1906 News of the World Match Play

March 2020 uk 1906 News of the World Match Play 2–4 October 1906 Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England Notts Golf Club The PGA 32 players Match play – 18 holes(Final 36 holes) £240 £100 SCO Sandy Herd def. Charles Mayo 8 & 7 1905 1907 UK England 1 Notts Golf Club 53.084 -1.224 Location in England 255 The 1906 News of the World Match Play was the fourth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 October at Notts 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 £240. Sandy Herd defeated Charles Mayo 8 & 7 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 six PGA sections. The Southern section had 16 qualifiers, the Midland and Northern sections had 5 each, the Scottish section 3, the Irish section 2 and the Welsh section 1. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. The qualifiers were: Irish section: Harry Kidd, Bertie Snowball Midland section: George Cawsey, Jack Fulford, Alfred Lewis, Jack Oke, Walter Tedder Northern section: George Duncan, Sandy Herd, Ted Ray, Thomas Renouf, Charles Roberts Southern section: James Braid, Arthur Catlin, Harry Chestney, Willie Hunter, Sr., Rowland Jones, Fred Leach, Charles Mayo, Wilfrid Reid, Herbert Riseborough, James Sherlock, Ralph Smith, David Stephenson, J.H. Taylor, Alfred Toogood, Harry Vardon, Tom Vardon Scottish section: Andrew Grant, Ben Sayers, Robert Thomson Welsh section: Jack Ross 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:The Times 29 September 1906 11 Golf – Professional Golfers' Associationhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G9RAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6967%2C3331246 Golf – Professional golfers' tournament – Braid and Vardon defeated The Glasgow Herald 3 Oct 1906 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HNRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3971%2C3489066 Golf – Professional golfers' tournament – Brilliant play by Duncan and Herd The Glasgow Herald 4 Oct 1906 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HdRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6663%2C3630081 Golf – Professional golfers' tournament – £100 prize easily won by Herd The Glasgow Herald 5 Oct 1906 15 yes no 14em First round2 October Second round2 October Third round3 October Semi-finals3 October Final4 October ENG Bertie Snowball 2&1 SCO Willie Hunter, Sr. SCO Robert Thomson 4&3 ENG Alfred Lewis JEY Tom Vardon JEY Harry Vardon 2up SCO Sandy Herd 3&2 SCO Ben Sayers ENG Jack Fulford 4&2 ENG Fred Leach ENG J.H. Taylor 7&6 ENG Walter Tedder SCO George Duncan 3&2 SCO James Braid ENG Charles Roberts w/o SCO David Stephenson ENG Alfred Toogood ENG Herbert Riseborough 4&2 ENG Harry Chestney ENG James Sherlock 4&3 SCO Jack Ross SCO Ralph Smith 5&4 ENG Rowland Jones 4&3 SCO Andrew Grant JEY Ted Ray ENG Arthur Catlin 4&3 ENG Wilfrid Reid 3&2 IRE 1783 Harry Kidd ENG Jack Oke ENG Charles Mayo 3&1 ENG George Cawsey 3&2 JEY Thomas Renouf ENG Bertie Snowball SCO Robert Thomson 1up JEY Harry Vardon SCO Sandy Herd 2up ENG Jack Fulford ENG J.H. Taylor 5&4 SCO George Duncan 4&3 ENG Charles Roberts ENG Herbert Riseborough 6&5 ENG James Sherlock SCO Ralph Smith ENG Rowland Jones 6&4 ENG Arthur Catlin ENG Wilfrid Reid 4&3 ENG Charles Mayo 21h ENG George Cawsey SCO Robert Thomson SCO Sandy Herd 5&3 ENG J.H. Taylor SCO George Duncan 1up ENG Herbert Riseborough ENG Rowland Jones 4&2 ENG Wilfrid Reid ENG Charles Mayo 2&1 SCO Sandy Herd 6&5 SCO George Duncan ENG Rowland Jones ENG Charles Mayo 2&1 SCO Sandy Herd 8&7 ENG Charles Mayo w/o = Walkover Prize money The winner received £100 and a gold medal, the runner-up £30 and a silver medal, the losing semi-finalists £15 and a bronze medal, while the third round losers received £10 and the second round losers received £5. References 53 5 4 N 1 13 28 W type:event title Category:Golf tournaments in England News of the World Match Play News of the World Match Play News of the World Match Play Category:Kirkby-in-Ashfield Category:Sport in Nottinghamshire Category:20th century in Nottinghamshire Category:British PGA Matchplay Championship