000 1961 Bernard Hunt Wentworth Club 279 1 stroke Neil Coles 1000 1962 Bob CharlesDai Rees Wentworth Club 278 Tie Shared title Shared 1000and 500 1963 Peter AllissNeil Coles Wentworth Club 280 Tie Shared title Shared 1000and 500 1964 Neil Coles Wentworth Club 282 1 stroke Peter Thomson 1000 1965 Peter Thomson Wentworth Club 275 4 strokes 1000 1966 Hugh Boyle Wentworth Club 286 1 stroke Neil Coles Dai Rees Dave Thomas 1000 1967 Malcolm Gregson Wentworth Club 279 2 strokes Neil Coles 1000 1968 Malcolm Gregson Wentworth Club 284 1 stroke Neil Coles 1000 1969 Brian Huggett Wentworth Club 289 2 strokes Bernard Gallacher 1000 1970 Neil Coles Wentworth Club 281 3 strokes Peter Wilcock 1000 1971 Neil ColesBrian Huggett South Herts Golf Club 284 Tie Shared title Shared 1000and 650
References
External links Results on where2golf.com