1909 News of the World Match Play

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1909 News of the World Match Play
Tournament information
Dates5–7 October 1909
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
England Tom Ball
def. Sandy Herd 7 & 5
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Walton Heath Golf Club is located in England
Walton Heath Golf Club
Walton Heath Golf Club
Location in England

The 1909 News of the World Match Play was the seventh News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 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. Tom Ball defeated Sandy Herd 7 & 5 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 seven PGA sections. The Southern section had 13 qualifiers, the Northern section 7, the Midland and the Scottish sections 4, the Irish section 2 and the Welsh and Western sections 1. Compared to 1908 one entry was allocated to the new Western section with the number of qualifiers from the Southern section reduced to 13. 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
5 October 		Second round
5 October 		Third round
6 October 		Semi-finals
6 October 		Final
7 October
Scotland 4&3
England Ernest Foord Scotland
Scotland Willie Watt Scotland Sandy Herd 5&4
Scotland Sandy Herd 6&5 Scotland Sandy Herd 5&3
England 3&2 England Charles Mayo
Scotland David Kinnell England
England Charles Mayo 3&2 England Charles Mayo 21h
England Tom Simpson Scotland Sandy Herd 1up
England Jersey Harry Vardon
Jersey Ted Ray 1up Jersey Ted Ray
Scotland 2up Scotland 1up
England Scotland
Scotland Robert Thomson Jersey Harry Vardon 5&4
Jersey Harry Vardon 4&3 Jersey Harry Vardon 2&1
Scotland 1up Scotland
Ireland Scotland Sandy Herd
Scotland England Tom Ball 7&5
England Fred Robson 19h England Fred Robson
Scotland England Tom Ball 2&1
England Tom Ball 3&2 England Tom Ball 3&2
Scotland James Braid England Jack Rowe
England Jack Rowe 4&3 England Jack Rowe 2&1
England England James Sherlock
England James Sherlock 1up England Tom Ball 5&4
Ireland Michael Moran Scotland James Hepburn
England Charles Johns 2&1 England Charles Johns 19h
Scotland England Wilfrid Reid
England Wilfrid Reid 5&3 England Charles Johns
England Tom Williamson 4&3 Scotland James Hepburn 2&1
England James Batley England Tom Williamson
Scotland James Hepburn 20h Scotland James Hepburn 1up
England J.H. Taylor

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. ^ "The £240 tournament – The Draw". The Times. 28 September 1909. p. 17.
  2. ^ "The professional golf tournament – Braid and Taylor defeated". The Glasgow Herald. 6 October 1909. p. 9.
  3. ^ "The professional golf tournament – Alec Herd and Tom Ball in the final – Some exhilarating golf". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1909. p. 7.
  4. ^ "The professional golf tournament – Victory of Tom Ball". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1909. p. 9.

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