Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament Explained

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.

Winners

Year Winners Country Venue Margin
of victory
Runners-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
1952
6 & 5 500
(pair)
[1]
1953
5 & 4 500
(pair)
[2]
1954
2 & 1 500
(pair)
[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Panton and Roffe win Sheffield foursomes – Scot's tournament double . . 9 . 6 September 1952.
  2. News: Hargreaves and Hunt win . . 9 . 7 September 1953.
  3. News: Hunt and Collins win . . 9 . 6 September 1954.