1911 News of the World Match Play

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1911 News of the World Match Play
Tournament information
Dates3–5 October 1911
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£400
Winner's share£100
Champion
Scotland James Braid
def. Ted Ray 1 up
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Walton Heath Golf Club is located in England
Walton Heath Golf Club
Walton Heath Golf Club
Location in England

The 1911 News of the World Match Play was the ninth News of the World Match Play tournament, played from 3 to 5 October 1911 at the 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 £400. James Braid defeated Ted Ray by 1 hole 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 eight PGA sections. The Southern section had 12 qualifiers, the Northern section 7, the Midland section 5, the Scottish, Welsh and Western sections 2 and the Eastern and Irish sections 1. Because of the large number of entries in the Southern section, two events were run with 6 qualifiers at each venue. Compared to 1910, the number of qualifiers from the Southern section was reduced by one with the Midland section increasing by one. 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
3 October 		Second round
3 October 		Third round
4 October 		Semi-finals
4 October 		Final
5 October
England 1up
England Charles Mayo England
England Scotland Tom Fernie 1up
Scotland Tom Fernie 5&4 Scotland Tom Fernie
England Jersey Ted Ray 6&4
Jersey Ted Ray 3&2 Jersey Ted Ray 6&5
England 1up England
England Fred Robson Jersey Ted Ray 3&1
England Josh Taylor Jersey Harry Vardon
England 5&4 England 1up
Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr England
England 2up England
England James Batley Jersey Harry Vardon 3&2
Jersey Harry Vardon 2&1 Jersey Harry Vardon 7&5
Scotland George Duncan Jersey Jack Gaudin
Jersey Jack Gaudin w/o Jersey Ted Ray
Scotland James Braid 5&3 Scotland James Braid 1up
Scotland Willie Watt Scotland James Braid 4&3
England Fred Leach England
England 1up Scotland James Braid 6&5
England 4&3 England
England England
England England 1up
England 3&2 Scotland James Braid 22h
England 3&2 England Tom Williamson
Jersey Thomas Renouf England 2&1
England England
England 2&1 England
England Len Holland England Tom Williamson 3&2
England Tom Williamson 3&2 England Tom Williamson 3&2
England James Sherlock 20h England James Sherlock
Scotland Sandy Herd

w/o = Walk over

Prize money[]

Prize money was increased to £400. The winner still received £100 and a gold medal, but the runner-up now received £40 and a silver medal, losing semi-finalists £20 and a bronze medal, losing quarter-finalists £15, second round losers £10 and first round losers £5. The new distribution meant that all 32 qualifiers for the final stages received at least £5.

References[]

  1. ^ "Golf – Professional tournament for £400". The Times. 3 October 1911. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Golf – The £400 tourney – Last year's winner beaten". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1911. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Golf – The £400 tournament – Defeat of the Open Champion". The Glasgow Herald. 5 October 1911. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Golf – The £400 tournament – Braid beats Ray". The Glasgow Herald. 6 October 1911. p. 15.

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