1909 News of the World Match Play

Seventh News of the World Match Play golf tournament March 2020 uk 1909 News of the World Match Play 5–7 October 1909 Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England Walton Heath Golf Club The PGA 32 players Match play – 18 holes(Final 36 holes) £240 £100 ENG Tom Ball def. Sandy Herd 7 & 5 1908 1910 UK England 1 Walton Heath Golf Club 51.278 -0.246 Location in England 255 The 1909 News of the World Match Play was the seventh News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 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. Tom Ball defeated Sandy Herd 7 & 5 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 seven PGA sections. The Southern section had 13 qualifiers, the Northern section 7, the Midland and the Scottish sections 4, the Irish section 2 and the Welsh and Western sections 1. Compared to 1908 one entry was allocated to the new Western section with the number of qualifiers from the Southern section reduced to 13. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. The qualifiers were: Irish section: Michael Moran, Alex Robertson Midland section: George Coburn, Frank Coltart, Alfred Lewis, Tom Williamson Northern section: Tom Ball, Sandy Herd, Peter McEwan Jr., Ted Ray, Herbert Riseborough, Fred Robson, Tom Simpson Southern section: James Batley, James Braid, Arthur Butchart, George Carter, James Hepburn, Charles Johns, Charles Mayo, Arthur Mitchell, Wilfrid Reid, Jack Rowe, James Sherlock, J.H. Taylor, Harry Vardon Scottish section: Willie Binnie, David Kinnell, Robert Thomson, Willie Watt Western section: Ernest Foord 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 28 September 1909 17 The £240 tournament – The Drawhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wtpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5934%2C3892601 The professional golf tournament – Braid and Taylor defeated The Glasgow Herald 6 Oct 1909 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w9pAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6654%2C4016551 The professional golf tournament – Alec Herd and Tom Ball in the final – Some exhilarating golf The Glasgow Herald 7 Oct 1909 7https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xNpAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=g6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5837%2C4158051 The professional golf tournament – Victory of Tom Ball The Glasgow Herald 8 Oct 1909 9 yes no First round5 October Second round5 October Third round6 October Semi-finals6 October Final7 October 14em SCO Arthur Butchart 4&3 ENG Ernest Foord SCO Willie Watt SCO Sandy Herd 6&5 ENG Herbert Riseborough 3&2 SCO David Kinnell ENG Charles Mayo 3&2 ENG Tom Simpson ENG George Carter JEY Ted Ray 1up SCO Frank Coltart 2up ENG Arthur Mitchell SCO Robert Thomson JEY Harry Vardon 4&3 SCO Peter McEwan Jr. 1up IRE 1783 Alex Robertson SCO Jack Ross ENG Fred Robson 19h SCO George Coburn ENG Tom Ball 3&2 SCO James Braid ENG Jack Rowe 4&3 ENG Alfred Lewis ENG James Sherlock 1up IRE 1783 Michael Moran ENG Charles Johns 2&1 SCO Willie Binnie ENG Wilfrid Reid 5&3 ENG Tom Williamson 4&3 ENG James Batley SCO James Hepburn 20h ENG J.H. Taylor SCO Arthur Butchart SCO Sandy Herd 5&4 ENG Herbert Riseborough ENG Charles Mayo 21h JEY Ted Ray SCO Frank Coltart 1up JEY Harry Vardon 2&1 SCO Peter McEwan Jr. ENG Fred Robson ENG Tom Ball 2&1 ENG Jack Rowe 2&1 ENG James Sherlock ENG Charles Johns 19h ENG Wilfrid Reid ENG Tom Williamson SCO James Hepburn 1up SCO Sandy Herd 5&3 ENG Charles Mayo SCO Frank Coltart JEY Harry Vardon 5&4 ENG Tom Ball 3&2 ENG Jack Rowe ENG Charles Johns SCO James Hepburn 2&1 SCO Sandy Herd 1up JEY Harry Vardon ENG Tom Ball 5&4 SCO James Hepburn SCO Sandy Herd ENG Tom Ball 7&5 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:Reigate and Banstead Category:Sport in Surrey Category:20th century in Surrey Category:British PGA Matchplay Championship