Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes Tournament

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.

Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes Tournament
Tournament information
LocationAuchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland
Established1953
Course(s)Gleneagles Hotel
Month playedSeptember/October
Final year1966
Final champion
Alex Caygill and Bernard Cawthray

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.[1]

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
YearWinnersCountryMargin
of victory		Runners-upWinner's
share (£)		Ref
Gleneagles-Saxone Foursomes
1953Bernard Hunt &
Stewart Ross		 England
 Scotland		2&1Wales Dai Rees &
G Dixon		500
(pro)		[2]
1954Bill Branch &
Donald Cameron		 England
 Scotland		1 upEngland Lambert Topping &
England Jack Taylor		500
(pro)		[3]
1955Harry Bradshaw &
Joe Carr		 Ireland
 Ireland		4&3England Syd Scott &
England W Sharp		500
(pro)		[4]
1956John Panton &
W Alexander		 Scotland
 Scotland		2&1Republic of Ireland Jimmy Martin &
Joseph Foley-Brickley		500
(pro)		[5]
1957Eric Brown &
George Will		 Scotland
 Scotland		19 holesEngland Eric Lester &
A Hill		500
(pro)		[6]
Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes
1958Donald Swaelens &
Ian McDonald		 Belgium
 Scotland		4&3England Peter Alliss &
United States Harold Ridgley		350
(pro)		[7]
1959Tom Haliburton &
Bill Igoe		 Scotland
 Ireland		7&5Wales Dave Thomas &
England Alan Thirlwell		350
(pro)		[8]
1960Dai Rees &
Bill Glennie		 Wales
 Canada		2 upScotland Ian Smith &
England Harry Bentley		350
(pro)		[9]
1961Brian Huggett &
Martin Christmas		 Wales
 England		3&1Scotland John Panton &
Scotland D Mackintosh		350
(pro)		[10]
1962Christy O'Connor Snr &
Noel Fogarty		 Ireland
 Ireland		3&2Wales Brian Huggett &
England Michael Burgess		350
(pro)		[11]
1963Peter Butler &
David Kelley		 England
 England		2 upEngland John Jacobs &
Republic of Ireland Joe Carr		350
(pro)		[12]
1964Ken Bousfield &
Keith Warren		 England
 England		6&5England Malcolm Gregson &
England Michael Burgess		350
(pro)		[13]
1965Brian Huggett &
Michael Burgess		 Wales
 England		4&3England Tony Coop &
England Ben Crabtree		350
(pro)		[14]
1966Alex Caygill &
Bernard Cawthray		 England
 England		3&2England Henry Cotton &
England Peter Benka		350
(pro)		[15]

References
  1. "£3,000 Foursomes". The Birmingham Post. 27 November 1952. p. 10. Retrieved 7 January 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Back-markers beaten in both finals – Gleneagles-Saxone Tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1953. p. 9.
  3. "Scottish amateur's part in foursomes success – Professional's tribute to Cameron". The Glasgow Herald. 22 October 1954. p. 4.
  4. "Carr and Bradshaw win Saxone foursomes – Amateur's long hitting decisive". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1955. p. 4.
  5. "Glenbervie pair's success in foursomes – Panton completes fine year". The Glasgow Herald. 19 October 1956. p. 4.
  6. "Spectacular win for Brown and Will – Gleneagles-Saxone final". The Glasgow Herald. 11 October 1957. p. 4.
  7. "Surprise winners of Gleneagles event – Favourites well beaten". The Glasgow Herald. 6 October 1958. p. 4.
  8. "Back-markers well beaten – Gleneagles final". The Glasgow Herald. 3 October 1959. p. 9.
  9. "Glennie and Rees win foursomes event – Remarkable finish to final". The Glasgow Herald. 1 October 1960. p. 5.
  10. "Christmas continues successful run – Poor weather for foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 30 September 1961. p. 5.
  11. "Win for O'Connor and Fogarty – first Irish pair to succeed at Gleneagles Hotel". The Glasgow Herald. 27 October 1962. p. 5.
  12. "Butler and Kelley win at Gleneagles Hotel". The Glasgow Herald. 26 October 1963. p. 6.
  13. "Coombe Hill pair's foursomes title – Victory by 6&5 in final". The Glasgow Herald. 24 October 1964. p. 6.
  14. "Gleneagles Hotel foursomes – Victory For Burgess and Huggett in final". The Glasgow Herald. 23 October 1965. p. 5.
  15. "Cotton's challenge ends gallantly". The Glasgow Herald. 29 October 1966. p. 11.
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