It was won by Dick Burton and Fred Robson in a three-pair 18-hole playoff on 5 May.

"True Temper" was a brand of steel golf shafts.

Both were brothers of Ryder Cup players: Dick Burton and Jack Busson.

[3] The contest ended in a tie with three pairs tied on 142: Dick Burton and Fred Robson, Henry Cotton and Basil Shepard, Reg Cox and Lambert Topping.

The overnight leaders, Burton and Busson, faded with a 76 and finished sixth.