The Coombe Hill Club had held a 36-hole tournament for southern assistants for a few years before 1951.

It was later decided that the Gor-Ray Cup at Hartsbourne Golf Club would become the official Assistants' Championship.

The Coombe Hill Assistants' Tournament acted as one of the two qualifying events for the Championship.

In the 1954 event, assistants who had finished fourth or higher in a PGA tournament were not eligible to play.

The 1963 event was held at Selsdon Park Golf Club because of reconstruction work at Coombe Hill.