England–Scotland Amateur Match
Tournament information | |
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Established | 1902 |
Format | Team match play |
Final year | 1931 |
Final champion | |
Scotland |
The England–Scotland Amateur Match was an annual men's amateur golf competition between teams representing England and Scotland. It was played from 1902 to 1931, although the match lapsed between 1913 and 1921. The match continued after 1931 but as part of the Men's Home Internationals in which Ireland and Wales also competed. Until 1931 it was played in connection with the Amateur Championship, on the Saturday either before or after the championship.
History[]
The 1902 match was decided by holes. After the morning round Scotland led in 5 matches, England in 4 with one level. At that point Scotland led by just one hole 14–13. In the afternoon rounds Scotland led in 6 matches, England in 3 with one level. In the afternoon matches alone Scotland won by 6 holes, 18–12. Over the 36 holes Scotland had won 6 of the 10 matches, England winning the other 4, Scotland winning by 28 holes in their 6 wins, England by 21 in their 4 wins. Some sources give the result as 32–25, the sum of the morning and afternoon results, while others give 28–21. Either way, Scotland won by 7 holes.
The event lapsed after 1912. A match was planned for 1921 but was cancelled because a match between Britain and America had been arranged, the forerunner of the Walker Cup matches.[1]
Starting in 1927 Scotland and Ireland had played an annual match.[2] In 1927 and 1929 this was held in Ireland, before the Irish Amateur Open Championship, while in 1928 and 1930 it was held in Scotland, just before the England–Scotland match.
The 1931 Amateur Championship was held at Royal North Devon. On the previous occasions that it had been held there, there were far fewer Scottish entries than normal and as a consequence the Scottish team was not fully representative. It was therefore decided to hold the England–Scotland match at a different time and on a different venue, being played at Royal Liverpool in August. In addition it was decided to play a match between England and Ireland on the day before. Ireland and Scotland had already decided to hold their match in Ireland in September.[3] It was later arranged that a Welsh team should attend, playing matches against Scotland and Ireland on the days when England were playing Ireland and Scotland. England beat Ireland 10–4 while Wales lost 2–12 to Scotland and 2–11 to Ireland. England did not play Wales. With Scotland winning both their matches and then beating Ireland the following month, they were the unofficial champion country.[4]
The Men's Home Internationals, in which all four countries play each other, started in 1932.[5] In 1952 Raymond Oppenheimer, an ex-England and Walker Cup captain, presented a trophy for the tournament, known as the Raymond Trophy.
Format[]
The 1902 match had teams of 10, who played singles matches over 36 holes. All 36 holes were played and the overall result was decided by holes won. From 1903 the teams were reduced to 9-a-side and the result was decided by matches. Extra holes were played if necessary to achieve a result. The format was changed for 1912, the main consisting of 5 foursomes matches rather than 9 singles.
When the event was revived in 1922 the format was changed. There were teams of 10 playing 5 foursomes matches in the morning and 10 singles in the afternoon. Matches were over 18 holes with halved matches not counting.
Results[]
Year | Date | Venue | Winners | Score | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1902 | 26 April | Royal Liverpool | Scotland | 28–21 | [6] |
1903 | 23 May | Muirfield | England | 5–4 | [7] |
1904 | 28 May | Royal St George's | Scotland | 6–3 | [8] |
1905 | 20 May | Prestwick | Scotland | 6–3 | [9] |
1906 | 19 May | Royal Liverpool | Scotland | 7–2 | [10] |
1907 | 25 May | St Andrews | Scotland | 8–1 | [11] |
1908 | 23 May | Royal St George's | Scotland | 5–4 | [12] |
1909 | 22 May | Muirfield | Scotland | 7–2 | [13] |
1910 | 28 May | Royal Liverpool | England | 5–4 | [14] |
1911 | 27 May | Prestwick | Scotland | 5–4 | [15] |
1912 | 1 June | Royal North Devon | Scotland | 3–2 | [16] |
1913–1921: Not held | |||||
1922 | 20 May | Prestwick | Scotland | 10–4 | [17] |
1923 | 5 May | Royal Cinque Ports | Scotland | 7–5 | [18] |
1924 | 24 May | St Andrews | England | 9–6 | [19] |
1925 | 23 May | Royal North Devon | England | 8–5 | [20] |
1926 | 22 May | Muirfield | England | 9–5 | [21] |
1927 | 21 May | Royal Liverpool | Tie | 7–7 | [22] |
1928 | 19 May | Prestwick | England | 12–1 | [23] |
1929 | 8 June | Royal St George's | Tie | 7–7 | [24] |
1930 | 24 May | St Andrews | England | 8–4 | [25] |
1931 | 8 August | Royal Liverpool | Scotland | 7–6 | [26] |
The 1902 match was decided by holes.
Appearances[]
The following are those who played in at least one of the matches.
England[]
1902–1912[]
- Colin Aylmer 1911
- John Ball 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912
- Herbert Barker 1907
- Gordon Barry 1906, 1907
- 1902
- 1911
- 1903, 1904
- Harry Colt 1908
- Bernard Darwin 1902, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1910
- Reymond de Montmorency 1908
- Herman de Zoete 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907
- 1902, 1912
- William Herbert Fowler 1903, 1904, 1905
- Sidney Fry 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909
- Harold Gillies 1908
- Angus Hambro 1908, 1909, 1910
- 1905
- Harold Hilton 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912
- Charles Hooman 1910
- 1902
- Horace Hutchinson 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1909
- Edward Lassen 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912
- 1907
- Abe Mitchell 1910, 1911, 1912
- Frank Mitchell 1906, 1907, 1908
- 1909
- Beaumont Pease 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906
- 1908
- Michael Scott 1911, 1912
- Osmund Scott 1902, 1905, 1906
- 1912
- 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912
- 1902, 1903
- 1912
- 1911
- 1910, 1911, 1912
- 1905
1922–1931[]
- Colin Aylmer 1922, 1923, 1924
- John Beck 1926, 1930
- 1927, 1928, 1929
- 1931
- 1930
- 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925
- Leonard Crawley 1931
- Bernard Darwin 1923, 1924
- John de Forest 1931
- 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927
- 1929, 1930, 1931
- Harold Gillies 1925, 1926, 1927
- Angus Hambro 1922
- 1927, 1928
- 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931
- 1927, 1931
- 1923
- Cecil Hayward 1925
- 1924
- Ernest Holderness 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928
- Charles Hooman 1922
- 1929
- 1922, 1923, 1926
- 1922
- Raymond Oppenheimer 1930
- Philip Perkins 1927, 1928, 1929
- W Powell 1923, 1924
- 1925
- 1931
- Michael Scott 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926
- Eric Martin Smith 1931
- 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930
- 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931
- 1929, 1931
- William Tweddell 1928, 1929, 1930
- Cyril Tolley 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
- Roger Wethered 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930
In their match against Ireland in 1931 England had the same team that played against Scotland the following day.
Scotland[]
1902–1912[]
- 1906, 1907, 1908
- 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910
- Leslie Balfour-Melville 1902, 1903
- 1908
- Edward Blackwell 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1912
- Arnold Blyth 1904
- 1909, 1910, 1911
- 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1909, 1912
- 1912
- Samuel Mure Fergusson 1902, 1903, 1904
- 1902
- John Graham Jr. 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
- Robert Harris 1905, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912
- 1903, 1912
- 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912
- 1908, 1912
- Johnny Laidlay 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
- 1911, 1912
- 1904
- 1912
- Fred Mackenzie 1902, 1903
- Robert Maxwell 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910
- James Robb 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907
- 1911
- 1910
- 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912
- 1911
1922–1931[]
- 1922
- Edward Blackwell 1923, 1924, 1925
- 1930, 1931
- 1922, 1923
- Tom Burrell 1924
- 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931
- 1926
- 1930, 1931
- 1931
- 1927
- 1925
- 1925, 1927, 1928
- Robert Harris 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928
- 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
- Willie Hunter 1922
- 1927, 1928, 1931
- 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928
- 1924, 1930
- 1925
- 1929, 1931
- 1923, 1926, 1927, 1929
- 1922, 1923
- 1929
- 1929, 1930, 1931
- 1929, 1930, 1931
- 1925
- 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
- 1925
- 1924, 1928
- 1927
- 1922, 1924, 1926
- 1929, 1930, 1931
- 1928
- Tony Torrance 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930
- William Breck Torrance 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930
- 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931
- 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926
In their match against Wales in 1931 Scotland had the same team that played against England the following day.
References[]
- ^ "England v Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1921. p. 11.
- ^ "Scotland v Ireland – Match Ends in a Draw". The Glasgow Herald. 12 September 1927. p. 18.
- ^ "International Matches for Hoylake – Ireland v Scotland Venue Unchanged". The Glasgow Herald. 20 February 1931. p. 7.
- ^ "Scottish Golf Triumph – Narrow Victory Over Ireland". The Glasgow Herald. 7 September 1931. p. 11.
- ^ "Men's Home Internationals". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ^ "International Match at Hoylake – A Scottish Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1902. p. 13.
- ^ "Amateur International Match – England wins–exciting finish". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1903. p. 13.
- ^ "The Sandwich Meeting – England v Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 30 May 1904. p. 13.
- ^ "Prestwich Meeting – The International Match". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1905. p. 13.
- ^ "Hoylake Meeting – International Match". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1906. p. 13.
- ^ "Amateur Championship Meeting – International Match–Victory of Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1907. p. 12.
- ^ "The Sandwich Meeting – International Match – Victory of Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1908. p. 14.
- ^ "Amateur International Match – Another Scottish Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1909. p. 13.
- ^ "International Golf – Amateurs at Hoylake – England win exciting contest". The Glasgow Herald. 30 May 1910. p. 9.
- ^ "International Golf at Prestwick – Victory of Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 29 May 1911. p. 9.
- ^ "Amateur Golf – International Match – A Scottish Victory at Westward Ho". The Glasgow Herald. 3 June 1912. p. 9.
- ^ "Amateur Golf – International Match at Prestwick – Scotland's Decisive Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1922. p. 5.
- ^ "Championship meeting begun". The Times. 7 May 1923. p. 5.
- ^ "England Wins – International Golf at St Andrews – Brilliant Tolley". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1924. p. 12.
- ^ "Westward Ho! – English Golf Team's Victory – Scotsmen's Stubborn Fight". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1925. p. 13.
- ^ "England's victory". The Times. 24 May 1926. p. 6.
- ^ "International Golf – Drawn Match at Hoylake – An Exciting Finish". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1927. p. 11.
- ^ "Amateur Golf – England Defeats Scotland – Sweeping Victory at Prestwick". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1928. p. 11.
- ^ "Exciting Finish –Golf International Ends in a Draw". The Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1929. p. 13.
- ^ "England Wins Again – Defeat of Scottish Golf Team at St Andrews". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1930. p. 11.
- ^ "International Golf – Scotland's Splendid Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 10 August 1931. p. 11.
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- Recurring sporting events established in 1902