Slazenger Trophy
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1956 |
| Format | Team match play |
| Final year | 1956 |
| Final champion | |
| Great Britain and Ireland | |
The Slazenger Trophy was a men's professional team golf competition; one team representing Great Britain and Ireland, the other team representing the British Commonwealth and Empire. It was played just once, in 1956.
Format
[edit | edit source]The cup was contested over two days with four 36-hole foursomes on the first day and eight 36-hole singles matches on the second day.
History
[edit | edit source]The match was played on 20 and 21 July 1956 at Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich. The match was organised by the Golf Society of Great Britain.[1][2] Most of the Commonwealth and Empire team had been in England to play in the Canada Cup at the end of June.
Result
[edit | edit source]| Year | Dates | Venue | Winners | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 20–21 July | Prince's Golf Club, Sandwich, England | Great Britain and Ireland | 7–5 | [3][4] |
Appearances
[edit | edit source]The following are those who played in the match.
Great Britain and Ireland
[edit | edit source]- Republic of Ireland Harry Bradshaw
- England Bill Branch
- England Max Faulkner
- England Arthur Lees
- England Eric Lester
- Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr
- Wales Dai Rees
- England Syd Scott
- England Norman Sutton
- England Harry Weetman
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Commonwealth and Empire
[edit | edit source]- New Zealand Frank Buckler
- Australia Bruce Crampton
- South Africa Bobby Locke
- Australia Frank Phillips
- South Africa Gary Player
- New Zealand Ernie Southerden
- Australia Peter Thomson
- Australia Norman Von Nida
- South Africa Trevor Wilkes
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The Australian Bill Shankland was in the Commonwealth and Empire team but did not play in any matches.[5]
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