1907 News of the World Match Play

Fifth News of the World Match Play golf tournament March 2020 uk 1907 News of the World Match Play 15–17 October 1907 Sunningdale, Berkshire, England Sunningdale Golf Club The PGA 32 players Match play – 18 holes(Final 36 holes) £240 £100 SCO James Braid def. J.H. Taylor 4 & 2 1906 1908 UK England 1 Sunningdale Golf Club 51.388 -0.631 Location in England 255 The 1907 News of the World Match Play was the fifth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 15 to Thursday 17 October at Sunningdale 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 J.H. Taylor 4 & 2 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 number of entries from each section were adjusted. The Southern section had 14 qualifiers, the Northern section 6, the Midland and the Scottish sections 4 and the Irish and Welsh sections 2. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. The qualifiers were: Irish section: James Edmundson, Charlie Pope Midland section: George Coburn, Alfred Lewis, Jack Oke, Tom Williamson Northern section: George Duncan, Sandy Herd, Bill Leaver, George Pulford, Ted Ray, Charles Roberts Southern section: Albert Bellworthy, James Bradbeer, James Braid, Ernest Gaudin, Ernest Gray, Rowland Jones, Anthony Kettley, James Kinnell, Charles Mayo, Bob McKenzie, Arthur Mitchell, James Sherlock, J.H. Taylor, Harry Vardon Scottish section: Tom Drummond, Alex Marling, Robert Thomson, Tom Watt Welsh section: Jack Ross, Sam Whiting 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 8 October 1907 12 Golf – Professional Golfers' Associationhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IXdDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5797%2C4668475 Golf – Professional golfers' £240 tournament – Defeat of Alexander Herd The Glasgow Herald 16 Oct 1907 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IndDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6462%2C4808794 Golf – £240 Professional tournament – Braid and Taylor in the final The Glasgow Herald 17 Oct 1907 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I3dDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6555%2C4920768 Golf – The Professional tournament – Braid's fine victory The Glasgow Herald 18 Oct 1907 12 yes no 14em First round15 October Second round15 October Third round16 October Semi-finals16 October Final17 October SCO James Kinnell 20h SCO Tom Watt SCO Alex Marling ENG Charlie Pope 7&5 ENG Alfred Lewis ENG Tom Williamson 2&1 JEY Ted Ray 2&1 ENG Rowland Jones SCO Jack Ross SCO Sandy Herd 4&3 IRE 1783 James Edmundson 3&2 ENG Sam Whiting ENG Ernest Gray 2&1 ENG James Bradbeer SCO James Braid 3&1 SCO George Coburn ENG Anthony Kettley SCO Robert Thomson 6&5 ENG J.H. Taylor 5&4 JEY Ernest Gaudin ENG James Sherlock 6&5 ENG Charles Roberts SCO Bob McKenzie ENG Arthur Mitchell 3&1 SCO Tom Drummond ENG Bill Leaver 2&1 SCO George Duncan ENG Charles Mayo 5&4 ENG George Pulford w/o ENG Albert Bellworthy JEY Harry Vardon 4&3 ENG Jack Oke SCO James Kinnell ENG Charlie Pope 4&2 ENG Tom Williamson JEY Ted Ray 20h SCO Sandy Herd IRE 1783 James Edmundson 2&1 ENG Ernest Gray SCO James Braid 6&4 SCO Robert Thomson ENG J.H. Taylor 3&2 ENG James Sherlock 1up ENG Arthur Mitchell ENG Bill Leaver ENG Charles Mayo 2&1 ENG George Pulford JEY Harry Vardon 4&3 ENG Charlie Pope JEY Ted Ray 4&3 IRE 1783 James Edmundson SCO James Braid 6&5 ENG J.H. Taylor 2up ENG James Sherlock ENG Charles Mayo JEY Harry Vardon 6&5 JEY Ted Ray SCO James Braid 4&3 ENG J.H. Taylor 1up JEY Harry Vardon SCO James Braid 4&2 ENG J.H. Taylor 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 23 17 N 0 37 52 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:1900s in Berkshire Category:Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Category:Sport in Berkshire Category:British PGA Matchplay Championship