1910 News of the World Match Play
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.
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 4–6 October 1910 |
| Location | Sunningdale, Berkshire, England |
| Course(s) | Sunningdale 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 | |
 James Sherlock | |
| def. George Duncan 8 & 6 | |
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
| First round 4 October | Second round 4 October | Third round 5 October | Semi-finals 5 October | Final 6 October | |||||||||||||||
| Ernest Whitcombe
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| James Sherlock
| 8&6 | James Sherlock
| 3&1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Sandy Herd
| 2&1 | Sandy Herd
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 Ted Ray
| James Sherlock
| 6&5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jack Gaudin
| Ernest Foord
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| Ernest Foord
| 3&2 | Ernest Foord
| 2&1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Thomson
| 4&3 | Robert Thomson
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| James Souter
| James Sherlock
| 4&3 | |||||||||||||||||
| George Tuck
| Eric Bannister
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| Alfred Matthews
| 1up | Alfred Matthews
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| Tom Vardon
| Eric Bannister
| 2&1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eric Bannister
| 4&2 | Eric Bannister
| 1up | ||||||||||||||||
| Ernest Gaudin
| 1up | Sam Whiting
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| Fred Leach
| Ernest Gaudin
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| Sam Whiting
| 4&3 | Sam Whiting
| 1up | ||||||||||||||||
| Horace Fulford
| James Sherlock
| 8&6 | |||||||||||||||||
 Hugh McNeill
| George Duncan
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| Cyril Hughes
| 2up | Cyril Hughes
| 2&1 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Douglas Edgar
| 20h | J. Douglas Edgar
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| Rowland Jones
| Cyril Hughes
| 3&2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charles Mayo
| J.H. Taylor
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| Fred Robson
| 3&2 | Fred Robson
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| J.H. Taylor
| 4&3 | J.H. Taylor
| 19h | ||||||||||||||||
| William Jeffries
| Cyril Hughes
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| Ernest Riseborough
| 3&2 | George Duncan
| 19h | ||||||||||||||||
| John Hunter
| Ernest Riseborough
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| Charles Roberts
| George Duncan
| 5&4 | |||||||||||||||||
| George Duncan
| 8&6 | George Duncan
| 3&1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tom Ball
| 7&6 | Tom Ball
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| Rolnad Lewis
| Tom Ball
| 20h | |||||||||||||||||
| Willie Park Jr.
| Harry Vardon
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| Harry Vardon
| 6&5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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
- "The professional tournament for £240 – The Draw". The Times. 27 September 1910. p. 17.
- "Golf – The "News of the World" tournament – Unexpected results". The Glasgow Herald. 5 October 1910. p. 14.
- "Golf – The "News of the World" tournament – Taylor and Ball defeated". The Glasgow Herald. 6 October 1910. p. 15.
- "Golf – The "News of the World" tournament – Victory of Sherlock". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1910. p. 15.