1912 News of the World Match Play

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1912 News of the World Match Play
Tournament information
Dates2–4 October 1912
LocationSunningdale, Berkshire, England
Course(s)Sunningdale Golf Club
Organised byThe PGA
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
(Final 36 holes)
Statistics
Field32 players
Prize fund£400
Winner's share£100
Champion
Jersey Harry Vardon
def. Ted Ray 1 up
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Sunningdale Golf Club is located in England
Sunningdale Golf Club
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Location in England

The 1912 News of the World Match Play was the tenth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 October at Sunningdale 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. Harry Vardon 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. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff.

Qualifying events:

  • 4 July Scottish section at North Berwick: Robert Thomson won by 6 strokes on 146. The Dunlop Cup was played the following day.[1]
  • 11 July Western section at Parkstone: Ernest Whitcombe won by 4 strokes on 144.[2]
  • 24 July Eastern section at Cambridge: won by 3 strokes on 151. He was the leading Eastern section player in the open competition, finishing third behind James Batley and who tied on 149.[3]
  • 4 September Northern section at Halifax: won by 2 on 163.[4]
  • 11 September Southern section at Hanger Hill: George Duncan won by 9 strokes on 143. and Jack White tied on 155. They played off the following day with White scoring 77 and Kettley 81.[5][6]
  • 11 September Southern section at Sundridge Park: Ted Ray won by 4 strokes on 150. and James Bradbeer tied on 159. They played off the following day with Bradbeer scoring 80 and Bannister 81.[5][6]
  • 11 September Welsh section at Tenby: won by 2 strokes on 155.[7]
  • 19 September Irish section at Portmarnock: Michael Moran and tied on 159. They played off the following day. Moran scored 77, O'Hara 82.[8][9]
  • 25 September Midland section at Seacroft, Skegness: George Buckle, tied on 150. , and Tom Williamson tied on 153 for two places and played off the next day. Williamson 71 and Tuck 74 qualified with Adwick scoring 82. The event was also the 1912 Midland Professional Championship.[10][11]

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:[12][13][14][15]

First round
2 October 		Second round
2 October 		Third round
3 October 		Semi-finals
3 October 		Final
4 October
England George Gadd 4&3
Scotland Jack White England George Gadd
Scotland George Duncan Jersey Harry Vardon 6&4
Jersey Harry Vardon 4&3 Jersey Harry Vardon 1up
Ireland Scotland Sandy Herd
Scotland Sandy Herd 20h Scotland Sandy Herd 5&4
England Arthur Day 3&2 England Arthur Day
England Jersey Harry Vardon 7&5
England James Bradbeer England Reg Wilson
England Ernest Jones 2&1 England Ernest Jones 1up
England 3&1 England
England England Ernest Jones
England J.H. Taylor England Reg Wilson 4&3
England 1up England
England Reg Wilson 1up England Reg Wilson 4&3
England Tom Williamson Jersey Harry Vardon 1up
Scotland Willie Watt 7&5 Jersey Ted Ray
Scotland Willie Ritchie Scotland Willie Watt
England Jersey Ted Ray 19h
Jersey Ted Ray 4&2 Jersey Ted Ray 5&4
England England
England 23h England 3&1
England England Ernest Whitcombe
England Ernest Whitcombe 7&6 Jersey Ted Ray 7&6
England George Buckle 3&2 England
England England George Buckle
Ireland Michael Moran England 3&2
England 3&2 England 2&1
England England Ernest Foord
Scotland Robert Thomson 2&1 Scotland Robert Thomson
England Ernest Foord 4&3 England Ernest Foord 20h
Scotland

Prize money[]

The winner 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.

References[]

  1. ^ "£400 professional tournament Scottish qualifying competition". The Times. 5 July 1912. p. 14.
  2. ^ "The £400 tournament – Western qualifying competition". The Times. 12 July 1912. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Golf Eastern professional competition". The Times. 25 July 1912. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Professional tournament for £400 – Northern section". The Times. 5 September 1912. p. 9.
  5. ^ a b "Golf – Professional tournament for £400 – Southern section – Braid's failure to qualify". The Times. 12 September 1912. p. 11.
  6. ^ a b "The professional tournament for £400". The Times. 13 September 1912. p. 9.
  7. ^ "The Welsh competition". The Times. 12 September 1912. p. 11.
  8. ^ "Professional tournament for £400". The Times. 20 September 1912. p. 9.
  9. ^ "The professional tournament for £400". The Times. 21 September 1912. p. 10.
  10. ^ "Professional tournament for £400 – Midland section". The Times. 26 September 1912. p. 9.
  11. ^ "Midland professional championship". The Times. 27 September 1912. p. 9.
  12. ^ "Golf – Professional tournament for £400 – The draw". The Times. 27 September 1912. p. 9.
  13. ^ "Golf – The £400 tournament – Duncan and Taylor beaten". The Glasgow Herald. 3 October 1912. p. 13.
  14. ^ "Golf – The £400 tournament – Ray and Vardon in the final". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1912. p. 15.
  15. ^ "Golf – The £400 tournament – Keen contest in the final – Vardon beats Ray". The Glasgow Herald. 5 October 1912. p. 15.

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