Addington Foursomes

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
Location in England

Winners
YearWinnersCountryMargin
of victory		Runners-upRef
1933Charles Whitcombe &
Cameron Anderson		 England
 Scotland		5 & 4 Fred Robson &
Cyril Gray		[1]
1934Abe Mitchell &
Rex Hartley		 England
 England		5 & 3 W E Peters &
W E Brownsell		[2]
1935Auguste Boyer &
Francis Francis		 France
 England		2 & 1 Abe Mitchell &
Rex Hartley		[3]
1936Bill Twine &
J A Flaherty		 England
 Ireland		4 & 3 Arthur Lacey &
Gerald Micklem		[4]
1937Max Faulkner &
Stanley Anderson		 England
 England		2 & 1 Bill Cox &
Cyril Gray		[5]
1938Bill Twine &
J A Flaherty		 England
 Ireland		3 & 2 Alf Perry &
Andrew McNair		[6]
1939Dai Rees &
Alfred Critchley		 Wales
 England		3 & 2 Henry Cotton &
Max Aitken		[7]

References
  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.
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