Daily Telegraph Foursomes Tournament

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.

Daily Telegraph Foursomes
Tournament information
LocationEngland
Established1947
Month playedSeptember/October
Final year1951
Final champion
Bill Cox and Walter McLeod

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

YearWinnersCountryVenueMargin
of victory
Runners-upWinner's
share (£)
Ref
1947Charlie Ward &
Ronnie White
 England
 England
Birkdale Golf Club2&1 Max Faulkner &
Donald Cameron
600
(pro)
[1]
1948Charlie Ward &
Gerald Micklem
 England
 England
Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club19 holes Fred Daly &
Morton Dykes
[2]
1949Reg Horne &
Ronnie White
 England
 England
Moortown Golf Club19 holes Jimmy Adams &
Leonard Crawley
[3]
1950Wally Smithers &
Jimmy Bruen
 England
 Ireland
Formby Golf Club4&2 Bill Branch &
Mervyn Jones
[4]
1951Bill Cox &
Walter McLeod
 England
 Scotland
Ganton Golf Club19 holes Jimmy Adams &
Charles Lawrie
600
(pro)
[5]

References

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