1909 News of the World Match Play

1909 News of the World Match Play
Tournament information
Dates 5–7 October 1909
Location Walton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England
Course(s) Walton Heath 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
England Tom Ball
def. Sandy Herd 7 & 5
«1908
1910»
Walton Heath Golf Club
Location in England

The 1909 News of the World Match Play was the seventh News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 October at 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 £240. Tom Ball defeated Sandy Herd 7 & 5 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 seven PGA sections. The Southern section had 13 qualifiers, the Northern section 7, the Midland and the Scottish sections 4, the Irish section 2 and the Welsh and Western sections 1. Compared to 1908 one entry was allocated to the new Western section with the number of qualifiers from the Southern section reduced to 13. 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
5 October		   Second round
5 October		   Third round
6 October		   Semi-finals
6 October		   Final
7 October
                                   
 Scotland Arthur Butchart 4&3  
 England Ernest Foord        Scotland Arthur Butchart    
 Scotland Willie Watt      Scotland Sandy Herd 5&4  
 Scotland Sandy Herd 6&5        Scotland Sandy Herd 5&3  
 England Herbert Riseborough 3&2        England Charles Mayo    
 Scotland David Kinnell        England Herbert Riseborough  
 England Charles Mayo 3&2    England Charles Mayo 21h  
 Scotland Tom Simpson          Scotland Sandy Herd 1up  
 England George Carter          Jersey Harry Vardon    
 Jersey Ted Ray 1up      Jersey Ted Ray    
 Scotland Frank Coltart 2up    Scotland Frank Coltart 1up  
 England Arthur Mitchell          Scotland Frank Coltart  
 Scotland Robert Thomson          Jersey Harry Vardon 5&4  
 Jersey Harry Vardon 4&3      Jersey Harry Vardon 2&1
 Scotland Peter McEwan Jr. 1up    Scotland Peter McEwan Jr.    
 Ireland Alex Robertson          Scotland Sandy Herd  
 Scotland Jack Ross          England Tom Ball 7&5
 England Fred Robson 19h      England Fred Robson    
 Scotland George Coburn      England Tom Ball 2&1  
 England Tom Ball 3&2        England Tom Ball 3&2  
 Scotland James Braid          England Jack Rowe    
 England Jack Rowe 4&3      England Jack Rowe 2&1
 England Alfred Lewis      England James Sherlock    
 England James Sherlock 1up        England Tom Ball 5&4
 Ireland Michael Moran          Scotland James Hepburn    
 England Charles Johns 2&1      England Charles Johns 19h  
 Scotland Willie Binnie      England Wilfrid Reid    
 England Wilfrid Reid 5&3        England Charles Johns  
 England Tom Williamson 4&3        Scotland James Hepburn 2&1  
 England James Batley        England Tom Williamson  
 Scotland James Hepburn 20h    Scotland James Hepburn 1up  
 England J.H. Taylor    

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. ↑ "The £240 tournament – The Draw". The Times. 28 September 1909. p. 17.
  2. ↑ "The professional golf tournament – Braid and Taylor defeated". The Glasgow Herald. 6 Oct 1909. p. 9.
  3. ↑ "The professional golf tournament – Alec Herd and Tom Ball in the final – Some exhilarating golf". The Glasgow Herald. 7 Oct 1909. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "The professional golf tournament – Victory of Tom Ball". The Glasgow Herald. 8 Oct 1909. p. 9.

Coordinates: 51°16′40″N 0°14′45″W / 51.27778°N 0.24583°W / 51.27778; -0.24583

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