1912 News of the World Match Play

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.

1912 News of the World Match Play
Tournament information
Dates2–4 October 1912
LocationSunningdale, Berkshire, England
Course(s)Sunningdale Golf Club
Organised byThe PGA
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
(Final 36 holes)
Statistics
Field32 players
Prize fund£400
Winner's share£100
Champion
Harry Vardon
def. Ted Ray 1 up
Sunningdale Golf Club
Location in England

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.[1]
  • 11 July Western section at Parkstone: Ernest Whitcombe won by 4 strokes on 144.[2]
  • 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.[3]
  • 4 September Northern section at Halifax: Walter Hambleton won by 2 on 163.[4]
  • 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.[5][6]
  • 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.[5][6]
  • 11 September Welsh section at Tenby: Peter Rainford won by 2 strokes on 155.[7]
  • 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.[8][9]
  • 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.[10][11]

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:[12][13][14][15]

First round
2 October 		Second round
2 October 		Third round
3 October 		Semi-finals
3 October 		Final
4 October
George Gadd 4&3
Jack White George Gadd
George Duncan Harry Vardon 6&4
Harry Vardon 4&3 Harry Vardon 1up
James Edmundson Sandy Herd
Sandy Herd 20h Sandy Herd 5&4
Arthur Day 3&2 Arthur Day
Peter Rainford Harry Vardon 7&5
James Bradbeer Reg Wilson
Ernest Jones 2&1 Ernest Jones 1up
Sam Whiting 3&1 Sam Whiting
Edward Cheal Ernest Jones
J.H. Taylor Reg Wilson 4&3
Jack Rowe 1up Jack Rowe
Reg Wilson 1up Reg Wilson 4&3
Tom Williamson Harry Vardon 1up
Willie Watt 7&5 Ted Ray
Willie Ritchie Willie Watt
George Tuck Ted Ray 19h
Ted Ray 4&2 Ted Ray 5&4
Claude Gray Walter Hambleton
Walter Hambleton 23h Walter Hambleton 3&1
Edward Veness Ernest Whitcombe
Ernest Whitcombe 7&6 Ted Ray 7&6
George Buckle 3&2 Harry Cawsey
Charles Roberts George Buckle
Michael Moran Harry Cawsey 3&2
Harry Cawsey 3&2 Harry Cawsey 2&1
Edward Smith Ernest Foord
Robert Thomson 2&1 Robert Thomson
Ernest Foord 4&3 Ernest Foord 20h
Allan Gow

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.

References
  1. "£400 professional tournament Scottish qualifying competition". The Times. 5 July 1912. p. 14.
  2. "The £400 tournament – Western qualifying competition". The Times. 12 July 1912. p. 13.
  3. "Golf Eastern professional competition". The Times. 25 July 1912. p. 13.
  4. "Professional tournament for £400 – Northern section". The Times. 5 September 1912. p. 9.
  5. "Golf – Professional tournament for £400 – Southern section – Braid's failure to qualify". The Times. 12 September 1912. p. 11.
  6. "The professional tournament for £400". The Times. 13 September 1912. p. 9.
  7. "The Welsh competition". The Times. 12 September 1912. p. 11.
  8. "Professional tournament for £400". The Times. 20 September 1912. p. 9.
  9. "The professional tournament for £400". The Times. 21 September 1912. p. 10.
  10. "Professional tournament for £400 – Midland section". The Times. 26 September 1912. p. 9.
  11. "Midland professional championship". The Times. 27 September 1912. p. 9.
  12. "Golf – Professional tournament for £400 – The draw". The Times. 27 September 1912. p. 9.
  13. "Golf – The £400 tournament – Duncan and Taylor beaten". The Glasgow Herald. 3 October 1912. p. 13.
  14. "Golf – The £400 tournament – Ray and Vardon in the final". The Glasgow Herald. 4 October 1912. p. 15.
  15. "Golf – The £400 tournament – Keen contest in the final – Vardon beats Ray". The Glasgow Herald. 5 October 1912. p. 15.

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