The Dunlop Cup was a series of annual professional golf tournaments held in Australia from 1930 to 1952. Four separate events were held each year, in New South Wales, South Australia, Queensland and Victoria. The tournaments were sponsored by Dunlop Perdriau Rubber Co., later renamed Dunlop Rubber Australia.
History Initially all four tournaments were played as match-play events over four days. There was a 36-hole stroke-play stage with the leading 8 playing 36-hole match-play. Later some states changed the format to 72-hole stroke-play over two days and later to 36 holes in a single day. After World War II, all events were contested as 36 holes of stroke-play on one day.
Ossie Walker won the Queensland event six times, matched by Ossie Pickworth who won the South Australian event six times in succession, although once he was a joint winner. Bruce Auld, Eric Cremin and Reg Want each won the event four times.
Winners New South Wales Year Winner Score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Venue Ref 1930 Tom Howard 1 up Billy Bolger The Australian 1931 Dan Soutar 4 & 3 Tom Howard Royal Sydney 1932 No tournament 1933 Frank Eyre 1 up Tom Heard The Australian 1934 Dan Soutar (2) 298 1 stroke Billy Bolger The Lakes 1935 Lou Kelly 285 1 stroke Billy Bolger Tom Howard The Australian 1936 Bill Holder 145 2 strokes Sam Richardson The Lakes 1937 Norman Von Nida 148 2 strokes Billy Bolger Sam Richardson Bonnie Doon 1938 Norman Von Nida (2) 142 1 stroke Eric Cremin Bonnie Doon 1939 Sam Richardson 147 Playoff Billy Bolger New South Wales 1940 Charlie Booth 140 1 stroke Billy Bolger The Lakes 1941 Fred Bolger 147 1 stroke Eric Cremin Alex Thompson Bonnie Doon 1942–1945: No tournament due to World War II 1946 Billy Bolger 146 1 stroke Lou Kelly Ossie Pickworth Concord 1947 Eric Cremin 144 3 strokes Sid Cowling Bonnie Doon 1948 Eric Cremin (2) 143 4 strokes Lou Kelly New South Wales 1949 Norman Von Nida (3) 145 1 stroke Bill Holder Manly 1950 Eric Cremin (3) 143 3 strokes Reg Want Pymble 1951 Eric Cremin (4) 142 6 strokes Kel Nagle The Lakes 1952 Len Woodward 138 2 strokes Kel Nagle Pennant Hills
Queensland Year Winner Score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Venue Ref 1930 Harry Sinclair 10 & 8 Leo Corry Brisbane 1931 Harry Sinclair (2) 3 & 2 Tom Southcombe Royal Queensland 1932 Jack Quarton 7 & 6 Harry Sinclair Goodna 1933 Ossie Walker w/o Peter Porter Brisbane 1934 Ossie Walker (2) 2 & 1 Jack Quarton Indooroopilly 1935 Ossie Walker (3) 1 up Eddie Anderson Victoria Park 1936 Arch McArthur 3 & 2 Alex Denholm Royal Queensland 1937 Eddie Anderson 2 & 1 Ossie Walker Brisbane 1938 Eddie Anderson (2) 7 & 6 Charlie Brown Gailes 1939 Ossie Walker (4) 7 & 5 Arthur Gazzard Victoria Park 1940 Reg Want 7 & 5 Ossie Stanley Indooroopilly 1941 Ossie Walker (5) 9 & 8 Eddie Anderson Royal Queensland 1942–1945: No tournament due to World War II 1946 Reg Want (2) 146 1 stroke Ossie Walker Indooroopilly 1947 Ossie Walker (6) 146 2 strokes Reg Want Brisbane 1948 Reg Want (3) 147 1 stroke Ossie Walker Peninsula 1949 Jack Brown 150 1 stroke Reg Want Gailes 1950 Doug Katterns 154 Playoff Arthur Gazzard Nudgee 1951 Doug Katterns (2) 141 2 strokes Jack Brown Virginia 1952 Reg Want (4) 139 1 stroke John Summersgill Victoria Park
South Australia Year Winner Score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Venue Ref 1930 Willie Harvey 1 up Rufus Stewart Royal Adelaide 1931 Ernie Bissett 2 & 1 Fergus McMahon Royal Adelaide 1932 Alf Toogood 2 & 1 Jimmy McLachlan Glenelg 1933 Fred Thompson 306 2 strokes Fergus McMahon Kooyonga 1934 Willie Harvey (2) 5 & 4 Rufus Stewart Royal Adelaide 1935 Fergus McMahon 6 & 4 Alf Toogood Kooyonga 1936 Fergus McMahon (2) 7 & 6 Rufus Stewart Glenelg 1937 Fergus McMahon (3) 6 & 5 Bill Robertson Royal Adelaide 1938 Bill Robertson 2 & 1 Fergus McMahon Kooyonga 1939 Bruce Auld 3 & 1 Rufus Stewart Royal Adelaide 1940 Rufus Stewart 5 & 4 Bruce Auld Kooyonga 1941 Rufus Stewart (2) 1 up Willie Harvey Royal Adelaide 1942–1945: No tournament due to World War II 1946 Willie Harvey (3) 150 2 strokes Bill Robertson Royal Adelaide 1947 Bruce Auld (2) 150 1 stroke Denis Denehey Glenelg 1948 Gordon Westthorp 156 2 strokes Willie Harvey Kooyonga 1949 Bruce Auld (3) 151 3 strokes Alex Bullock Denis Denehey Royal Adelaide 1950 Bruce Auld (4) 150 3 strokes Murray Crafter Kooyonga 1951 Murray Crafter 149 3 strokes Fred Thompson Glenelg 1952 Brian Crafter 156 3 strokes Jim Mills The Grange
Victoria Year Winner Score Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Venue Ref 1930 Reg Jupp 4 & 3 Arthur Spence Commonwealth 1931 Bill Fowler 11 & 10 Don Thomson Yarra Yarra 1932 Ted Naismith 5 & 4 Don Thomson Victoria 1933 Horace Boorer 7 & 6 Hugh Thomson Kingston Heath 1934 Ted Naismith (2) 294 7 strokes Ron Harris Royal Melbourne 1935 Ted Naismith (3) 299 3 strokes Ron Harris Reg Jupp Metropolitan 1936 Ernie Wood 146 3 strokes George Naismith Commonwealth 1937 Ernie Wood (2) 146 2 strokes Horace Boorer Ron Harris Kingston Heath 1938 Ron Harris 144 6 strokes Viv Billings Ted Naismith Metropolitan 1939 Charlie Conners Kingston Heath 1940 Don Walker 147 1 stroke George Jordan Royal Melbourne 1941 Martin Smith 146 1 stroke Ted Naismith Metropolitan 1942–1945: No tournament due to World War II 1946 No tournament 1947 Ossie Pickworth 294 4 strokes Ted Naismith Commonwealth 1948 Ossie Pickworth (2) 144 1 stroke Bill Clifford Kingswood 1949 Ossie Pickworth (3) 149 4 strokes Colin Campbell Metropolitan 1950 Ossie Pickworth (4) 138 12 strokes Martin Smith Yarra Yarra 1951 Ossie Pickworth (5) 150 2 strokes Jack Harris Commonwealth 1952 Ossie Pickworth (6) Peter Thomson 141 Tied Kew
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