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Sprite Tournament

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Sprite Tournament
Tournament information
LocationCroydon, Surrey, England
Established1959
Course(s)Selsdon Park Golf Club
Month playedJuly
Final year1960
Final champion
Harold Henning
Selsdon Park Golf Club is located in England
Selsdon Park Golf Club
Selsdon Park Golf Club
Location in England

The Sprite Tournament was a professional golf tournament played at Selsdon Park Golf Club, Surrey, England in 1959 and 1960. The 1960 event was called the Sprite International.

In the 1959 event the first 36 holes were also played as a pro-am better ball. The 1960 event was preceded by a 27-hole pro-am better-ball event.

Winners

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Year Winner Country Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
Sprite Tournament
1959 Ken Bousfield  England 275 1 stroke Scotland John Panton 500 [1]
Sprite International
1960 Harold Henning  South Africa 280 Playoff
(1st hole)
England Peter Alliss
South Africa Gary Player
500 [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Bousfield wins Sprite event by a stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 20 July 1959. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Henning wins Sprite event in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 25 July 1960. p. 3.