1910 News of the World Match Play

Eighth News of the World Match Play golf tournament March 2020 uk 1910 News of the World Match Play 4–6 October 1910 Sunningdale, Berkshire, England Sunningdale Golf Club The PGA 32 players Match play – 18 holes(Final 36 holes) £240 £100 ENG James Sherlock def. George Duncan 8 & 6 1909 1911 UK England 1 Sunningdale Golf Club 51.388 -0.631 Location in England 255 The 1910 News of the World Match Play was the eighth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 4 to Thursday 6 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 Sherlock defeated George Duncan 8 & 6 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 eight PGA sections. The Southern section had 13 qualifiers, the Northern section 7, the Midland section 4, the Scottish, Welsh and Western sections 2 and the Eastern and Irish sections 1. Compared to 1909 one entry was allocated to the new Eastern section while the Western and Welsh sections were increased from one to two. The Scottish section was reduced to two and the Irish section to one. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. The qualifiers were: Eastern section: Ernest Riseborough Irish section: Hugh McNeill Midland section: Eric Bannister, William Jeffries, Roland Lewis, George Tuck Northern section: James Douglas Edgar, Horace Fulford, Jack Gaudin, Sandy Herd, Cyril Hughes, Ted Ray, Charles Roberts Southern section: Tom Ball, George Duncan, Ernest Gaudin, Rowland Jones, Fred Leach, Charles Mayo, Willie Park Jr., Fred Robson, James Sherlock, James Souter, J.H. Taylor, Harry Vardon, Tom Vardon Scottish section: John Hunter, Robert Thomson Western section: Ernest Foord, Ernest Whitcombe Welsh section: Alfred Matthews, 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 27 September 1910 17 The professional tournament for £240 – The Drawhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JNlAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2506%2C3988022 Golf – The "News of the World" tournament – Unexpected results The Glasgow Herald 5 Oct 1910 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JdlAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3686%2C4138727 Golf – The "News of the World" tournament – Taylor and Ball defeated The Glasgow Herald 6 Oct 1910 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JtlAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1407%2C4280579 Golf – The "News of the World" tournament – Victory of Sherlock The Glasgow Herald 7 Oct 1910 15 yes no 14em First round4 October Second round4 October Third round5 October Semi-finals5 October Final6 October ENG Ernest Whitcombe ENG James Sherlock 8&6 SCO Sandy Herd 2&1 JEY Ted Ray JEY Jack Gaudin ENG Ernest Foord 3&2 SCO Robert Thomson 4&3 SCO James Souter ENG George Tuck ENG Alfred Matthews 1up JEY Tom Vardon ENG Eric Bannister 4&2 JEY Ernest Gaudin 1up ENG Fred Leach ENG Sam Whiting 4&3 ENG Horace Fulford IRE 1783 Hugh McNeill ENG Cyril Hughes 2up ENG J. Douglas Edgar 20h ENG Rowland Jones ENG Charles Mayo ENG Fred Robson 3&2 ENG J.H. Taylor 4&3 ENG William Jeffries ENG Ernest Riseborough 3&2 SCO John Hunter ENG Charles Roberts SCO George Duncan 8&6 ENG Tom Ball 7&6 ENG Rolnad Lewis SCO Willie Park Jr. JEY Harry Vardon 6&5 ENG James Sherlock 3&1 SCO Sandy Herd ENG Ernest Foord 2&1 SCO Robert Thomson ENG Alfred Matthews ENG Eric Bannister 2&1 JEY Ernest Gaudin ENG Sam Whiting 1up ENG Cyril Hughes 2&1 ENG J. Douglas Edgar ENG Fred Robson ENG J.H. Taylor 19h ENG Ernest Riseborough SCO George Duncan 5&4 ENG Tom Ball 20h JEY Harry Vardon ENG James Sherlock 6&5 ENG Ernest Foord ENG Eric Bannister 1up ENG Sam Whiting ENG Cyril Hughes 3&2 ENG J.H. Taylor SCO George Duncan 3&1 ENG Tom Ball ENG James Sherlock 4&3 ENG Eric Bannister ENG Cyril Hughes SCO George Duncan 19h ENG James Sherlock 8&6 SCO George Duncan 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:Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Category:Sport in Berkshire Category:1910s in Berkshire Category:British PGA Matchplay Championship