The Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes Tournament was a pro-am golf tournament played at the Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland. The event was held annually from 1953 to 1966. From 1953 to 1957 it was called the Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes Tournament. Saxone was a Scottish footwear manufacturer.
Detail In 1953, 32 professionals were invited who each chose their own amateur partner. The event was played under handicap with the professionals playing off scratch and the amateurs limited to a handicap of 6. Play was over four days with two round played on the third day. The final and 3rd/4th place match were over 18 holes on the fourth day. Total prize money was £3,000.
The 1954 event was severally affected by rain. The first day's play was lost and the first round was played at Carnoustie Golf Links on the second day. The players returned to Gleneagles, where the second and third round were played o the third day and the semi-final and final on the final day. There was a consolation event for those pairs beaten in the first round.
The 1955 event was reduced to three days, using the format used in 1954.
Winners Year Winners Country Marginof victory Runners-up Winner'sshare (£) RefGleneagles-Saxone Foursomes 1953 Bernard Hunt &Stewart Ross 2&1 Dai Rees &G Dixon 500(pro) 1954 Bill Branch &Donald Cameron 1 up Lambert Topping & Jack Taylor 500(pro) 1955 Harry Bradshaw &Joe Carr 4&3 Syd Scott & W Sharp 500(pro) 1956 John Panton &W Alexander 2&1 Jimmy Martin &Joseph Foley-Brickley 500(pro) 1957 Eric Brown &George Will 19 holes Eric Lester &A Hill 500(pro) Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes 1958 Donald Swaelens &Ian McDonald 4&3 Peter Alliss & Harold Ridgley 350(pro) 1959 Tom Haliburton &Bill Igoe 7&5 Dave Thomas & Alan Thirlwell 350(pro) 1960 Dai Rees &Bill Glennie 2 up Ian Smith & Harry Bentley 350(pro) 1961 Brian Huggett &Martin Christmas 3&1 John Panton & D Mackintosh 350(pro) 1962 Christy O'Connor Snr &Noel Fogarty 3&2 Brian Huggett & Michael Burgess 350(pro) 1963 Peter Butler &David Kelley 2 up John Jacobs & Joe Carr 350(pro) 1964 Ken Bousfield &Keith Warren 6&5 Malcolm Gregson & Michael Burgess 350(pro) 1965 Brian Huggett &Michael Burgess 4&3 Tony Coop & Ben Crabtree 350(pro) 1966 Alex Caygill &Bernard Cawthray 3&2 Henry Cotton & Peter Benka 350(pro)
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