Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament | |
Location: | Sheffield, England |
Establishment: | 1952 |
Month Played: | September |
Final Year: | 1954 |
The Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the Sheffield area of England. The event was held from 1952 to 1954 and had total prize money of £3,000. The winning finalists shared £500 with £300 to the runners-up. The event was sponsored by Sir Stuart Goodwin, a Yorkshire steel industrialist.
A total of 64 players qualified for the final stage through a regional system of 36-hole individual stroke-play. These 64 were drawn into 32 pairs for the final knockout stage. There were four rounds of 18-hole match-play foursomes, followed by a 36-hole final on the third day.
Year | Winners | Country | Venue | Margin of victory | Runners-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref | |
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1952 | 6 & 5 | 500 (pair) | [1] | |||||
1953 | 5 & 4 | 500 (pair) | [2] | |||||
1954 | 2 & 1 | 500 (pair) | [3] |