1911 News of the World Match Play

Ninth News of the World Match Play golf tournament March 2020 uk 1911 News of the World Match Play 3–5 October 1911 Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England Walton Heath Golf Club The PGA 32 players Match play – 18 holes(Final 36 holes) £400 £100 SCO James Braid def. Ted Ray 1 up 1910 1912 UK England 1 Walton Heath Golf Club 51.278 -0.246 Location in England 255 The 1911 News of the World Match Play was the ninth News of the World Match Play tournament, played from 3 to 5 October 1911 at the 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 £400. James Braid defeated Ted Ray by 1 hole 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 12 qualifiers, the Northern section 7, the Midland section 5, the Scottish, Welsh and Western sections 2 and the Eastern and Irish sections 1. Because of the large number of entries in the Southern section, two events were run with 6 qualifiers at each venue. Compared to 1910, the number of qualifiers from the Southern section was reduced by one with the Midland section increasing by one. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. The qualifiers were: Eastern section: Ernest Riseborough Irish section: Charlie Pope Midland section: James Adwick, Jack Bloxham, Len Holland, George Tuck, Tom Williamson Northern section: Jack Gaudin, Walter Hambleton, Cyril Hughes, Bill Leaver, Ted Ray, Thomas Renouf, Sam Whiting Southern section at Acton Golf Club: James Braid, George Duncan, Fred Leach, James Sherlock, Josh Taylor, Harry Vardon Southern section at West Drayton Golf Club: Laurie Ayton, Snr, James Batley, Arthur Catlin, Sandy Herd, Charles Mayo, Fred Robson Scottish section: Tom Fernie, Willie Watt Western section: Ernest Firstbrook, Herbert Osborne Welsh section: Syd Ball, Peter Rainford 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 3 October 1911 10 Golf – Professional tournament for £400https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6PQ-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZE0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4424%2C3773041 Golf – The £400 tourney – Last year's winner beaten The Glasgow Herald 4 Oct 1911 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6fQ-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZE0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2827%2C3923889 Golf – The £400 tournament – Defeat of the Open Champion The Glasgow Herald 5 Oct 1911 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6vQ-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZE0MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1363%2C4074623 Golf – The £400 tournament – Braid beats Ray The Glasgow Herald 6 Oct 1911 15 yes no 14em First round3 October Second round3 October Third round4 October Semi-finals4 October Final5 October ENG Walter Hambleton 1up ENG Charles Mayo ENG Sam Whiting SCO Tom Fernie 5&4 ENG Jack Bloxham JEY Ted Ray 3&2 ENG Arthur Catlin 1up ENG Fred Robson ENG Josh Taylor ENG Cyril Hughes 5&4 SCO Laurie Ayton, Snr ENG James Adwick 2up ENG James Batley JEY Harry Vardon 2&1 SCO George Duncan JEY Jack Gaudin w/o SCO James Braid 5&3 SCO Willie Watt ENG Fred Leach ENG Ernest Riseborough 1up ENG George Tuck 4&3 ENG Ernest Firstbrook ENG Herbert Osborne ENG Syd Ball 3&2 ENG Bill Leaver 3&2 JEY Thomas Renouf ENG Charlie Pope ENG Peter Rainford 2&1 ENG Len Holland ENG Tom Williamson 3&2 ENG James Sherlock 20h SCO Sandy Herd ENG Walter Hambleton SCO Tom Fernie 1up JEY Ted Ray 6&5 ENG Arthur Catlin ENG Cyril Hughes 1up ENG James Adwick JEY Harry Vardon 7&5 JEY Jack Gaudin SCO James Braid 4&3 ENG Ernest Riseborough ENG George Tuck ENG Syd Ball 1up ENG Bill Leaver 2&1 ENG Peter Rainford ENG Tom Williamson 3&2 ENG James Sherlock SCO Tom Fernie JEY Ted Ray 6&4 ENG Cyril Hughes JEY Harry Vardon 3&2 SCO James Braid 6&5 ENG Syd Ball ENG Bill Leaver ENG Tom Williamson 3&2 JEY Ted Ray 3&1 JEY Harry Vardon SCO James Braid 22h ENG Tom Williamson JEY Ted Ray SCO James Braid 1up w/o = Walk over Prize money Prize money was increased to £400. The winner still received £100 and a gold medal, but the runner-up now received £40 and a silver medal, losing semi-finalists £20 and a bronze medal, losing quarter-finalists £15, second round losers £10 and first round losers £5. The new distribution meant that all 32 qualifiers for the final stages received at least £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:20th century in Surrey Category:Sport in Surrey