Sherwood Forest Foursomes Tournament
Tournament information | |
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Location | Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
Established | 1959 |
Course(s) | |
Month played | August |
Final year | 1959 |
Final champion | |
Dai Rees and Dennis Smalldon |
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Location in EnglandThe Sherwood Forest Foursomes Tournament was a professional golf tournament played at near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in England. The event was held just once, on 28 and 29 August 1959, and had total prize money of £2,100. The event was sponsored by Sir Stuart Goodwin, a Yorkshire steel industrialist.[1]
A total of 48 players qualified for the final stage through a regional system of 36-hole individual stroke-play. These 48 were drawn into 24 pairs for the final stage. There were four rounds of stroke-play.
Dennis Smalldon, one of the winning pair, died two weeks later after being injured in a road-traffic accident on 6 September.[2][3]
Winners[]
Year | Winners | Country | Score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share (£) |
Ref |
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1959 | Dai Rees & Dennis Smalldon |
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285 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
150 (each) |
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References[]
- ^ "New tournament". The Times. 27 August 1958. p. 3.
- ^ "Six sportsmen injured in road accidents". The Glasgow Herald. 7 September 1959. p. 1.
- ^ "Professional golfer". The Glasgow Herald. 14 September 1959. p. 11.
- ^ "Rees advice pays off". The Glasgow Herald. 31 August 1959. p. 4.
Categories:
- Golf tournaments in England