The Goodwin (Sheffield) Foursomes Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the Sheffield area of England. The event was held from 1952 to 1954 and had total prize money of £3,000. The winning finalists shared £500 with £300 to the runners-up. The event was sponsored by Sir Stuart Goodwin, a Yorkshire steel industrialist.
A total of 64 players qualified for the final stage through a regional system of 36-hole individual stroke-play. These 64 were drawn into 32 pairs for the final knockout stage. There were four rounds of 18-hole match-play foursomes, followed by a 36-hole final on the third day.
Winners Year Winners Country Venue Marginof victory Runners-up Winner'sshare (£) Ref 1952 John Panton &Norman Roffe Abbeydale Golf Club 6 & 5 Dick Kemp, Sr. & Alan Poulton 500(pair) 1953 Jack Hargreaves &Bernard Hunt Lindrick Golf Club 5 & 4 Trevor Allen & John Jacobs 500(pair) 1954 Sid Collins Jr. &Bernard Hunt Rotherham Golf Club 2 & 1 John Fallon & Wally Smithers 500(pair)
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