BRABAZON TROPHY AT FORMBY GOLF CLUB IN 2013
NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE ENGLISH GOLF UNION
The English Men’s Open Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy will return to familiar territory in 2013 when it is played at Formby Golf Club on Merseyside.
One of the EGU’s blue riband events, the Brabazon will be played on 26th – 29th June that year, reverting from a Sunday to a Saturday finish.
The Brabazon has been hosted by Formby on three previous occasions. It was played there initially in 1951 when the late Ronnie White emerged as champion.
In 1965, Michael Burgess, Clive Clark and Dudley Millensted shared the title after a three-way tie, while in 1998, Sweden’s Peter Hanson, now a successful professional on the European Tour, was the winner.
The English Men’s Open Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy will return to familiar territory in 2013 when it is played at Formby Golf Club on Merseyside.
One of the EGU’s blue riband events, the Brabazon will be played on 26th – 29th June that year, reverting from a Sunday to a Saturday finish.
The Brabazon has been hosted by Formby on three previous occasions. It was played there initially in 1951 when the late Ronnie White emerged as champion.
In 1965, Michael Burgess, Clive Clark and Dudley Millensted shared the title after a three-way tie, while in 1998, Sweden’s Peter Hanson, now a successful professional on the European Tour, was the winner.
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