Daily Telegraph Foursomes Tournament
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | England |
| Established | 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[edit]
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[edit]
| Year | Winners | Country | Venue | Margin of victory | Runners-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Charlie Ward & Ronnie White |  England England | Birkdale Golf Club | 2&1 | Max Faulkner & Donald Cameron | 600 (pro) | [1] |
| 1948 | Charlie Ward & Gerald Micklem | England England | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | 19 holes |  Fred Daly & Morton Dykes | [2] | |
| 1949 | Reg Horne & Ronnie White | England England | Moortown Golf Club | 19 holes | Jimmy Adams & Leonard Crawley | [3] | |
| 1950 | Wally Smithers & Jimmy Bruen | England Ireland | Formby Golf Club | 4&2 | Bill Branch & Mervyn Jones | [4] | |
| 1951 | Bill Cox & Walter McLeod | England Scotland | Ganton Golf Club | 19 holes | Jimmy Adams & Charles Lawrie | 600 (pro) | [5] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Amateur golfers' high standard". The Glasgow Herald. 2 October 1947. p. 6.
- ^ "Success of Ward and Micklem". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1948. p. 5.
- ^ "White's splendid iron play at Moortown". The Glasgow Herald. 3 October 1949. p. 3.
- ^ "Bruen's fine return". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1950. p. 6.
- ^ "Scot's winning putt in Ganton golf final". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1951. p. 9.