1908 News of the World Match Play

Sixth News of the World Match Play golf tournament March 2020 uk 1908 News of the World Match Play 6–8 October 1908 Richmond, London, England Mid-Surrey Golf Club The PGA 32 players Match play – 18 holes(Final 36 holes) £240 £100 ENG J.H. Taylor def. Fred Robson 2 up 1907 1909 UK England 1 Mid-Surrey Golf Club 51.469 -0.313 Location in England 255 The 1908 News of the World Match Play was the sixth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 October at Mid-Surrey 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. J.H. Taylor defeated Fred Robson by 2 holes 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 14 qualifiers, the Northern section 7, the Midland and the Scottish sections 4, the Irish section 2 and the Welsh section 1. Compared to 1907 there was one extra qualifier for the Northern section and one less for Welsh section. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. The qualifiers were: Irish section: James Edmundson, Harry Kidd Midland section: Willie Aveston, George Coburn, Jack Oke, Tom Williamson Northern section: Tom Ball, Tom Beck, Sandy Herd, Ted Ray, Thomas Renouf, Fred Robson, Tom Watt Southern section: James Batley, James Bradbeer, James Braid, Ernest Gray, Rowland Jones, Arnaud Massy, Charles Mayo, Jack Rowe, James Sherlock, J.H. Taylor, Albert Tingey, Sr., Harry Vardon, Tom Vardon, Reg Wilson Scottish section: Willie Binnie, Willie Fernie, Charles Neaves, Ben Sayers Welsh section: Syd Ball 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 1908 13 The News of the World tournament – The Drawhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_9M-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=q0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5058%2C3853859 Golf – Professional tournament at Richmond – Some sensational results The Glasgow Herald 7 Oct 1908 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ANQ-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=q0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2108%2C3986820 Golf – The £240 tournament – Exciting games at Richmond The Glasgow Herald 8 Oct 1908 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AdQ-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=q0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3413%2C4101923 Golf – The £240 tournament – Taylor beats Robson after an exciting match The Glasgow Herald 9 Oct 1908 12 yes no 14em First round6 October Second round6 October Third round7 October Semi-finals7 October Final8 October JEY Harry Vardon 7&6 SCO Charles Neaves ENG Jack Rowe ENG Jack Oke 1up JEY Tom Beck ENG Charles Mayo 6&5 ENG Reg Wilson ENG Tom Williamson 4&2 ENG Syd Ball SCO Ben Sayers 3&2 SCO Sandy Herd JEY Tom Vardon 19h ENG Fred Robson 3&2 ENG Albert Tingey, Sr. ENG Tom Ball 4&3 FRA Arnaud Massy SCO Tom Watt ENG Rowland Jones 1up SCO Willie Fernie ENG James Sherlock w/o WAL Willie Aveston IRE 1783 Harry Kidd 3&2 SCO George Coburn JEY Thomas Renouf 5&4 ENG J.H. Taylor 2&1 SCO James Braid JEY Ted Ray 3&1 ENG James Batley IRE 1783 James Edmundson ENG Ernest Gray 2&1 SCO Willie Binnie 3&1 ENG James Bradbeer JEY Harry Vardon 3&1 ENG Jack Oke ENG Charles Mayo 4&2 ENG Tom Williamson SCO Ben Sayers 2&1 JEY Tom Vardon ENG Fred Robson 2&1 ENG Tom Ball ENG Rowland Jones ENG James Sherlock 4&3 IRE 1783 Harry Kidd JEY Thomas Renouf 5&3 ENG J.H. Taylor 2up JEY Ted Ray ENG Ernest Gray 2&1 SCO Willie Binnie JEY Harry Vardon ENG Charles Mayo 4&3 SCO Ben Sayers ENG Fred Robson 1up ENG James Sherlock 1up JEY Thomas Renouf ENG J.H. Taylor 3&1 ENG Ernest Gray ENG Charles Mayo ENG Fred Robson 3&1 ENG James Sherlock ENG J.H. Taylor 3&2 ENG Fred Robson ENG J.H. Taylor 2up 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 51 28 8 N 0 18 46 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:British PGA Matchplay Championship Category:Richmond, London Category:Sport in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames