Ireland–Scotland Professional Match

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Ireland–Scotland Professional Match
Tournament information
Established1932
FormatTeam match play
Month playedSeptember/October
Final year1936
Final champion
Republic of Ireland Ireland

The Ireland–Scotland Professional Match was an annual men's professional golf competition between teams representing Ireland and Scotland. It was played from 1932 to 1936. The match was played on a single day with 10 players in each team who played 5 foursomes and 10 singles matches. The first match in 1932 was tied but Ireland won the next four contests.

History[]

The two countries played a match on 18 May 1907, just before the Irish Professional Championship. On that occasion the Scottish team was weak and Ireland won by 13 matches to 4.[1]

The 1932 match was played as a match between the Irish and Scottish PGA Associations which meant that Mark Seymour, an Englishman, played for Scotland, where he was resident, and , a Scot who was the professional at Malone Golf Club, played for Ireland.[2]

In 1937 the two countries played each other during the Triangular Professional Tournament while in 1938 they met as part of the Llandudno International Golf Trophy. The 1937 and 1938 matches were both won by Scotland.

Results[]

Year Date Venue Winners Score Ref
1932 1 October Belvoir Park, Belfast Tie 6–6 [3]
1933 30 September Dalmahoy, Edinburgh Ireland 6–5 [4]
1934 20 October , Dublin Ireland 9–5 [5]
1935 5 October , Glasgow Ireland 8–5 [6]
1936 10 October Royal Belfast Ireland 10–4 [7]

Appearances[]

The following are those who played in at least one of the five matches. played for Scotland in the England–Scotland Professional Match in 1933, 1935, 1936 and in the Llandudno International Golf Trophy in 1938. Mark Seymour played for England in the England–Scotland Professional Match in 1932 and 1933.

Ireland[]

  • 1936
  • 1934, 1935
  • Fred Daly 1936
  • 1932
  • 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935
  • 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
  • Paddy Mahon 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
  • 1932
  • 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
  • 1932
  • 1933, 1935, 1936
  • Willie Nolan 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
  • 1934, 1936
  • 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
  • 1933, 1934
  • 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
  • 1932
  • 1933, 1935, 1936
  • 1932

Scotland[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Professional International match". The Glasgow Herald. 20 May 1907. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Golf -- Halved match at Belfast". The Times. 3 October 1932. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Drawn match at Belfast – Seymour's feat for Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 3 October 1932. p. 4.
  4. ^ "An Irish victory – Scottish professionals beaten". The Glasgow Herald. 2 October 1933. p. 4.
  5. ^ "Scotland well beaten – Ireland's easy win at Dublin". The Glasgow Herald. 22 October 1934. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Scots fail in golf international – Leader's bid in International". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1935. p. 17.
  7. ^ "Scots professionals beaten". The Glasgow Herald. 12 October 1936. p. 19.
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