Worcestershire County Champions
The title of Worcestershire Champion is currently held by Dr Brian Turner (Malvern) who retains his title from last year. He gained his title as a result of being the highest scoring player in the 2014 Worcester Open congress. In the 1980s, the championship was won by the leading scorer in the Worcestershire Closed Championship held at Easter time. When the closed championship ceased and between 1995 and 2001, the county decided to award the title to the highest scoring player in the open section of a Worcestershire tournament organised by an independent company. The format of the competition was a knock out tournament in 1920, but the organisation of other years' competitions is not known.
The earliest Worcestershire champion discovered so far was GEH Bellingham towards the end of the nineteenth century. The records from 1919 to 1945 come from a typewritten list unearthed by Andrew Farthing from the association's records. The county championship trophy is currently missing, but Peter Kitson, a three-times winner, recorded during his most recent tenure of the trophy the list of former champions engraved on the plinth to provide the names of champions from 1946 to 1985. The web editor's records of county meetings provided the names for recent seasons.
| Season |
Champion |
| 1895-6 |
GEH Bellingham (a) |
| 1919-20 |
EE Westbury |
| 1920-1 |
EE Westbury |
| 1921-2 |
EE Westbury |
| 1922-3 |
EE Westbury |
| 1923-4 |
TH Tylor |
| 1924-5 |
TH Tylor |
| 1925-6 |
EE Westbury |
| 1926-7 |
GC Brown |
| 1927-8 |
Dr A Learner |
| 1928-9 |
Dr A Learner |
| 1929-30 |
CG Butcher |
| 1930-1 |
CG Butcher |
| 1931-2 |
PA Ursell |
| 1932-3 |
RW Bonham |
| 1933-4 |
RW Bonham |
| 1934-5 |
Dr A Learner |
| 1935-6 |
CG Butcher |
| 1936-7 |
CG Butcher |
| 1937-8 |
CG Butcher |
| 1938-9 |
CG Butcher |
| 1939-40 |
RW Bonham |
| 1940-1 |
RW Bonham |
| 1941-2 |
RW Bonham |
| 1942-3 |
RW Bonham |
| 1943-4 |
RW Bonham |
| 1944-5 |
RW Bonham |
| 1945-6 |
RW Bonham |
| 1946-7 |
RW Bonham |
| 1947-8 |
JE Dutton |
| 1948-9 |
RW Bonham |
| 1949-50 |
RW Bonham |
| 1950-1 |
RW Bonham |
| 1951-2 |
RW Bonham |
| 1952-3 |
RW Bonham |
| 1953-4 |
RW Bonham |
| 1954-5 |
RW Bonham |
| 1955-6 |
HEG Courtney |
| 1956-7 |
HEG Courtney |
| 1957-8 |
RW Bonham |
| 1958-9 |
RW Bonham |
| 1959-60 |
RW Bonham |
| 1960-1 |
Dr BG Dudley |
| 1961-2 |
GF Harris |
| 1962-3 |
GF Harris |
| 1963-4 |
E Staudt |
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| Season |
Champion |
| 1964-5 |
Dr BG Dudley |
| 1965-6 |
TRD Grove |
| " |
PS Keate |
| 1966-7 |
LS Blackstock |
| 1967-8 |
RJ Clunie |
| 1968-9 |
RJ Clunie |
| " |
SE Reese |
| 1969-70 |
Dr BG Dudley |
| 1970-1 |
CA Gray |
| 1971-2 |
Dr BG Dudley |
| " |
PC Robertson |
| 1972-3 |
J Heath |
| 1973-4 |
J Heath |
| 1974-5 |
J Anderson |
| 1975-6 |
J Anderson |
| 1976-7 |
SW Small |
| 1977-8 |
J Anderson |
| 1978-9 |
KC Arkell |
| 1979-80 |
AJ Taylor |
| 1980-1 |
KC Arkell |
| 1981-2 |
R Trow |
| 1982-3 |
D Pye |
| 1983-4 |
SW Small |
| 1984-5 |
Dr RA Collett |
| Competition suspended |
| 1990-1 |
DPM Goodwin |
| 1991-2 |
SW Small |
| 1992-3 |
SW Small |
| Competition suspended |
| 1995-6 |
MP Burrows |
| " |
S James |
| 1996-7 |
PR Kitson |
| 1997-8 |
MP Burrows |
| " |
PR Kitson |
| 1998-9 |
MP Burrows |
| " |
PR Kitson |
| 1999-2000 |
MP Burrows |
| " |
C Hibbard |
| 2000-1 |
MP Burrows (a) |
| Competition suspended |
| 2013-4 |
Brian Turner |
| 2014-5 |
Brian Turner |
| 2015-6 |
no competition |
| 2016-7 |
Kevin Hurney |
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(a) Reported by Berrow's Worcestershire Journal
(b) Kidderminster Shuttle 23-10-01 downloaded 17-6-09 from http://archive.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/2001/10/23/301600.html
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