Golf tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | West Bromwich, England |
| Established | 1939 |
| Course(s) | Sandwell Park Golf Club |
| Format | Foursomes stroke play (36 holes) |
| Prize fund | £1,000 |
| Month played | May |
| Final year | 1939 |
| Final champion | |
| Dick Burton and Fred Robson | |
| Location map | |
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The True Temper Foursomes Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in West Bromwich, England. The event was held just once, in 1939, and had total prize money of £1,000. The tournament was a 36-hole foursomes event played on 3 and 4 May. It was won by Dick Burton and Fred Robson in a three-pair 18-hole playoff on 5 May. "True Temper" was a brand of steel golf shafts.
Detail
Pairs were decided by a draw. The players being divided into two groups, those under and over 32 years of age. There was some confusion because of the introduction of the fourteen-club rule on 1 May. Because the PGA had not received official notification from the R&A of the ratification of the rule change, it was decided not to enforce the new rule, although many of the players chose to only play with 14 clubs.
John Burton and Henry Busson led after the first day after a 68. Both were brothers of Ryder Cup players: Dick Burton and Jack Busson.
The contest ended in a tie with three pairs tied on 142: Dick Burton and Fred Robson, Henry Cotton and Basil Shepard, Reg Cox and Lambert Topping. The overnight leaders, Burton and Busson, faded with a 76 and finished sixth.
The playoff was played in heavy rain and only attracted a few spectators. Burton and Robson scored 71, Cotton and Shepard scored 75 while Cox and Topping scored 79. The first prize as £200, with £100 for second and £70 for third.
Winners
| Year | Winners | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Dick Burton and Fred Robson |
 England England |
Sandwell Park Golf Club | 142 | Playoff (18 holes) |
Henry Cotton and Basil Shepard Reg Cox and Lambert Topping |
200 (pair) |
References
- ""True Temper" £1,000 tournament". The Times. 4 May 1939. p. 6.
- "Fourteen-club rule now in operation". The Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1939. p. 21.
- "Northern couple lead in novel tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1939. p. 2.
- ^ "World record in big golf – Another tourney ends in tie". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1939. p. 22.
- ^ "Robson hero in triple tie – Veteran's deadly putting". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1939. p. 4.