Dunlop Cup (Australia)

Dunlop Cup
Tournament information
LocationAustralia
Established1930
Final year1952

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 of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref
1930 Australia Tom Howard 1 up Australia Billy Bolger The Australian [1]
1931 Australia Dan Soutar 4 & 3 Australia Tom Howard Royal Sydney [2]
1932 No tournament
1933 Australia Frank Eyre 1 up Australia Tom Heard The Australian [3]
1934 Australia Dan Soutar (2) 298 1 stroke Australia Billy Bolger The Lakes [4]
1935 Australia Lou Kelly 285 1 stroke Australia Billy Bolger
Australia Tom Howard		 The Australian [5]
1936 Australia Bill Holder 145 2 strokes Australia Sam Richardson The Lakes [6]
1937 Australia Norman Von Nida 148 2 strokes Australia Billy Bolger
Australia Sam Richardson		 Bonnie Doon [7]
1938 Australia Norman Von Nida (2) 142 1 stroke Australia Eric Cremin Bonnie Doon [8]
1939 Australia Sam Richardson 147 Playoff[a] Australia Billy Bolger New South Wales [9]
1940 Australia Charlie Booth 140 1 stroke Australia Billy Bolger The Lakes [10]
1941 Australia Fred Bolger 147 1 stroke Australia Eric Cremin
Australia Alex Thompson		 Bonnie Doon [11]
1942–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1946 Australia Billy Bolger 146 1 stroke Australia Lou Kelly
Australia Ossie Pickworth		 Concord [12]
1947 Australia Eric Cremin 144 3 strokes Australia Sid Cowling Bonnie Doon [13]
1948 Australia Eric Cremin (2) 143 4 strokes Australia Lou Kelly New South Wales [14]
1949 Australia Norman Von Nida (3) 145 1 stroke Australia Bill Holder Manly [15]
1950 Australia Eric Cremin (3) 143 3 strokes Australia Reg Want Pymble [16]
1951 Australia Eric Cremin (4) 142 6 strokes Australia Kel Nagle The Lakes [17]
1952 Australia Len Woodward 138 2 strokes Australia Kel Nagle Pennant Hills [18]

Queensland

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref
1930 Australia Harry Sinclair 10 & 8 Australia Leo Corry Brisbane [19]
1931 Australia Harry Sinclair (2) 3 & 2 Australia Tom Southcombe Royal Queensland [20]
1932 Australia Jack Quarton 7 & 6 Australia Harry Sinclair Goodna [21]
1933 Australia Ossie Walker w/o Australia Peter Porter Brisbane [22]
1934 Australia Ossie Walker (2) 2 & 1 Australia Jack Quarton Indooroopilly [23]
1935 Australia Ossie Walker (3) 1 up Australia Eddie Anderson Victoria Park [24]
1936 Australia Arch McArthur 3 & 2 Australia Alex Denholm Royal Queensland [25]
1937 Australia Eddie Anderson 2 & 1 Australia Ossie Walker Brisbane [26]
1938 Australia Eddie Anderson (2) 7 & 6 Australia Charlie Brown Gailes [27]
1939 Australia Ossie Walker (4) 7 & 5 Australia Arthur Gazzard Victoria Park [28]
1940 Australia Reg Want 7 & 5 Australia Ossie Stanley Indooroopilly [29]
1941 Australia Ossie Walker (5) 9 & 8 Australia Eddie Anderson Royal Queensland [30]
1942–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1946 Australia Reg Want (2) 146 1 stroke Australia Ossie Walker Indooroopilly [31]
1947 Australia Ossie Walker (6) 146 2 strokes Australia Reg Want Brisbane [32]
1948 Australia Reg Want (3) 147 1 stroke Australia Ossie Walker Peninsula [33]
1949 Australia Jack Brown 150 1 stroke Australia Reg Want Gailes [34]
1950 Australia Doug Katterns 154 Playoff[b] Australia Arthur Gazzard Nudgee [35]
1951 Australia Doug Katterns (2) 141 2 strokes Australia Jack Brown Virginia [36]
1952 Australia Reg Want (4) 139 1 stroke Australia John Summersgill Victoria Park [37]

South Australia

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref
1930 Scotland Willie Harvey 1 up Australia Rufus Stewart Royal Adelaide [38]
1931 Scotland Ernie Bissett 2 & 1 Australia Fergus McMahon Royal Adelaide [39]
1932 Australia Alf Toogood 2 & 1 Australia Jimmy McLachlan Glenelg [40]
1933 Australia Fred Thompson 306 2 strokes Australia Fergus McMahon Kooyonga [41]
1934 Scotland Willie Harvey (2) 5 & 4 Australia Rufus Stewart Royal Adelaide [42]
1935 Australia Fergus McMahon 6 & 4 Australia Alf Toogood Kooyonga [43]
1936 Australia Fergus McMahon (2) 7 & 6 Australia Rufus Stewart Glenelg [44]
1937 Australia Fergus McMahon (3) 6 & 5 Australia Bill Robertson Royal Adelaide [45]
1938 Australia Bill Robertson 2 & 1 Australia Fergus McMahon Kooyonga [46]
1939 Australia Bruce Auld 3 & 1 Australia Rufus Stewart Royal Adelaide [47]
1940 Australia Rufus Stewart 5 & 4 Australia Bruce Auld Kooyonga [48]
1941 Australia Rufus Stewart (2) 1 up Scotland Willie Harvey Royal Adelaide [49]
1942–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1946 Scotland Willie Harvey (3) 150 2 strokes Australia Bill Robertson Royal Adelaide [50]
1947 Australia Bruce Auld (2) 150 1 stroke Australia Denis Denehey Glenelg [51]
1948 Australia Gordon Westthorp 156 2 strokes Scotland Willie Harvey Kooyonga [52]
1949 Australia Bruce Auld (3) 151 3 strokes Australia Alex Bullock
Australia Denis Denehey		 Royal Adelaide [53]
1950 Australia Bruce Auld (4) 150 3 strokes Australia Murray Crafter Kooyonga [54]
1951 Australia Murray Crafter 149 3 strokes Australia Fred Thompson Glenelg [55]
1952 Australia Brian Crafter 156 3 strokes Australia Jim Mills The Grange [56]

Victoria

Year Winner Score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref
1930 Australia Reg Jupp 4 & 3 Australia Arthur Spence Commonwealth [57]
1931 Australia Bill Fowler 11 & 10 Australia Don Thomson Yarra Yarra [58]
1932 Australia Ted Naismith 5 & 4 Australia Don Thomson Victoria [59]
1933 Australia Horace Boorer 7 & 6 Australia Hugh Thomson Kingston Heath [60]
1934 Australia Ted Naismith (2) 294 7 strokes Australia Ron Harris Royal Melbourne [61]
1935 Australia Ted Naismith (3) 299 3 strokes Australia Ron Harris
Australia Reg Jupp		 Metropolitan [62]
1936 Australia Ernie Wood 146 3 strokes Australia George Naismith Commonwealth [63]
1937 Australia Ernie Wood (2) 146 2 strokes Australia Horace Boorer
Australia Ron Harris		 Kingston Heath [64]
1938 Australia Ron Harris 144 6 strokes Australia Viv Billings
Australia Ted Naismith		 Metropolitan [65]
1939 Australia Charlie Conners Kingston Heath [66]
1940 Australia Don Walker 147 1 stroke Australia George Jordan Royal Melbourne [67]
1941 Australia Martin Smith 146 1 stroke Australia Ted Naismith Metropolitan [68]
1942–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1946 No tournament
1947 Australia Ossie Pickworth 294 4 strokes Australia Ted Naismith Commonwealth [69]
1948 Australia Ossie Pickworth (2) 144 1 stroke Australia Bill Clifford Kingswood [70]
1949 Australia Ossie Pickworth (3) 149 4 strokes Australia Colin Campbell Metropolitan [71]
1950 Australia Ossie Pickworth (4) 138 12 strokes Australia Martin Smith Yarra Yarra [72]
1951 Australia Ossie Pickworth (5) 150 2 strokes Australia Jack Harris Commonwealth [73]
1952 Australia Ossie Pickworth (6)
Australia Peter Thomson		 141 Tied Kew [74]
  1. ^ Richardson won the 9-hole playoff by 2 strokes
  2. ^ Katterns won the 9-hole playoff by 1 stroke

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