1912 News of the World Match Play

1912 News of the World Match Play
Tournament information
Dates 2–4 October 1912
Location Sunningdale, Berkshire, England
Course(s) Sunningdale Golf Club
Organised by The PGA
Format Match play – 18 holes
(Final 36 holes)
Statistics
Field 32 players
Prize fund £400
Winner's share £100
Champion
Jersey Harry Vardon
def. Ted Ray 1 up
«1911
1913»
Sunningdale Golf Club
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:

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 James Edmundson          Scotland Sandy Herd    
 Scotland Sandy Herd 20h      Scotland Sandy Herd 5&4
 England Arthur Day 3&2    England Arthur Day    
 England Peter Rainford          Jersey Harry Vardon 7&5  
 England James Bradbeer          England Reg Wilson    
 England Ernest Jones 2&1      England Ernest Jones 1up  
 England Sam Whiting 3&1    England Sam Whiting    
 England Edward Cheal          England Ernest Jones  
 England J.H. Taylor          England Reg Wilson 4&3  
 England Jack Rowe 1up      England Jack Rowe  
 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 George Tuck      Jersey Ted Ray 19h  
 Jersey Ted Ray 4&2        Jersey Ted Ray 5&4  
 England Claude Gray          England Walter Hambleton    
 England Walter Hambleton 23h      England Walter Hambleton 3&1
 England Edward Veness      England Ernest Whitcombe    
 England Ernest Whitcombe 7&6        Jersey Ted Ray 7&6
 England George Buckle 3&2        England Harry Cawsey    
 England Charles Roberts        England George Buckle    
 Ireland Michael Moran      England Harry Cawsey 3&2  
 England Harry Cawsey 3&2        England Harry Cawsey 2&1
 England Edward Smith          England Ernest Foord    
 Scotland Robert Thomson 2&1      Scotland Robert Thomson  
 England Ernest Foord 4&3    England Ernest Foord 20h  
 Scotland Allan Gow    

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 1913. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "The £400 tournament – Western qualifying competition". The Times. 12 July 1913. p. 13.
  3. ↑ "Golf Eastern professional competition". The Times. 25 July 1913. p. 13.
  4. ↑ "Professional tournament for £400 – Northern section". The Times. 5 September 1913. p. 9.
  5. 1 2 "Golf – Professional tournament for £400 – Southern section – Braid's failure to qualify". The Times. 12 September 1913. p. 11.
  6. 1 2 "The professional tournament for £400". The Times. 13 September 1913. p. 9.
  7. ↑ "The Welsh competition". The Times. 12 September 1913. p. 11.
  8. ↑ "Professional tournament for £400". The Times. 20 September 1913. p. 9.
  9. ↑ "The professional tournament for £400". The Times. 21 September 1913. p. 10.
  10. ↑ "Professional tournament for £400 – Midland section". The Times. 26 September 1913. p. 9.
  11. ↑ "Midland professional championship". The Times. 27 September 1913. 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 Oct 1912. p. 13.
  14. ↑ "Golf – The £400 tournament – Ray and Vardon in the final". The Glasgow Herald. 4 Oct 1912. p. 15.
  15. ↑ "Golf – The £400 tournament – Keen contest in the final – Vardon beats Ray". The Glasgow Herald. 5 Oct 1912. p. 15.

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