1912 News of the World Match Play

Tenth News of the World Match Play golf tournament March 2020 uk 1912 News of the World Match Play 2–4 October 1912 Sunningdale, Berkshire, England Sunningdale Golf Club The PGA 32 players Match play – 18 holes(Final 36 holes) £400 £100 JEY Harry Vardon def. Ted Ray 1 up 1911 1913 UK England 1 Sunningdale Golf Club 51.388 -0.631 Location in England 255 The 1912 News of the World Match Play was the tenth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 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 £400. Harry Vardon 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. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. Qualifying events: 4 July Scottish section at North Berwick: Robert Thomson won by 6 strokes on 146. The Dunlop Cup was played the following day.The Times 5 July 1912 14 £400 professional tournament Scottish qualifying competition 11 July Western section at Parkstone: Ernest Whitcombe won by 4 strokes on 144.The Times 12 July 1912 13 The £400 tournament – Western qualifying competition 24 July Eastern section at Cambridge: Allan Gow won by 3 strokes on 151. He was the leading Eastern section player in the open competition, finishing third behind James Batley and Anthony Kettley who tied on 149.The Times 25 July 1912 13 Golf Eastern professional competition 4 September Northern section at Halifax: Walter Hambleton won by 2 on 163.The Times 5 September 1912 9 Professional tournament for £400 – Northern section 11 September Southern section at Hanger Hill: George Duncan won by 9 strokes on 143. Anthony Kettley and Jack White tied on 155. They played off the following day with White scoring 77 and Kettley 81.The Times 12 September 1912 11 Golf – Professional tournament for £400 – Southern section – Braid's failure to qualifyThe Times 13 September 1912 9 The professional tournament for £400 11 September Southern section at Sundridge Park: Ted Ray won by 4 strokes on 150. Eric Bannister and James Bradbeer tied on 159. They played off the following day with Bradbeer scoring 80 and Bannister 81. 11 September Welsh section at Tenby: Peter Rainford won by 2 strokes on 155.The Times 12 September 1912 11 The Welsh competition 19 September Irish section at Portmarnock: Michael Moran and Pat O'Hara tied on 159. They played off the following day. Moran scored 77, O'Hara 82.The Times 20 September 1912 9 Professional tournament for £400The Times 21 September 1912 10 The professional tournament for £400 25 September Midland section at Seacroft, Skegness: George Buckle, Harry Cawsey tied on 150. James Adwick, George Tuck and Tom Williamson tied on 153 for two places and played off the next day. Williamson 71 and Tuck 74 qualified with Adwick scoring 82. The event was also the 1912 Midland Professional Championship.The Times 26 September 1912 9 Professional tournament for £400 – Midland sectionThe Times 27 September 1912 9 Midland professional championship The qualifiers were: Scottish section: Robert Thomson, Willie Watt Western section: Ernest Foord, Ernest Whitcombe Eastern section: Allan Gow Northern section: Edward Cheal, Arthur Day, James Edmundson, Walter Hambleton, Charles Roberts, Edward Smith, Sam Whiting Southern section at Hanger Hill Golf Club: George Duncan, Claude Gray, Ernest Jones, Willie Ritchie, Jack White, Reg Wilson Southern section at Sundridge Park Golf Club: James Bradbeer, Sandy Herd, Ted Ray, Jack Rowe, J.H. Taylor, Harry Vardon Welsh section: George Gadd, Peter Rainford Irish section: Michael Moran Midland section: George Buckle, Harry Cawsey, George Tuck, Edward Veness, Tom Williamson 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 1912 9 Golf – Professional tournament for £400 – The drawhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LclAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1401%2C3703807 Golf – The £400 tournament – Duncan and Taylor beaten The Glasgow Herald 3 Oct 1912 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LslAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1332%2C3845749 Golf – The £400 tournament – Ray and Vardon in the final The Glasgow Herald 4 Oct 1912 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L8lAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VqYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3687%2C3987678 Golf – The £400 tournament – Keen contest in the final – Vardon beats Ray The Glasgow Herald 5 Oct 1912 15 yes no 14em First round2 October Second round2 October Third round3 October Semi-finals3 October Final4 October ENG George Gadd 4&3 SCO Jack White SCO George Duncan JEY Harry Vardon 4&3 IRE 1783 James Edmundson SCO Sandy Herd 20h ENG Arthur Day 3&2 ENG Peter Rainford ENG James Bradbeer ENG Ernest Jones 2&1 ENG Sam Whiting 3&1 ENG Edward Cheal ENG J.H. Taylor ENG Jack Rowe 1up ENG Reg Wilson 1up ENG Tom Williamson SCO Willie Watt 7&5 SCO Willie Ritchie ENG George Tuck JEY Ted Ray 4&2 ENG Claude Gray ENG Walter Hambleton 23h ENG Edward Veness ENG Ernest Whitcombe 7&6 ENG George Buckle 3&2 ENG Charles Roberts IRE 1783 Michael Moran ENG Harry Cawsey 3&2 ENG Edward Smith SCO Robert Thomson 2&1 ENG Ernest Foord 4&3 SCO Allan Gow ENG George Gadd JEY Harry Vardon 6&4 SCO Sandy Herd 5&4 ENG Arthur Day ENG Ernest Jones 1up ENG Sam Whiting ENG Jack Rowe ENG Reg Wilson 4&3 SCO Willie Watt JEY Ted Ray 19h ENG Walter Hambleton 3&1 ENG Ernest Whitcombe ENG George Buckle ENG Harry Cawsey 3&2 SCO Robert Thomson ENG Ernest Foord 20h JEY Harry Vardon 1up SCO Sandy Herd ENG Ernest Jones ENG Reg Wilson 4&3 JEY Ted Ray 5&4 ENG Walter Hambleton ENG Harry Cawsey 2&1 ENG Ernest Foord JEY Harry Vardon 7&5 ENG Reg Wilson JEY Ted Ray 7&6 ENG Harry Cawsey JEY Harry Vardon 1up JEY Ted Ray Prize money The winner 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. 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