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True Temper Foursomes Tournament

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True Temper Foursomes Tournament
Tournament information
LocationWest Bromwich, England
Established1939
Course(s)Sandwell Park Golf Club
FormatFoursomes stroke play
(36 holes)
Prize fund£1,000
Month playedMay
Final year1939
Final champion
Dick Burton and Fred Robson
Location map
Sandwell Park GC is located in England
Sandwell Park GC
Sandwell Park GC
Location in England
Sandwell Park GC is located in West Midlands county
Sandwell Park GC
Sandwell Park GC
Location in the West Midlands

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

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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.[1][2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] The first prize as £200, with £100 for second and £70 for third.

Winners

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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)
England Henry Cotton and
England Basil Shepard
England Reg Cox and
England Lambert Topping
200
(pair)
[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ ""True Temper" £1,000 tournament". The Times. 4 May 1939. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Fourteen-club rule now in operation". The Glasgow Herald. 3 May 1939. p. 21.
  3. ^ "Northern couple lead in novel tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1939. p. 2.
  4. ^ a b "World record in big golf – Another tourney ends in tie". The Glasgow Herald. 5 May 1939. p. 22.
  5. ^ a b "Robson hero in triple tie – Veteran's deadly putting". The Glasgow Herald. 6 May 1939. p. 4.