{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{infobox golf tournament | name = Daks Tournament | image = | caption = | location = England | establishment = 1950 | course = | par = | yardage = | lang = uk | org = | tour = | format = | purse = | month_played = <!-- use if still played --> | final_year = 1971 | aggregate = | to-par = | score = <!-- only use for match play --> | final_champion = {{flagicon|England}} Neil Coles and {{flagicon|Wales}} Brian Huggett }}
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== {| class="wikitable" !Year !! Winner !! Country !! Venue !! Score !! Margin<br />of victory !! Runner(s)-up !! Winner's<br />share (£) !! Ref |- | 1950 || Norman Sutton || {{ENG}} || Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club || align=center|272 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|BEL}} Flory Van Donck || align=center|400 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Uk1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nJAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4760%2C2638364 |title=N Sutton wins "Daks" golf |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=5 August 1950 |page=6}}</ref> |- | 1951 || John Panton || {{SCO}} || Sunningdale Golf Club || align=center|282 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Bobby Locke || align=center|400 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I0tAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uogMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5332%2C1615181 |title=Panton wins tournament by 3 strokes |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=19 May 1951 |page=6}}</ref> |- | 1952 || Fred Daly || {{nowrap|{{NIR}}}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|280 || 2 strokes || {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Hargreaves}} || align=center|400 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E01AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z5EMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4921%2C5636230 |title=First prize to F Daly |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=28 June 1952 |page=2}}</ref> |- | 1953 || Dai Rees || {{WAL}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|280 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|SCO}} Tom Haliburton<br />{{flagicon|BEL}} Flory Van Donck || align=center|400 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ckZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=woQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1387%2C1877043 |title=First prize for Rees |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=13 June 1953 |page=2}}</ref> |- | 1954 || Peter Alliss || {{ENG}} || Little Aston Golf Club || align=center|279 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Bobby Locke || align=center|400 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PTxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UVkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4059%2C6471515 |title=Daks tournament victory for Peter Alliss |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=26 June 1954 |page=9}}</ref> |- | 1955 || John Pritchett || {{ENG}} || Sunningdale Golf Club || align=center|275 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|WAL}} Dai Rees || align=center|600 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t3VDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZVkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6302%2C4980424 |title=Assistant golfer's success |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=11 June 1955 |page=9}}</ref> |- | 1956 || Trevor Wilkes || {{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|276 || 9 strokes || {{flagicon|SCO}} Eric Brown<br />{{flagicon|SCO}} Tom Haliburton<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Mills || align=center|600 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A51AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gJgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3322%2C6160254 |title=Young South African's "Daks" victory |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=18 June 1956 |page=11}}</ref> |- | 1957 || Bobby Locke || {{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|281 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|SCO}} Eric Brown<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Bernard Hunt || align=center|600 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aH5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1945%2C6079351 |title=Locke beats brown by three strokes |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=17 June 1957 |page=9}}</ref> |- | 1958 || Harold Henning<br />Peter Thomson || {{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}}<br />{{AUS}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|275 || Tie ||align=center|Shared title || align=center|Shared 1000<br />and 400 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wSs1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=1qULAAAAIBAJ&pg=2638%2C5667621 |title=Thomson and Henning tie in Daks event |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=16 June 1958 |page=9}}</ref> |- | 1959 || {{nowrap|Christy O'Connor Snr}} || {{IRL}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|274 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Mills || align=center|1000 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ynZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cqMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2910%2C5890865 |title=Daks victory for O'Connor |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=15 June 1959 |page=6}}</ref> |- | 1960 || Peter Thomson || {{AUS}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|279 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|SCO}} Tom Haliburton<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Hitchcock || align=center|1000 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GHhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qJsMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2075%2C5923015 |title=Thomson wins Daks event |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=13 June 1960 |page=4}}</ref> |- | 1961 || Bernard Hunt || {{ENG}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|279 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles || align=center|1000 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dBk1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TKYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=2133%2C1846486 |title=Hunt's brilliant finish |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=12 June 1961 |page=5}}</ref> |- | 1962 || Bob Charles<br />Dai Rees || {{NZL}}<br />{{WAL}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|278 || Tie ||align=center|Shared title || align=center|Shared 1000<br />and 500 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SX1AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2054%2C6565410 |title=Rees tied with Charles |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=11 June 1962 |page=3}}</ref> |- | 1963 || Peter Alliss<br />Neil Coles || {{ENG}}<br />{{ENG}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|280 || Tie ||align=center|Shared title || align=center|Shared 1000<br />and 500 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X2xAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iaMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2086%2C2424414 |title=Daks tournament ends in tie |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=17 June 1963 |page=11}}</ref> |- | 1964 || Neil Coles || {{ENG}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|282 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Thomson || align=center|1000 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2mxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1761%2C1091519 |title=Coles wins Daks by stroke |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=8 June 1964 |page=4}}</ref> |- | 1965 || Peter Thomson || {{AUS}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|275 || 4 strokes || {{nowrap|{{flagicon|ENG}} Guy Wolstenholme}} || align=center|1000 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Um5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iqMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3922%2C997744 |title=Thomson's four stroke win in Daks |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=7 June 1965 |page=4}}</ref> |- | 1966 || Hugh Boyle || {{IRL}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|286 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles<br />{{flagicon|WAL}} Dai Rees<br />{{flagicon|WAL}} Dave Thomas || align=center|1000 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x39AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zKMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3189%2C822638 |title=Boyle steals home in Daks tournament |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=6 June 1966 |page=4}}</ref> |- | 1967 || Malcolm Gregson || {{ENG}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|279 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles || align=center|1000 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9GpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=baMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2518%2C764144 |title=Gregson wins Daks with sparkling finish |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=5 June 1967 |page=8}}</ref> |- | 1968 || Malcolm Gregson || {{ENG}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|284 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Coles || align=center|1000 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D989AAAAIBAJ&sjid=OEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1662%2C1445943 |title=Gregson again comes from behind to win |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=10 June 1968 |page=4}}</ref> |- | 1969 || Brian Huggett || {{WAL}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|289 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|SCO}} Bernard Gallacher || align=center|1000 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-ZpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FaUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1711%2C47361 |title=Huggett edges out Gallacher over closing two holes |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=2 June 1969 |page=5}}</ref> |- | 1970 || Neil Coles || {{ENG}} || Wentworth Club || align=center|281 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Wilcock || align=center|1000 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T5JAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BqUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3878%2C50734 |title=Coles holds off challenge |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=1 June 1970 |page=5}}</ref> |- | 1971 || Neil Coles<br />Brian Huggett || {{ENG}}<br />{{WAL}} || South Herts Golf Club || align=center|284 || Tie ||align=center|Shared title || align=center|Shared 1000<br />and 650 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cuA9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=SEgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796%2C1327581 |title=Huggett and Coles in tie |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |date=7 June 1971 |page=10}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071228220748/http://www.where2golf.com/tournaments/step2.asp?type=tournament Results on where2golf.com]
Category:Golf tournaments in England Category:Recurring events established in 1950 Category:Recurring events disestablished in 1971