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1908 News of the World Match Play

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1908 News of the World Match Play
Tournament information
Dates6–8 October 1908
LocationRichmond, London, England
Course(s)Mid-Surrey Golf Club
Organised byThe PGA
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
(Final 36 holes)
Statistics
Field32 players
Prize fund£240
Winner's share£100
Champion
England J.H. Taylor
def. Fred Robson 2 up
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Mid-Surrey Golf Club is located in England
Mid-Surrey Golf Club
Mid-Surrey Golf Club

The 1908 News of the World Match Play was the sixth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 October at Mid-Surrey 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. J.H. Taylor defeated Fred Robson by 2 holes in the final to win the tournament.

Qualification

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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 14 qualifiers, the Northern section 7, the Midland and the Scottish sections 4, the Irish section 2 and the Welsh section 1. Compared to 1907 there was one extra qualifier for the Northern section and one less for Welsh section. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff.

The qualifiers were:

Format

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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

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

First round
6 October
Second round
6 October
Third round
7 October
Semi-finals
7 October
Final
8 October
Jersey Harry Vardon 7&6
Scotland Charles Neaves Jersey Harry Vardon 3&1
England Jack Rowe England Jack Oke
England Jack Oke 1up Jersey Harry Vardon
Jersey Tom Beck England Charles Mayo 4&3
England Charles Mayo 6&5 England Charles Mayo 4&2
England Reg Wilson England Tom Williamson
England Tom Williamson 4&2 England Charles Mayo
England Syd Ball England Fred Robson 3&1
Scotland Ben Sayers 3&2 Scotland Ben Sayers 2&1
Scotland Sandy Herd Jersey Tom Vardon
Jersey Tom Vardon 19h Scotland Ben Sayers
England Fred Robson 3&2 England Fred Robson 1up
England Albert Tingey, Sr. England Fred Robson 2&1
England Tom Ball 4&3 England Tom Ball
France Arnaud Massy England Fred Robson
Scotland Tom Watt England J.H. Taylor 2up
England Rowland Jones 1up England Rowland Jones
Scotland Willie Fernie England James Sherlock 4&3
England James Sherlock w/o England James Sherlock 1up
Wales Willie Aveston Jersey Thomas Renouf
Ireland Harry Kidd 3&2 Ireland Harry Kidd
Scotland George Coburn Jersey Thomas Renouf 5&3
Jersey Thomas Renouf 5&4 England James Sherlock
England J.H. Taylor 2&1 England J.H. Taylor 3&2
Scotland James Braid England J.H. Taylor 2up
Jersey Ted Ray 3&1 Jersey Ted Ray
England James Batley England J.H. Taylor 3&1
Ireland James Edmundson England Ernest Gray
England Ernest Gray 2&1 England Ernest Gray 2&1
Scotland Willie Binnie 3&1 Scotland Willie Binnie
England James Bradbeer

w/o = Walkover

Prize money

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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

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  1. ^ "The News of the World tournament – The Draw". The Times. 29 September 1908. p. 13.
  2. ^ "Golf – Professional tournament at Richmond – Some sensational results". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1908. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Golf – The £240 tournament – Exciting games at Richmond". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1908. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Golf – The £240 tournament – Taylor beats Robson after an exciting match". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1908. p. 12.

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