Tournament information | |
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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.
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
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.
Year | Winners | Country | Venue | Margin of victory | Runners-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref |
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1947 | Charlie Ward & Ronnie White | Birkdale Golf Club | 2&1 | 600 (pro) | [1] | ||
1948 | Charlie Ward & Gerald Micklem | Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club | 19 holes | [2] | |||
1949 | Reg Horne & Ronnie White | Moortown Golf Club | 19 holes | [3] | |||
1950 | Wally Smithers & Jimmy Bruen | Formby Golf Club | 4&2 | [4] | |||
1951 | Bill Cox & Walter McLeod | Ganton Golf Club | 19 holes | 600 (pro) | [5] |
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