The Stuart C. Goodwin Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in Thrybergh, Yorkshire, England. The event was held just once, from 30 August to 1 September 1956, and had total prize money of £5,250. The event was sponsored by Sir Stuart Goodwin, a Yorkshire steel industrialist. Goodwin had sponsored the Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament from 1952 to 1954 and later donated £10,000 to support the 1957 Ryder Cup.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Thrybergh, Yorkshire, England |
| Established | 1956 |
| Course(s) | Rotherham Golf Club |
| Month played | August/September |
| Final year | 1956 |
| Final champion | |
| Eric Brown and John Fallon (tie) | |
The £5,250 was the largest ever for a British golf event, surpassing the £3,750 at the 1956 Open Championship.[1] 80 players qualified through regional qualifying. The final stage was unusual, consisting of three rounds of match-play and then 36 holes of stroke-play for the remaining 10 players on the final day. A feature of the prize money distribution was that it was spread more evenly than other tournaments at the time. The 40 who lost in the first round each received £40 with £60 for the 20 second round losers and £80 for the 10 who lost in the third round. The final ten received prizes ranging from £500 to £100.
Winners
edit| Year | Winners | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Eric Brown John Fallon |
 Scotland Scotland |
Rotherham Golf Club | 142 | Tie | Shared 500 and 200 |
[2] |
References
edit- ^ "New professional tournament - British record prize fund". The Times. 5 October 1955. p. 13.
- ^ "Scots tie for first prize in Goodwin tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 3 September 1956. p. 9.