1906 News of the World Match Play

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1906 News of the World Match Play
Tournament information
Dates2–4 October 1906
LocationKirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Course(s)Notts Golf Club
Organised byThe PGA
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
(Final 36 holes)
Statistics
Field32 players
Prize fund£240
Winner's share£100
Champion
Scotland Sandy Herd
def. Charles Mayo 8 & 7
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Notts Golf Club is located in England
Notts Golf Club
Notts Golf Club
Location in England

The 1906 News of the World Match Play was the fourth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 October at Notts 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. Sandy Herd defeated Charles Mayo 8 & 7 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.

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
2 October 		Second round
2 October 		Third round
3 October 		Semi-finals
3 October 		Final
4 October
England Bertie Snowball 2&1
Scotland England Bertie Snowball
Scotland Robert Thomson 4&3 Scotland Robert Thomson 1up
England Scotland Robert Thomson
Jersey Tom Vardon Scotland Sandy Herd 5&3
Jersey Harry Vardon 2up Jersey Harry Vardon
Scotland Sandy Herd 3&2 Scotland Sandy Herd 2up
Scotland Ben Sayers Scotland Sandy Herd 6&5
England 4&2 Scotland George Duncan
England Fred Leach England
England J.H. Taylor 7&6 England J.H. Taylor 5&4
England England J.H. Taylor
Scotland George Duncan 3&2 Scotland George Duncan 1up
Scotland James Braid Scotland George Duncan 4&3
England w/o England
Scotland Scotland Sandy Herd 8&7
England Alfred Toogood England Charles Mayo
England 4&2 England 6&5
England England James Sherlock
England James Sherlock 4&3 England
Scotland England Rowland Jones 4&2
Scotland 5&4 Scotland
England Rowland Jones 4&3 England Rowland Jones 6&4
Scotland England Rowland Jones
Jersey Ted Ray England Charles Mayo 2&1
England 4&3 England
England Wilfrid Reid 3&2 England Wilfrid Reid 4&3
Ireland England Wilfrid Reid
England Jack Oke England Charles Mayo 2&1
England Charles Mayo 3&1 England Charles Mayo 21h
England 3&2 England
Jersey Thomas Renouf

w/o = Walk over

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. 29 September 1906. p. 11.
  2. ^ "Golf – Professional golfers' tournament – Braid and Vardon defeated". The Glasgow Herald. 3 October 1906. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Golf – Professional golfers' tournament – Brilliant play by Duncan and Herd". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1906. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Golf – Professional golfers' tournament – £100 prize easily won by Herd". The Glasgow Herald. 5 October 1906. p. 15.

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