Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament

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.

Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament
Tournament information
LocationSheffield, England
Established1952
Month playedSeptember
Final year1954
Final champion
Sidney Collins, Jr.
and
Bernard Hunt
Sheffield
Location in England

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

YearWinnersCountryVenueMargin
of victory
Runners-upWinner's
share (£)
Ref
1952John Panton &
Norman Roffe
 Scotland
 England
Abbeydale Golf Club6 & 5 Dick Kemp, Sr. &
Alan Poulton
500
(pair)
[1]
1953Jack Hargreaves &
Bernard Hunt
 England
 England
Lindrick Golf Club5 & 4 Trevor Allen &
John Jacobs
500
(pair)
[2]
1954Sid Collins Jr. &
Bernard Hunt
 England
 England
Rotherham Golf Club2 & 1 John Fallon &
Wally Smithers
500
(pair)
[3]
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References

  1. "Panton and Roffe win Sheffield foursomes – Scot's tournament double". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1952. p. 9.
  2. "Hargreaves and Hunt win". The Glasgow Herald. 7 September 1953. p. 9.
  3. "Hunt and Collins win". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1954. p. 9.
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