The event was held from 1952 to 1954 and had total prize money of £3,000.
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.