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Worplesdon Mixed Foursomes

The Worplesdon Open Scratch Mixed Foursomes is an open mixed foursomes golf tournament contested annually at the Worplesdon Golf Club in Surrey since 1921. From its inception until the 1960s the event attracted many of the leading amateur golfers.[1] The event was open to professionals and attracted some British women golfers who had lost their amateur status by taking up paid positions with golf equipment makers.[2]

Worplesdon Mixed Foursomes
Tournament information
LocationBrookwood, Surrey, England
Established1921
Course(s)Worplesdon Golf Club
FormatMixed foursomes match play
Month playedOctober

Joyce Wethered, a member at Worplesdon, won the event eight times with seven different partners.[3] She also lost two finals, in 1921 when partnered by her brother Roger and in 1948 when partnered by her husband John Heathcoat-Amory.[4][5]

The event is still played. It currently consists of a 36-hole stableford stage on a Saturday, after which the leading four pairs play semi-finals and a final on the following day.[2]

Winners edit

The first final in 1921 was played over 18 holes but from 1922 to 1948 it was played over 36 holes, before reverting to 18 holes from 1949.

This list is incomplete

Year Winners Margin
of victory		 Runners-up Ref
1921   Eleanor Helme &   Tony Torrance 3 & 2   Joyce Wethered &   Roger Wethered [4]
1922   Joyce Wethered &   Roger Wethered 2 & 1   Jessie Patey &   Noel Layton [6]
1923   Joyce Wethered &   Cyril Tolley 6 & 5   Muriel Macbeth &   Bernard Darwin [7]
1924   Dorothy Fowler &   Noel Layton 8 & 7   Joy Winn & F. Mead [8]
1925   Cecil Leitch & Edward Esmond 2 & 1   Joan Gow & George Hannay [9]
1926   Simone de la Chaume &   Roger Wethered 2 up   Molly Gourlay &   Charles Hezlet [10]
1927   Joyce Wethered &   Cyril Tolley 3 & 2   Simone de la Chaume &   Roger Wethered [11]
1928   Joyce Wethered &   John Morrison 1 up   Nancye Gold &   Noel Layton [12]
1929   Molly Gourlay &   Charles Hezlet 39 holes   Joy Winn & Victor Longstaffe [13]
1930   Molly Gourlay &   Charles Hezlet 5 & 4   Diana Esmond &   Roger Wethered [14]
1931   Joyce Wethered &   Michael Scott 4 & 3   Doris Park &   Stuart Forsyth [15]
1932   Joyce Wethered &   Raymond Oppenheimer 8 & 7 Audrey Regnart & J. R. Johnston [16]
1933   Joyce Wethered &   Bernard Darwin 8 & 7   Marjorie Ross Garon &   Andrew McNair [17]
1934   Molly Gourlay &   Tony Torrance 6 & 5   Kathleen Garnham &   Noel Layton [18]
1935   Gwen Cradock-Hartopp &   John Cradock-Hartopp 2 & 1   Jean Hamilton &   Stuart Forsyth [19]
1936   Joyce Wethered &   Thomas Coke 3 & 2   Dorrit Wilkins & C. J. Anderson [3]
1937   Molly Heppel &   Leonard Crawley 5 & 4   Kathleen Garnham &   Guy Thompson [20]
1938   Marjorie Ross Garon &   Eustace Storey 6 & 5   Wanda Morgan & Kenneth Morrice [21]
1939–1945 Suspended during World War II
1946   Jacqueline Gordon &   Tony Duncan 4 & 3   Joan Pemberton &   Henry Longhurst [22]
1947   Jacqueline Gordon &   Tony Duncan 8 & 7   Dorothy Beck &   John Beck [23]
1948   Wanda Morgan &   Eustace Storey 5 & 4   Joyce Heathcoat-Amory &   John Heathcoat-Amory [5]
1949   Frances Stephens &   Leonard Crawley 4 & 3   Diana Critchley &   Cyril Tolley [24]
1950   Frances Stephens &   Leonard Crawley 6 & 5   Elizabeth Johnston &   Peter Macdonald [25]
1951   Cathie Barclay &   George Evans 2 up   Marjorie Peel &   George Mackie [26]
1952   Marjorie Peel &   George Mackie 3 & 2   Frances Stephens &   Tony Slark [27]
1953   Jacqueline Gordon &   Graham Knipe 1 up   Marley Spearman &   John Atkins [28]
1954   Frances Stephens &   Tony Slark 2 up   Jean McIntyre &   Philip Scrutton [29]
1955   Philomena Garvey &   Philip Scrutton 2 & 1   Audrey van Oss &   George Duncan [30]
1956   Luisa Abrahams &   William Henderson 3 & 1   Odile Semelaigne &   Gerald Micklem [31]
1957   Betty Singleton &   Dickson Smith 5 & 4   Jacqueline Gordon &   Harold Ridgley [32]
1958   Angela Bonallack &   Michael Bonallack 4 & 3   Betty Singleton &   Dickson Smith [33]
1959   Janette Robertson &   Innes Wright 4 & 3   Isa Goldschmid &   J. Tudor Davies [34]
1960   Bridget Jackson &   Michael Burgess 2 & 1   Veronica Beharrell &   John Beharrell [35]
1961   Frances Smith &   Bruce Critchley 3 & 2   Jill Woodside & John Thornhill [36]
1962   Vicomtesse de St Sauveur &   David Frame 5 & 3   Wylda Clark &   Keith Warren [37]
1963   Jessie Valentine & John Behrend 4 & 3   Isa Goldschmid &   Michael Burgess [38]
1964   Jessie Valentine & John Behrend 3 & 2   Marley Spearman &   Alan Thirlwell [39]
1965   Jessie Valentine & John Behrend 1 up   Jean Anderson &   Clive Clark [40]
1966   Cathie Barclay &   David Miller 19 holes   Elizabeth Mountain &   Peter Benka [41]
1967   Catherine Lacoste &   José Gancedo 1 up   Cathie Barclay &   David Miller [42]
1968   Dinah Oxley &   Joan Dudok van Heel 2 & 1   Jessie Valentine & Richard Brown [43]
1969   Ruth Ferguson &   Alistair Wilson 4 & 3   Pam Tredinnick &   Bruce Critchley [44]
1970 Susan Roberts &   Reg Glading 2 & 1 Mary Roberts & George Cole [45]
1971   Diane Frearson & Alan Smith 3 & 2   Joyce de Witt Puyt & Jeremy Ward [46]

References edit

  1. ^ "Club History". Worplesdon Golf Club. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Worplesdon Open Scratch Mixed Foursomes". Worplesdon Golf Club. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Golf final of many errors". The Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1936. p. 3.
  4. ^ a b "The mixed foursomes tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1921. p. 3.
  5. ^ a b "Worplesdon golf winners". The Glasgow Herald. 15 October 1948. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Worplesdon tournament final". The Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1922. p. 14.
  7. ^ "The mixed foursomes tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 26 October 1923. p. 13.
  8. ^ "Mixed foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1924. p. 4.
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  11. ^ "The mixed foursomes final". The Glasgow Herald. 21 October 1927. p. 18.
  12. ^ "Mixed foursomes at Worplesdon". The Glasgow Herald. 19 October 1928. p. 15.
  13. ^ "Mixed foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 25 October 1929. p. 15.
  14. ^ "Holders win mixed foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1930. p. 4.
  15. ^ "Mixed foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 16 October 1931. p. 18.
  16. ^ "Mixed foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 14 October 1932. p. 4.
  17. ^ "Mixed foursomes at Worplesdon". The Glasgow Herald. 20 October 1933. p. 4.
  18. ^ "Worplesdon mixed foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 19 October 1934. p. 20.
  19. ^ "Mixed foursomes at Worplesdon". The Glasgow Herald. 19 October 1935. p. 2.
  20. ^ "Crawley's golf consolation". The Glasgow Herald. 16 October 1937. p. 3.
  21. ^ "Worplesdon golf final". The Glasgow Herald. 15 October 1938. p. 19.
  22. ^ "Worplesdon final". The Glasgow Herald. 19 October 1946. p. 2.
  23. ^ "Worplesdon title retained". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1947. p. 2.
  24. ^ "Miss Stephens win fourth big event". The Glasgow Herald. 14 October 1949. p. 9.
  25. ^ "Worplesdon title retained". The Glasgow Herald. 13 October 1950. p. 9.
  26. ^ "Gullane pair lose Worplesdon final". The Glasgow Herald. 12 October 1951. p. 7.
  27. ^ "First Scots win at Worplesdon". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1952. p. 9.
  28. ^ "Third time for Miss Gordon". The Glasgow Herald. 16 October 1953. p. 4.
  29. ^ "Win for Miss Stephens and Slark". The Glasgow Herald. 15 October 1954. p. 4.
  30. ^ "Anglo-Irish pair's success". The Glasgow Herald. 14 October 1955. p. 4.
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  32. ^ "Scots win Worplesdon mixed foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 18 October 1957. p. 4.
  33. ^ "Foursomes for Bonallacks". The Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1958. p. 4.
  34. ^ "Scottish pair win at first attempt". The Glasgow Herald. 16 October 1959. p. 14.
  35. ^ "Worplesdon winners". The Glasgow Herald. 14 October 1960. p. 15.
  36. ^ "Mrs Smith's fourth success". The Glasgow Herald. 13 October 1961. p. 6.
  37. ^ "Anglo-French success at Worplesdon". The Glasgow Herald. 12 October 1962. p. 6.
  38. ^ "Mrs Valentine in winning pair". The Glasgow Herald. 11 October 1963. p. 6.
  39. ^ "Double for Mrs Valentine and Behrend". The Glasgow Herald. 16 October 1964. p. 6.
  40. ^ "Worplesdon record win". The Glasgow Herald. 15 October 1965. p. 6.
  41. ^ "Miller and Mrs Barclay win at Worplesdon". The Glasgow Herald. 14 October 1966. p. 6.
  42. ^ "Scots defeated in Worplesdon final". The Glasgow Herald. 13 October 1967. p. 6.
  43. ^ "Anglo-Dutch pair win foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 12 October 1968. p. 4.
  44. ^ "Splendid putting display by Mrs Ferguson". The Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1969. p. 6.
  45. ^ "Addington pair win at last". The Glasgow Herald. 16 October 1970. p. 6.
  46. ^ "Worplesdon mixed foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1971. p. 5.
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