1904 News of the World Match Play

Second News of the World Match Play tournament March 2020 uk 1904 News of the World Match Play 4–6 October 1904 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. Alfred Toogood 5 & 3 1903 1905 UK England 1 Mid-Surrey Golf Club 51.469 -0.313 Location in England 255 The 1904 News of the World Match Play was the second News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 4 to Thursday 6 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 Alfred Toogood 5 & 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 five PGA sections. The Southern section had 16 qualifiers, the Northern section had 6, the Midland 5, the Scottish section 3 and the Irish section 2.The Times 23 May 1904 9 Golf – Professional Golfers' Association In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. Compared to 1903 the Northern section had one additional qualifier and the Scottish section one less. The qualifiers were: Irish section: George Coburn, Johnnie McKenna Midland section: George Cawsey, William Hutchings, Willie Lewis, Wilfrid Reid, Tom Williamson Northern section: Fred Collins, Phil Gaudin, Sandy Herd, George Pulford, Ted Ray, Tom Simpson Southern section: James Braid, Harry Chestney, Ernest Gray, James Hepburn, Willie Hunter, Sr., Rowland Jones, James Kinnell, Arthur Mitchell, Jack Ross, Jack Rowe, J.H. Taylor, Robert Thomson, Albert Tingey, Sr., Alfred Toogood, Harry Vardon, Tom Yeoman Scottish section: Willie Fernie, Arnaud Massy, Ben Sayers 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 1904 10 Golf – Professional Golfers' Associationhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sdVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6730%2C3396625 Golf – Professional golfer's association The Glasgow Herald 5 Oct 1904 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=stVAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5903%2C3547961 Golf – Professionals' tournament at Richmond – Brilliant play The Glasgow Herald 6 Oct 1904 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n-09AAAAIBAJ&sjid=x0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6407%2C3655325 Golf – Professional tournament – Taylor v Toogood in the final The Glasgow Herald 7 Oct 1904 12 yes no 14em First round4 October Second round4 October Third round5 October Semi-finals5 October Final6 October ENG Arthur Mitchell 1up ENG Wilfrid Reid SCO James Hepburn 5&4 SCO Jack Ross ENG George Pulford 4&2 ENG Rowland Jones SCO Ben Sayers w/o FRA Arnaud Massy ENG Alfred Toogood 4&3 ENG Harry Chestney ENG Tom Simpson 2&1 SCO Tom Yeoman SCO George Coburn JEY Ted Ray 3&2 SCO Willie Fernie 4&3 SCO Robert Thomson ENG Albert Tingey, Sr. ENG George Cawsey 3&2 ENG William Hutchings ENG Willie Lewis 20h ENG J.H. Taylor 2up SCO Willie Hunter, Sr. IRE 1783 Johnnie McKenna 4&3 SCO James Kinnell ENG Tom Williamson 4&3 ENG Jack Rowe JEY Harry Vardon 7&6 ENG Ernest Gray SCO Sandy Herd 5&4 ENG Fred Collins JEY Phil Gaudin SCO James Braid 5&4 ENG Arthur Mitchell SCO James Hepburn 1up ENG George Pulford 5&4 SCO Ben Sayers ENG Alfred Toogood 2&1 ENG Tom Simpson JEY Ted Ray 5&4 SCO Willie Fernie ENG George Cawsey 2&1 ENG Willie Lewis ENG J.H. Taylor 9&8 IRE 1783 Johnnie McKenna ENG Tom Williamson JEY Harry Vardon 1up SCO Sandy Herd 1up SCO James Braid SCO James Hepburn 3&2 ENG George Pulford ENG Alfred Toogood 6&4 JEY Ted Ray ENG George Cawsey ENG J.H. Taylor 4&3 JEY Harry Vardon SCO Sandy Herd 19h SCO James Hepburn ENG Alfred Toogood 4&2 ENG J.H. Taylor 1up SCO Sandy Herd ENG Alfred Toogood ENG J.H. Taylor 5&3 w/o = Walkover Prize money Prize money was increased to £240 with the addition of 8 £5 prizes for the losers in the second round. 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:Sport in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Category:Richmond, London Category:British PGA Matchplay Championship