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.

Addington Foursomes
Tournament information
LocationAddington, London, England
Established1933
Course(s)Addington Golf Club
Month playedApril
Final year1939
Final champion
Dai Rees and Alfred Critchley
Addington Golf Club is located in England
Addington Golf Club
Addington Golf Club

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

  1. ^ "Amateur-professional foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 3 November 1933. p. 4.
  2. ^ "Addington tournament final". The Glasgow Herald. 12 April 1934. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Amateur-professional foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 11 April 1935. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Foursomes at Addington". The Glasgow Herald. 9 April 1936. p. 2.
  5. ^ "The Addington Foursomes". The Times. 15 April 1937. p. 6.
  6. ^ "Perry beaten in foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1938. p. 19.
  7. ^ "Cotton beaten in foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 6 April 1939. p. 3.