Worplesdon Mixed Foursomes
The Worplesdon Open Scratch Mixed Foursomes is an open mixed foursomes golf tournament contested annually at the Worplesdon Golf Club in Surrey since 1921.
From its inception until the 1960s the event attracted many of the leading amateur golfers. The event was open to professionals and attracted some British women golfers who had lost their amateur status by taking up paid positions with golf equipment makers.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Brookwood, Surrey, England |
| Established | 1921 |
| Course(s) | Worplesdon Golf Club |
| Format | Mixed foursomes match play |
| Month played | October |
Joyce Wethered, a member at Worplesdon, won the event eight times with seven different partners. She also lost two finals, in 1921 when partnered by her brother Roger and in 1948 when partnered by her husband John Heathcoat-Amory.
The event is still played. It currently consists of a 36-hole stableford stage on a Saturday, after which the leading four pairs play semi-finals and a final on the following day.
Winners
The first final in 1921 was played over 18 holes but from 1922 to 1948 it was played over 36 holes, before reverting to 18 holes from 1949.
This list is incomplete
| Year | Winners | Margin of victory | Runners-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 |  Eleanor Helme &  Tony Torrance | 3 & 2 | Joyce Wethered & Roger Wethered | |
| 1922 | Joyce Wethered & Roger Wethered | 2 & 1 | Jessie Patey & Noel Layton | |
| 1923 | Joyce Wethered & Cyril Tolley | 6 & 5 | Muriel Macbeth & Bernard Darwin | |
| 1924 | Dorothy Fowler & Noel Layton | 8 & 7 | Joy Winn & F. Mead | |
| 1925 | Cecil Leitch & Edward Esmond | 2 & 1 | Joan Gow & George Hannay | |
| 1926 |  Simone de la Chaume & Roger Wethered | 2 up | Molly Gourlay &  Charles Hezlet | |
| 1927 | Joyce Wethered & Cyril Tolley | 3 & 2 | Simone de la Chaume & Roger Wethered | |
| 1928 | Joyce Wethered & John Morrison | 1 up | Nancye Gold & Noel Layton | |
| 1929 | Molly Gourlay & Charles Hezlet | 39 holes | Joy Winn & Victor Longstaffe | |
| 1930 | Molly Gourlay & Charles Hezlet | 5 & 4 | Diana Esmond & Roger Wethered | |
| 1931 | Joyce Wethered & Michael Scott | 4 & 3 | Doris Park & Stuart Forsyth | |
| 1932 | Joyce Wethered & Raymond Oppenheimer | 8 & 7 | Audrey Regnart & J. R. Johnston | |
| 1933 | Joyce Wethered & Bernard Darwin | 8 & 7 | Marjorie Ross Garon & Andrew McNair | |
| 1934 | Molly Gourlay & Tony Torrance | 6 & 5 | Kathleen Garnham & Noel Layton | |
| 1935 | Gwen Cradock-Hartopp & John Cradock-Hartopp | 2 & 1 | Jean Hamilton & Stuart Forsyth | |
| 1936 | Joyce Wethered & Thomas Coke | 3 & 2 | Dorrit Wilkins & C. J. Anderson | |
| 1937 | Molly Heppel & Leonard Crawley | 5 & 4 | Kathleen Garnham & Guy Thompson | |
| 1938 | Marjorie Ross Garon & Eustace Storey | 6 & 5 | Wanda Morgan & Kenneth Morrice | |
| 1939–1945 Suspended during World War II | ||||
| 1946 | Jacqueline Gordon &  Tony Duncan | 4 & 3 | Joan Pemberton & Henry Longhurst | |
| 1947 | Jacqueline Gordon & Tony Duncan | 8 & 7 |  Dorothy Beck & John Beck | |
| 1948 | Wanda Morgan & Eustace Storey | 5 & 4 | Joyce Heathcoat-Amory & John Heathcoat-Amory | |
| 1949 | Frances Stephens & Leonard Crawley | 4 & 3 | Diana Critchley & Cyril Tolley | |
| 1950 | Frances Stephens & Leonard Crawley | 6 & 5 | Elizabeth Johnston & Peter Macdonald | |
| 1951 | Cathie Barclay & George Evans | 2 up | Marjorie Peel & George Mackie | |
| 1952 | Marjorie Peel & George Mackie | 3 & 2 | Frances Stephens & Tony Slark | |
| 1953 | Jacqueline Gordon & Graham Knipe | 1 up | Marley Spearman & John Atkins | |
| 1954 | Frances Stephens & Tony Slark | 2 up | Jean McIntyre & Philip Scrutton | |
| 1955 | Philomena Garvey & Philip Scrutton | 2 & 1 | Audrey van Oss & George Duncan | |
| 1956 |  Luisa Abrahams &  William Henderson | 3 & 1 | Odile Semelaigne & Gerald Micklem | |
| 1957 | Betty Singleton & Dickson Smith | 5 & 4 | Jacqueline Gordon & Harold Ridgley | |
| 1958 | Angela Bonallack & Michael Bonallack | 4 & 3 | Betty Singleton & Dickson Smith | |
| 1959 | Janette Robertson & Innes Wright | 4 & 3 |  Isa Goldschmid & J. Tudor Davies | |
| 1960 | Bridget Jackson & Michael Burgess | 2 & 1 | Veronica Beharrell & John Beharrell | |
| 1961 | Frances Smith & Bruce Critchley | 3 & 2 | Jill Woodside & John Thornhill | |
| 1962 | Vicomtesse de St Sauveur & David Frame | 5 & 3 | Wylda Clark & Keith Warren | |
| 1963 | Jessie Valentine & John Behrend | 4 & 3 | Isa Goldschmid & Michael Burgess | |
| 1964 | Jessie Valentine & John Behrend | 3 & 2 | Marley Spearman & Alan Thirlwell | |
| 1965 | Jessie Valentine & John Behrend | 1 up | Jean Anderson & Clive Clark | |
| 1966 | Cathie Barclay & David Miller | 19 holes | Elizabeth Mountain & Peter Benka | |
| 1967 | Catherine Lacoste &  José Gancedo | 1 up | Cathie Barclay & David Miller | |
| 1968 | Dinah Oxley &  Joan Dudok van Heel | 2 & 1 | Jessie Valentine & Richard Brown | |
| 1969 | Ruth Ferguson & Alistair Wilson | 4 & 3 | Pam Tredinnick & Bruce Critchley | |
| 1970 | Susan Roberts & Reg Glading | 2 & 1 | Mary Roberts & George Cole | |
| 1971 | Diane Frearson & Alan Smith | 3 & 2 | Joyce de Witt Puyt & Jeremy Ward | |
References
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