Addington Foursomes Explained

Addington Foursomes
Location:	Addington, London, England
Establishment:	1933
Course:	Addington Golf Club
Month Played:	April
Final Year:	1939
Final Champion:	Dai Rees and Alfred Critchley

The Addington Foursomes was a golf tournament played in Addington Golf Club near Croydon, South London from 1933 to 1939. Each pair consisted of a professional and amateur. The first tournament was held from 31 October to 2 November 1933 but thereafter the event was held in April.

Winners

Year	Winners	Country	Margin of victory	Runners-up	Ref
1933			5 & 4		^[1]
1934			5 & 3	W E Peters &<br /> W E Brownsell	^[2]
1935			2 & 1		^[3]
1936	Bill Twine &<br />J A Flaherty		4 & 3		^[4]
1937			2 & 1		^[5]
1938	Bill Twine &<br />J A Flaherty		3 & 2		^[6]
1939			3 & 2		^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: Amateur-professional foursomes . . 3 November 1933 . 4.
2. News: Addington tournament final . . 12 April 1934 . 2.
3. News: Amateur-professional foursomes . . 11 April 1935 . 3.
4. News: Foursomes at Addington . . 9 April 1936 . 2.
5. News: The Times . 15 April 1937 . 6 . The Addington Foursomes.
6. News: Perry beaten in foursomes . . 15 April 1938 . 19.
7. News: Cotton beaten in foursomes . . 6 April 1939 . 3.