The Gleneagles Hotel Foursomes Tournament was a pro-am golf tournament played at the Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland.
In 1953, 32 professionals were invited who each chose their own amateur partner.
The final and 3rd/4th place match were over 18 holes on the fourth 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.