1905 News of the World Match Play

Third News of the World Match Play golf tournament March 2020 uk 1905 News of the World Match Play 3–5 October 1905 Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England Walton Heath Golf Club The PGA 32 players Match play – 18 holes(Final 36 holes) £240 £100 SCO James Braid def. Tom Vardon 4 & 3 1904 1906 UK England 1 Walton Heath Golf Club 51.278 -0.246 Location in England 255 The 1905 News of the World Match Play was the third News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 3 to Thursday 5 October at Walton Heath 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. James Braid defeated Tom Vardon 4 & 3 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. Compared to 1904 one entry was allocated to the new Welsh section with the number of qualifiers from the Northern section being reduced to five. The qualifiers were: Irish section: Tom Hood, Fred Smyth Midland section: George Cawsey, John Hutchings, Willie Lewis, Billy Whiting, Tom Williamson Northern section: George Duncan, Sandy Herd, Percy Hills, David McEwan, Bertie Snowball Southern section: James Braid, George Carter, Harry Cawsey, James Hepburn, Rowland Jones, Arthur Mitchell, Wilfrid Reid, Ernest Riseborough, Jack Rowe, Ralph Smith, J.H. Taylor, Alfred Toogood, Harry Vardon, Tom Vardon, William Webb, Jack White Scottish section: Jock Hutchison, Andrew Kirkaldy, Arnaud Massy Welsh section: Fred Collins 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 28 September 1905 9 Golf – Professional Golfers' Associationhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sdRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4727%2C3344809 Golf – Professional tournament at Walton Heath – Defeat of Herd and H Vardon The Glasgow Herald 4 Oct 1905 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=stRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6591%2C3489354 Golf – The Professional tourney at Walton Heath – J H Taylor's surprising defeat The Glasgow Herald 5 Oct 1905 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s9RAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5983%2C3596830 Golf – The Professional tourney – Victory of J Braid The Glasgow Herald 6 Oct 1905 11 yes no 14em First round3 October Second round3 October Third round4 October Semi-finals4 October Final5 October SCO Ralph Smith ENG Willie Lewis 1up ENG Fred Collins scr FRA Arnaud Massy scr ENG John Hutchings ENG Rowland Jones 9&7 JEY Harry Vardon 4&3 ENG William Webb SCO Sandy Herd SCO James Braid 19h ENG Harry Cawsey 3&2 ENG George Cawsey SCO Jack White ENG Jack Rowe 1up ENG Billy Whiting ENG Tom Williamson 19h SCO Jock Hutchison 4&2 SCO David McEwan ENG Alfred Toogood 6&4 SCO Tom Hood SCO James Hepburn SCO George Duncan 3&2 ENG Bertie Snowball JEY Tom Vardon 1up ENG Ernest Riseborough ENG J.H. Taylor 2up ENG George Carter w/o SCO Andrew Kirkaldy ENG Percy Hills ENG Arthur Mitchell 1up IRE 1783 Fred Smyth 3&1 ENG Wilfrid Reid ENG Willie Lewis w/o ENG Rowland Jones 1up JEY Harry Vardon SCO James Braid 5&4 ENG Harry Cawsey ENG Jack Rowe 19h ENG Tom Williamson SCO Jock Hutchison 3&2 ENG Alfred Toogood SCO George Duncan JEY Tom Vardon 1up ENG J.H. Taylor 2&1 ENG George Carter ENG Arthur Mitchell 1up IRE 1783 Fred Smyth ENG Willie Lewis ENG Rowland Jones 2&1 SCO James Braid 6&4 ENG Jack Rowe SCO Jock Hutchison JEY Tom Vardon 6&5 ENG J.H. Taylor ENG Arthur Mitchell 2&1 ENG Rowland Jones SCO James Braid 4&3 JEY Tom Vardon 1up ENG Arthur Mitchell SCO James Braid 4&3 JEY Tom Vardon w/o = Walk over scr = Scratched 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 51 16 40 N 0 14 45 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:20th century in Surrey Category:Sport in Surrey Category:Reigate and Banstead Category:British PGA Matchplay Championship