Daily Telegraph Foursomes Tournament Explained

Daily Telegraph Foursomes
Location:	England
Establishment:	1947
Month Played:	September/October
Final Year:	1951
Final Champion:	Bill Cox and Walter McLeod

The Daily Telegraph Foursomes Tournament was a golf tournament played in England. The event was held annually from 1947 to 1951, and had total prize money of £2,100.

Detail

32 professionals and 32 leading amateurs were invited and drawn into pairs. Five rounds of foursomes knock-out were played with one round on the first day and two rounds on the second and third days.

Winners

Year	Winners	Country	Venue	Margin of victory	Runners-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
1947				2&1		600 (pro)	^[1]
1948				19 holes			^[2]
1949				19 holes			^[3]
1950				4&2			^[4]
1951				19 holes		600 (pro)	^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Amateur golfers' high standard . . 6 . 2 October 1947.
2. News: Success of Ward and Micklem . . 5 . 4 October 1948.
3. News: White's splendid iron play at Moortown . . 3 . 3 October 1949.
4. News: Bruen's fine return . . 6 . 9 October 1950.
5. News: Scot's winning putt in Ganton golf final . . 9 . 8 October 1951.