The Addington Foursomes was a golf tournament played in Addington Golf Club near Croydon, South London from 1933 to 1939. Each pair consisted of a professional and amateur. The first tournament was held from 31 October to 2 November 1933 but thereafter the event was held in April.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Addington, London, England |
| Established | 1933 |
| Course(s) | Addington Golf Club |
| Month played | April |
| Final year | 1939 |
| Final champion | |
| Dai Rees and Alfred Critchley | |
Addington Golf Club
Location in England
Winners
edit| Year | Winners | Country | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Charles Whitcombe & Cameron Anderson |
 England Scotland |
5 & 4 | Fred Robson & Cyril Gray |
[1] |
| 1934 | Abe Mitchell & Rex Hartley |
England England |
5 & 3 | W E Peters & W E Brownsell |
[2] |
| 1935 | Auguste Boyer & Francis Francis |
 France England |
2 & 1 | Abe Mitchell & Rex Hartley |
[3] |
| 1936 | Bill Twine & J A Flaherty |
England Ireland |
4 & 3 | Arthur Lacey & Gerald Micklem |
[4] |
| 1937 | Max Faulkner & Stanley Anderson |
England England |
2 & 1 | Bill Cox & Cyril Gray |
[5] |
| 1938 | Bill Twine & J A Flaherty |
England Ireland |
3 & 2 | Alf Perry & Andrew McNair |
[6] |
| 1939 | Dai Rees & Alfred Critchley |
 Wales England |
3 & 2 | Henry Cotton & Max Aitken |
[7] |
References
edit- ^ "Amateur-professional foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 3 November 1933. p. 4.
- ^ "Addington tournament final". The Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1934. p. 2.
- ^ "Amateur-professional foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1935. p. 3.
- ^ "Foursomes at Addington". The Glasgow Herald. 9 April 1936. p. 2.
- ^ "The Addington Foursomes". The Times. 15 April 1937. p. 6.
- ^ "Perry beaten in foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1938. p. 19.
- ^ "Cotton beaten in foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 6 April 1939. p. 3.