1906 News of the World Match Play

1906 News of the World Match Play
Tournament information
Dates 2–4 October 1906
Location Kirkby in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Course(s) Notts Golf Club
Organised by The PGA
Format Match play – 18 holes
(Final 36 holes)
Statistics
Field 32 players
Prize fund £240
Winner's share £100
Champion
Scotland Sandy Herd
def. Charles Mayo 8 & 7
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Notts Golf Club
Location in England

The 1906 News of the World Match Play was the fourth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 October at Notts 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. Sandy Herd defeated Charles Mayo 8 & 7 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 Southern section had 16 qualifiers, the Midland and Northern sections had 5 each, the Scottish section 3, the Irish section 2 and the Welsh section 1. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff.

The qualifiers were:

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:[1][2][3][4]

First round
2 October		   Second round
2 October		   Third round
3 October		   Semi-finals
3 October		   Final
4 October
                                   
 England Bertie Snowball 2&1  
 Scotland Willie Hunter, Sr.        England Bertie Snowball    
 Scotland Robert Thomson 4&3    Scotland Robert Thomson 1up  
 England Alfred Lewis          Scotland Robert Thomson    
 Jersey Tom Vardon          Scotland Sandy Herd 5&3  
 Jersey Harry Vardon 2up      Jersey Harry Vardon  
 Scotland Sandy Herd 3&2    Scotland Sandy Herd 2up  
 Scotland Ben Sayers          Scotland Sandy Herd 6&5  
 England Jack Fulford 4&2        Scotland George Duncan    
 England Fred Leach        England Jack Fulford    
 England J.H. Taylor 7&6    England J.H. Taylor 5&4  
 England Walter Tedder          England J.H. Taylor  
 Scotland George Duncan 3&2        Scotland George Duncan 1up  
 Scotland James Braid        Scotland George Duncan 4&3
 England Charles Roberts w/o    England Charles Roberts    
 Scotland David Stephenson          Scotland Sandy Herd 8&7
 England Alfred Toogood          England Charles Mayo  
 England Herbert Riseborough 4&2      England Herbert Riseborough 6&5  
 England Harry Chestney      England James Sherlock    
 England James Sherlock 4&3        England Herbert Riseborough    
 Scotland Jack Ross          England Rowland Jones 4&2  
 Scotland Ralph Smith 5&4      Scotland Ralph Smith  
 England Rowland Jones 4&3    England Rowland Jones 6&4  
 Scotland Andrew Grant          England Rowland Jones  
 Jersey Ted Ray          England Charles Mayo 2&1  
 England Arthur Catlin 4&3      England Arthur Catlin    
 England Wilfrid Reid 3&2    England Wilfrid Reid 4&3  
 Ireland Harry Kidd          England Wilfrid Reid  
 England Jack Oke          England Charles Mayo 2&1  
 England Charles Mayo 3&1      England Charles Mayo 21h
 England George Cawsey 3&2    England George Cawsey    
 Jersey Thomas Renouf    

w/o = Walk over

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

  1. ↑ "Golf – Professional Golfers' Association". The Times. 29 September 1906. p. 11.
  2. ↑ "Golf – Professional golfers' tournament – Braid and Vardon defeated". The Glasgow Herald. 3 Oct 1906. p. 12.
  3. ↑ "Golf – Professional golfers' tournament – Brilliant play by Duncan and Herd". The Glasgow Herald. 4 Oct 1906. p. 15.
  4. ↑ "Golf – Professional golfers' tournament – £100 prize easily won by Herd". The Glasgow Herald. 5 Oct 1906. p. 15.

Coordinates: 53°5′4″N 1°13′28″W / 53.08444°N 1.22444°W / 53.08444; -1.22444

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