1905 News of the World Match Play

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1905 News of the World Match Play
Tournament information
Dates3–5 October 1905
LocationWalton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England
Course(s)Walton Heath Golf Club
Organised byThe PGA
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
(Final 36 holes)
Statistics
Field32 players
Prize fund£240
Winner's share£100
Champion
Scotland James Braid
def. Tom Vardon 4 & 3
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Walton Heath Golf Club is located in England
Walton Heath Golf Club
Walton Heath Golf Club
Location in England

The 1905 News of the World Match Play was the third News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 3 to Thursday 5 October at Walton Heath Golf Club. 32 players competed in a straight knock-out competition, with each match contested over 18 holes, except for the final which was over 36 holes. The winner received £100 out of a total prize fund of £240. James Braid defeated Tom Vardon 4 & 3 in the final to win the tournament.

Qualification[]

Entry was restricted to members of the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA). Qualification was by a series of 36-hole stroke-play competitions; one for each of the six PGA sections. The Southern section had 16 qualifiers, the Midland and Northern sections had 5 each, the Scottish section 3, the Irish section 2 and the Welsh section 1. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. Compared to 1904 one entry was allocated to the new Welsh section with the number of qualifiers from the Northern section being reduced to five.

The qualifiers were:

Format[]

The format was unchanged. Matches were over 18 holes except for the final which was over 36 holes. Extra holes were played in the event of a tied match. Two rounds were played on the first day, two more on the second day with the final on the third day.

Results[]

Source:[1][2][3][4]

First round
3 October 		Second round
3 October 		Third round
4 October 		Semi-finals
4 October 		Final
5 October
Scotland
England 1up England w/o
England Fred Collins scr  
France Arnaud Massy scr England
England England Rowland Jones 2&1
England Rowland Jones 9&7 England Rowland Jones 1up
Jersey Harry Vardon 4&3 Jersey Harry Vardon
England England Rowland Jones
Scotland Sandy Herd Scotland James Braid 4&3
Scotland James Braid 19h Scotland James Braid 5&4
England 3&2 England
England Scotland James Braid 6&4
Scotland Jack White England Jack Rowe
England Jack Rowe 1up England Jack Rowe 19h
England England Tom Williamson
England Tom Williamson 19h Scotland James Braid 4&3
Scotland Jock Hutchison 4&2 Jersey Tom Vardon
Scotland Scotland Jock Hutchison 3&2
England Alfred Toogood 6&4 England Alfred Toogood
Scotland Scotland Jock Hutchison
Scotland James Hepburn Jersey Tom Vardon 6&5
Scotland George Duncan 3&2 Scotland George Duncan
England Bertie Snowball Jersey Tom Vardon 1up
Jersey Tom Vardon 1up Jersey Tom Vardon 1up
England England
England J.H. Taylor 2up England J.H. Taylor 2&1
England w/o England
Scotland Andrew Kirkaldy England J.H. Taylor
England England 2&1
England 1up England 1up
Ireland 3&1 Ireland
England Wilfrid Reid

w/o = Walk over
scr = Scratched

Prize money[]

The winner received £100 and a gold medal, the runner-up £30 and a silver medal, the losing semi-finalists £15 and a bronze medal, while the third round losers received £10 and the second round losers received £5.

References[]

  1. ^ "Golf – Professional Golfers' Association". The Times. 28 September 1905. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Golf – Professional tournament at Walton Heath – Defeat of Herd and H Vardon". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1905. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Golf – The Professional tourney at Walton Heath – J H Taylor's surprising defeat". The Glasgow Herald. 5 October 1905. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Golf – The Professional tourney – Victory of J Braid". The Glasgow Herald. 6 October 1905. p. 11.

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