The 70 won him the Tooting Bec Cup for the lowest single-round score by a British or Irish player, shared with Dai Rees.

Lester was 1 up going to the last hole and when Cerdá put his ball into a muddy patch, he conceded the match.

[5] Lester won the 1956 Swallow-Penfold Tournament at The Royal Burgess Golfing Society course at Barnton, Edinburgh.

[6] Lester tied with Harold Henning in the 1959 Spalding Tournament at Moor Park Golf Club.

[8] Two days later he played Roberto De Vicenzo for the World Senior Championship but lost 5&4.