British PGA Matchplay Championship

British PGA Matchplay Championship
Tournament information
Location Great Britain
Established 1903
Tour(s) European Tour (1972–1979)
Format Match play
Final year 1979
Final champion
Republic of Ireland Des Smyth

The British PGA Matchplay Championship was a match play golf tournament that began in 1903 and ran until 1979. Between 1903 and 1969, the event was sponsored by the now defunct British newspaper the News of the World, and was commonly known by the paper's name. Initially organised as the championship of British professionals, the event came to include invited players from other countries – in particular from around the Commonwealth (it was won on four occasions by Australia's Peter Thomson, a record number of victories shared with Dai Rees and James Braid). On occasion, American professionals also took part, notably in 1949 when eight members of the victorious U.S. Ryder Cup side accepted invites to the event, Lloyd Mangrum reaching the semi-finals.

For many years, the event boasted the richest prize fund in British golf, and certainly in the pre-First World War era, can be considered to have been a "major" championship of its day, as at the time, the British professionals were considered the best players in the world – in 1907 the four semi-finalists were The Great Triumvirate of Harry Vardon, J.H. Taylor and James Braid, along with Ted Ray, who would go on to win both the British and U.S. Opens.

After World War II, the event provided several notable British and Irish players, like Christy O'Connor Snr, Eric Brown and Dave Thomas, with their greatest triumphs, and also became a showcase for the matchplay strength of Neil Coles, who was at least a semi-finalist eleven times in eighteen years, a remarkable achievement considering the field normally comprised 64 and on occasion 128 players.

The tournament was also often notable for remarkable runs to the later stages by veteran players – Max Faulkner was a semi-finalist in 1967 aged 51 and reached the quarter-finals three years later, and in 1969 Dai Rees reached the final aged 56. However, following the establishment of the British PGA Championship (at stroke play) in 1955, the matchplay version lost some of its importance, and the matchplay format fell out of favour with sponsors, who could not guarantee that the final day would feature any "big-name" players to attract a television audience, nor either that the matches would finish at times to coincide with limited scheduled slots for live transmission. The tournament remained an official money event on the European Tour from its first season in 1972, but after 1979 it was discontinued. The last champion was Irishman Des Smyth, who beat a youthful Nick Price in the final.

History

1903

The tournament was announced in August. £200 had been given by the News of the World to the PGA for the competition. The final stage would be at Sunningdale Golf Club from 13 to 15 October and would be a knock-out match-play contest by 32 professionals. Qualification was by a series of 36-hole stroke-play competitions; one for each of the five PGA sections. The number of qualifiers from each section was based on the membership of that section. The Southern section had 16 qualifiers, the Midland and Northern sections had 5 each, the Scottish section 4 and the Irish section 2. The matches in the final stage were over 18 holes except for the final which was over 36 holes. Extra holes were played in the event of a tied match. The winner received £100, the runner-up £30, losing semi-finalists £15 and losing quarter-finalists £10.[1] The semi-finalists also received medals: the winner gold, the runner-up silver and the losing semi-finalists bronze.

In the first round Jack White, third in the 1903 Open Championship lost to Tom Williamson. Later in the day Tom Vardon who had been second in the Open lost to Ted Ray.[2] In the quarter-finals James Braid beat Alfred Toogood at the 19th hole. In the semi-finals Braid won the first two holes against J.H. Taylor and won 4&2. Ray beat George Coburn 4&3 in the other match. They had been level after 7 holes but Ray won the next 4 to take a convincing lead.[3] In the final Braid led by 1 hole after the first round. In the afternoon Braid won 3 of the first 5 holes to go 4 up and, although Ray won the next two, Braid eventually won 4&3.[4]

1914

The final stages were planned for Oxhey Golf Club on 6, 7 and 8 October with the same format and prize money as previously. In mid-August the PGA cancelled the tournament. The Western section had played their qualification tournament on 9 July at which Charles and Ernest Whitcombe qualified.

1919

The arrangements for the 1919 tournament were sorted out at a late stage. In mid-July it was decided that the number of qualifiers for the final stage would be increased from 32 to 64 and the "News of the World" agreed to increase the prize money. The West of England section had already played their qualifying competition under the impression there were 2 places available. They were allocated 4 in the new system. Other sections were allocated the following places: Southern 26, Northern 12, Midland 10, Scotland 5, Welsh 4, Eastern 2 and Irish 1. The tournament was extended to a fourth day with the 32 18-hole first round matches played on the first day. The losing quarter-finalists received £12 10s, third round losers £10, second round losers £7 10s and first round losers £5. Prize money totalled £590.

1921

Prize money was increased to £750 with the winner receiving £200, the runner-up £50, the losing semi-finalists £30, the losing quarter-finalists £15 and third round losers £12 10s.

1925

Prize money was increased to £1,040 with the winner receiving £300, the runner-up £100, the losing semi-finalists £50, the losing quarter-finalists £25 and prizes of £15, £10 and £5 for losers in the first three rounds.

1935

Prize money was increased to £1,250 with the losing quarter-finalists receiving £27 10s and prizes of £20, £15 and £7 10s for losers in the first three rounds.

1939

The final stages were planned for St George's Hill Golf Club from 12 to 15 September with the same format and prize money as previously. Qualifying events had been completed when the PGA cancelled the tournament in early September on the outbreak of World War II.

1940

The cancelled 1939 event was re-arranged for Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club from 30 April to 3 May. The 64 qualifiers for the 1939 tournament were invited although a number were unable to play.

1945

The 1945 event was arranged at short notice and there were no qualifying events. There were 149 entries and the tournament was played at Walton Heath Golf Club from 23 to 27 July. 21 matches were played on the first day to reduce the field to 128. There were 64 matches on the second day and then two rounds were played each day. The final was played over 18 holes for the first time. Both New and Old courses were used for the last-128 and last-64 rounds. Total prize money was £2,000 with the winner receiving £600, the runner-up £200, semi-finalists £100, quarter-finalists £50 and prizes of £30, £15 and £10 for those reaching the last-64 stage.

1946

The 1946 tournament reverted to the earlier format with 64 players qualifying for the knock-out stage played from 25 to 28 September. The final was over 36 holes. Prize money remained at £2,000 with £550 for the winner, £250 for the losing finalist and £120 for the losing semi-finalists.

1947

Prize money was increased to £2,500 with £750 for the winner and £250 for the losing finalist.

1949

Eight American golfers who had played in the 1949 Ryder Cup were added to the 64 qualifiers. The 8 were: Skip Alexander, Jimmy Demaret, Bob Hamilton, E. J. Harrison, Clayton Heafner, Lloyd Mangrum, Johnny Palmer and Sam Snead. The additional players meant that 8 preliminary match had to be played to reduce the field to 64. These matches were played on 20 September, extending the event to a fifth day. Total prize money was £2,620.

1950

The 1949 winner (Dai Rees) and the 1950 Open Champion (Bobby Locke) were exempted from qualifying. Locke did not play but with 64 players reaching the final stage through the sectional qualifying events there were 65 qualifiers. This meant that one preliminary match was needed; the match being played the day before the main event started. Total prize money was £2,530.

1951

The 1950 winner (Dai Rees) and the 1951 Open Champion (Max Faulkner) were exempted from qualifying. With a total of 66 players reaching the final stage, two preliminary matches were played the day before the main event started.

1953

The leaders in the Order of Merit were exempted, increasing the number of qualifiers to 76. 12 first-round matches were played to reduce the field to 64. Total prize money was £2,650.

1955

The leader 10 in the Order of Merit were exempted. 10 first-round matches were played to reduce the field to 64. Total prize money was increased to £3,000, although the first prize remained unchanged at £750.

1956

The number of qualifiers from the sectional events was reduced so that there were just 64 contestants in the final stage. The quarter-finals and semi-finals were extended to 36 holes, the event being played over 5 days from 11 to 15 September.

1957

The format was changed, with the first round matches being over 36 holes, spread over two days. The quarter-finals and semi-finals were reduced again to 18 holes, although the final was still over 36 holes.

1958

The format was changed again. All matches were reduced to 18 holes and the event reduced from 5 days to 4. One round was played on the first two days, the third round and quarter-finals were played on the third day with the semi-finals and final on the final day. This was only the second final, after 1945, to be contested over 18 holes.

1962

Sectional qualifying was dropped and replaced by local qualifying on the two days prior to the knock-out stage. Two courses were used. There was a sudden-death playoff to get exactly 64 qualifiers.

1964

12 players who had competed in the Carling World Open the previous week were exempted from qualifying so that only 52 qualified through local qualifying.

Winners

European Tour event (1972–1979)
YearChampionCountryVenueMargin
of victory		Runner-upWinner's
share (£)		RefSemi-finalists
Sun Alliance European Match Play Championship
1979Des Smyth IrelandFulford Golf Club1 upZimbabwe Nick Price6,660Antonio Garrido (3rd), Carl Mason (4th)
1978Mark James EnglandDalmahoy Country Club3 & 2England Neil Coles8,000[5]Sam Torrance (3rd), Manuel Piñero (4th)
Sun Alliance Match Play Championship
1977Hugh Baiocchi South AfricaStoke Poges Golf Club6 & 5Wales Brian Huggett4,000[6]Neil Coles (3rd), Christy O'Connor Jnr (4th)
1976Brian Barnes ScotlandKings Norton Golf Club4 & 3Wales Craig Defoy3,500[7]John O'Leary (3rd), Simon Hobday (4th)
1975Eddie Polland Northern IrelandLindrick Golf Club23 holesEngland Peter Butler3,500[8]Dale Hayes (3rd), Ronnie Shade (4th)
Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship
1974Jack Newton AustraliaDownfield Golf Club2 & 1United States Cesar Sanudo3,500[9]Neil Coles (3rd), David Jagger (4th)
1973Neil Coles (3) EnglandHillside Golf Club2 holesEngland Doug McClelland3,500[10]Hedley Muscroft (3rd), Peter Wilcock (4th)
1972John Garner EnglandMoor Park Golf Club7 & 6England Neil Coles3,500Ronnie Shade (3rd), Dave Stockton (4th)
1971No tournament
Long John Scotch Whisky Match Play Championship (prior to European Tour sanction)
1970Tommy Horton EnglandMoor Park Golf Club3 & 2Scotland Ronnie Shade2,000[11]Bobby Walker, Roberto Bernardini
News of the World Match Play Championship
1969Maurice Bembridge EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club6 & 5Wales Dai Rees1,250[12]Brian Huggett, David Talbot
1968Brian Huggett WalesWalton Heath Golf Club1 upScotland John Panton1,250[13]Neil Coles, Jimmy Martin
1967Peter Thomson (4) AustraliaWalton Heath Golf Club4 & 3Wales Dai Rees1,250[14]Max Faulkner, Neil Coles
1966Peter Thomson (3) AustraliaWalton Heath Golf Club2 & 1England Neil Coles1,250[15]Alex King, Peter Alliss
1965Neil Coles (2) EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club19 holesEngland Lionel Platts1,250[16]Christy Greene, Tony Jacklin
1964Neil Coles EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club3 & 2England Peter Butler1,250Max Faulkner, Hedley Muscroft
1963Dave Thomas WalesTurnberry3 & 2Scotland John MacDonald1,250[17]George Will, Innes Wright
1962Eric Brown (2) ScotlandWalton Heath Golf Club19 holesEngland Ross Whitehead[18]Dave Thomas, Tony Fisher
1961Peter Thomson (2) AustraliaWalton Heath Golf Club3 & 1England Ralph MoffittNeil Coles, Bernard Hunt
1960Eric Brown ScotlandTurnberry20 holesEngland Harry Weetman750[19]Tom Haliburton, Dave Thomas
1959David Snell EnglandRoyal Birkdale Golf Club3 & 2England Harry Weetman750[20]Norman Sutton, Dave Thomas
1958Harry Weetman (2) EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club1 upEngland Bernard Hunt750[21]Christy O'Connor Snr, Alex Fox
1957Christy O'Connor Snr IrelandTurnberry5 & 4Scotland Tom Haliburton750[22]Harry Bradshaw, Eric Brown
1956John Panton ScotlandRoyal Liverpool Golf Club1 upEngland Harry Weetman750[23]Ken Bousfield, Peter Mills
1955Ken Bousfield EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club4 & 3Scotland Eric Brown750[24]Arthur Lees, Frank Jowle
1954Peter Thomson AustraliaSt Andrews Links38 holesScotland John Fallon750[25]Frank Jowle, Norman Sutton
1953Max Faulkner EnglandGanton Golf Club1 upWales Dai Rees750[26]John Jacobs, Fred Daly
1952Fred Daly (3) Northern IrelandWalton Heath Golf Club4 & 3Belgium Flory Van Donck750[27]John Panton, George Johnson
1951Harry Weetman EnglandRoyal Liverpool Golf Club5 & 4Scotland Jimmy Adams750Alan Waters, Sam King
1950Dai Rees (4) WalesCarnoustie Golf Links7 & 6England Frank Jowle750[28]Ken Bousfield, Henry Cotton
1949Dai Rees (3) WalesWalton Heath Golf Club1 upEngland Henry Cotton750[29]Sam King, Lloyd Mangrum
1948Fred Daly (2) Northern IrelandRoyal Birkdale Golf Club4 & 3Scotland Laurie Ayton, Jnr750Sam King, Charlie Ward
1947Fred Daly Northern IrelandRoyal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club3 & 2Belgium Flory Van Donck750[30]Charlie Ward, Henry Cotton
1946Henry Cotton (3) EnglandRoyal Liverpool Golf Club8 & 7Scotland Jimmy Adams550[31]Bobby Locke, Dick Burton
News of the World Match Play
1945Reg Horne EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club4 & 3England Percy Alliss600[32]Reg Knight, Tom Odams
1941–44: No tournament due to World War II
1940Henry Cotton (2) EnglandRoyal Mid-Surrey Golf Club37 holesEngland Alf Padgham300[33]Bob French, Arthur Lacey
1939No tournament
1938Dai Rees (2) WalesWalton Heath Golf Club4 & 3England Eddie Whitcombe300[34]Arthur Havers, Laurie Ayton, Jnr
1937Percy Alliss (2) EnglandStoke Poges Golf Club3 & 2Scotland Jimmy Adams300[35]Don Curtis, Charles Whitcombe
1936Dai Rees WalesOxhey Golf Club1 upEngland Ernest Whitcombe300[36]Percy Alliss, Jack Taylor
1935Alf Padgham (2) EnglandRoyal Mid-Surrey Golf Club3 & 2England Percy Alliss300[37]Dick Burton, Reg Whitcombe
1934Jack Busson EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club2 upEngland Charles Whitcombe300[38]Albert Chevalier, Reg Whitcombe
1933Percy Alliss EnglandPurley Downs Golf Club5 & 4England Mark Seymour300[39]Ernest Whitcombe, Archie Compston
1932Henry Cotton EnglandMoor Park Golf Club10 & 8England Alf Perry300[40]Arthur Lacey, Jack Jolly
1931Alf Padgham EnglandRoyal Mid-Surrey Golf Club5 & 4England Mark Seymour300[41]Charlie Ward, Cyril Thomson
1930Charles Whitcombe (2) EnglandOxhey Golf Club4 & 2England Henry Cotton300[42]Abe Mitchell, Syd Easterbrook
1929Abe Mitchell (3) EnglandWentworth Club8 & 7England Philip Rodgers300[43]Archie Compston, Freddie Beck
1928Charles Whitcombe EnglandStoke Poges Golf Club4 & 2England Henry Cotton300[44]Jack Taylor, Herbert Jolly
1927Archie Compston (2) EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club8 & 7Scotland James Braid300[45]Tom Williamson, Ernest Whitcombe
1926Sandy Herd (2) ScotlandRoyal Mid-Surrey Golf Club38 holesEngland Jack Bloxham300[46]Reg Wilson, Harry Ball
1925Archie Compston EnglandMoor Park Golf Club3 & 1England George Gadd300[47]George Duncan, Len Holland
1924Ernest Whitcombe EnglandSt George's Hill Golf Club3 & 2England George Gadd200[48]Sandy Herd, Tom Barber
1923Reg Wilson EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club4 & 2Jersey Thomas Renouf200[49]Abe Mitchell, Tom Williamson
1922George Gadd EnglandSunningdale Golf Club5 & 4England Fred Leach200[50]Ernest Whitcombe, Charles Johns
1921Bert Seymour EnglandOxhey Golf Club40 holesJersey Jack Gaudin200[51]Ted Ray, Syd Wingate
1920Abe Mitchell (2) EnglandMid-Surrey Golf Club3 & 2England Josh Taylor100[52]Bert Seymour, Len Holland
1919Abe Mitchell EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club1 upScotland George Duncan100[53]Peter Rainford, Fred Robson
1914–18: No tournament due to World War I
1913George Duncan ScotlandWalton Heath Golf Club3 & 2Scotland James Braid100[54]Reg Wilson, Willie Watt
1912Harry Vardon JerseySunningdale Golf Club1 upJersey Ted Ray100[55]Reg Wilson, Harry Cawsey
1911James Braid (4) ScotlandWalton Heath Golf Club1 upJersey Ted Ray100[56]Tom Williamson, Harry Vardon
1910James Sherlock EnglandSunningdale Golf Club8 & 6Scotland George Duncan100[57]Eric Bannister, Cyril Hughes
1909Tom Ball EnglandWalton Heath Golf Club7 & 5Scotland Sandy Herd100[58]Harry Vardon, James Hepburn
1908J.H. Taylor (2) EnglandMid-Surrey Golf Club2 upEngland Fred Robson100[59]Charles Mayo, James Sherlock
1907James Braid (3) ScotlandSunningdale Golf Club4 & 2England J.H. Taylor100[60]Ted Ray, Harry Vardon
1906Sandy Herd ScotlandNotts Golf Club8 & 7England Charles Mayo100[61]George Duncan, Rowland Jones
1905James Braid (2) ScotlandWalton Heath Golf Club4 & 3Jersey Tom Vardon100[62]Rowland Jones, Arthur Mitchell
1904J.H. Taylor EnglandMid-Surrey Golf Club5 & 3England Alfred Toogood100[63]James Hepburn, Sandy Herd
1903James Braid ScotlandSunningdale Golf Club4 & 3Jersey Ted Ray100[4]J.H. Taylor, George Coburn

See also

  • HSBC World Match Play Championship – another matchplay championship played in the United Kingdom, which has been an official money event on the European Tour since 2004.

References

  1. ↑ "Golf – Professional Golfers' Association". The Times. 3 August 1903. p. 10.
  2. ↑ "Golf – The professional tournament – Defeat of Jack White and Tom Vardon". The Glasgow Herald. 14 October 1903. p. 12.
  3. ↑ "Golf – The great professional tournament – Braid and Ray the finalists". The Glasgow Herald. 15 October 1903. p. 11.
  4. 1 2 "Golf – The great professional tournament – Success of James Braid". The Glasgow Herald. 16 October 1903. p. 15.
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  6. ↑ "Brilliant Baiocchi". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1977. p. 17.
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  8. ↑ "Great season for Irish". The Glasgow Herald. 8 September 1975. p. 19.
  9. ↑ "Newton powers his way to title". The Glasgow Herald. 16 September 1974. p. 5.
  10. ↑ "Coles leaves his game to do the talking". The Glasgow Herald. 28 May 1973. p. 4.
  11. ↑ "Match-play victory ends Horton's string of second places". The Glasgow Herald. 31 August 1970. p. 5.
  12. ↑ "Bembridge overwhelms Rees in final". The Glasgow Herald. 8 September 1969. p. 4.
  13. ↑ "Panton fails gallantly in match-play title attempt". The Glasgow Herald. 9 September 1968. p. 6.
  14. ↑ "Thomson equals Braid's record in match-play". The Glasgow Herald. 11 September 1967. p. 5.
  15. ↑ "Thomson's victory in match-play – Third triumph since 1964". The Glasgow Herald. 12 September 1966. p. 5.
  16. ↑ "Coles keeps match-play title – Victory in final at nineteenth". The Glasgow Herald. 6 September 1965. p. 4.
  17. ↑ "Match-play title for Thomas – Run of near misses ended". The Glasgow Herald. 9 September 1963. p. 9.
  18. ↑ "Brown fights back to match-play title – Second win in three years". The Glasgow Herald. 10 September 1962. p. 4.
  19. ↑ "Brown match-play champion – Great final with Weetman". The Glasgow Herald. 12 September 1960. p. 3.
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  21. ↑ "H Weetman regains match-play title – End of fine week's golf". The Glasgow Herald. 15 September 1958. p. 4.
  22. ↑ "O'Connor's comfortable win in match-play final – Power and stamina decisive". The Glasgow Herald. 16 September 1957. p. 11.
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  32. ↑ "Golf – R Horne wins at Walton Heath". The Glasgow Herald. 28 July 1945. p. 6.
  33. ↑ "Thrilling golf final – Cotton beat Padgham at 37th hole". The Glasgow Herald. 4 May 1940. p. 3.
  34. ↑ "Rees's second success in three years – Match-play title and £500". The Glasgow Herald. 17 September 1938. p. 3.
  35. ↑ "Half in 2 beats gallant Scot – Victory for Alliss in £1,250 tourney". The Glasgow Herald. 20 September 1937. p. 3.
  36. ↑ "Fine victory for Rees – Five down and wins on last green – E Whitcombe collapses in £1250 tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 19 September 1936. p. 3.
  37. ↑ "Padgham beats Alliss – In thrilling final at Richmond – Close of the £1250 tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 14 September 1935. p. 3.
  38. ↑ "Busson's great win – Thrilling finish to £1250 tourney – Close game with Whitcombe". The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1934. p. 17.
  39. ↑ "Golf – Alliss defeats Seymour – Final to £1250 tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 23 September 1933. p. 17.
  40. ↑ "Cotton's record victory – Brilliant play in £1040 tournament – Perry defeated 10 and 8". The Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1932. p. 16.
  41. ↑ "Golf – Padgham beats Seymour – In final of £1040 tourney". The Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1931. p. 18.
  42. ↑ "Golf – The £1040 tournament – Whitcombe beats Cotton in final". The Glasgow Herald. 27 September 1930. p. 4.
  43. ↑ "Abe Mitchell wins – Big victory in final of £1040 tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 21 September 1929. p. 16.
  44. ↑ "Best post-war golf match – Final of the £1040 tournament – C Whitcombe's magnificent game". The Glasgow Herald. 22 September 1928. p. 12.
  45. ↑ "Compston the victor – Braid out-played in the final – Youth triumphs in £1040 tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1927. p. 12.
  46. ↑ "Golf – Herd happy – Veteran golfer wins £1040 tournament". The Glasgow Herald. 25 September 1926. p. 15.
  47. ↑ "The £1040 tournament – Compston's crowning triumph". The Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1925. p. 8.
  48. ↑ "Golf – E R Whitcombe wins £750 tournament – Victory for the west". The Glasgow Herald. 11 October 1924. p. 15.
  49. ↑ "The £750 tournament – Wilson wins extraordinary final". The Glasgow Herald. 6 October 1923. p. 15.
  50. ↑ "£750 tournament final – George Gadd's great victory". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1922. p. 12.
  51. ↑ "The £750 tournament – Seymour beat Gaudin in record final". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1921. p. 4.
  52. ↑ "The £590 tournament – Mitchell wins for the second time". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1920. p. 9.
  53. ↑ "Golf – The £590 tournament – Victory of Abe Mitchell". The Glasgow Herald. 3 October 1919. p. 13.
  54. ↑ "Professional golf – The £400 tournament – George Duncan beats James Braid". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1913. p. 9.
  55. ↑ "Golf – The £400 tournament – Keen contest in the final – Vardon beats Ray". The Glasgow Herald. 5 October 1912. p. 15.
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  57. ↑ "Golf – The "News of the World" tournament – Victory of Sherlock". The Glasgow Herald. 7 October 1910. p. 15.
  58. ↑ "The professional golf tournament – Victory of Tom Ball". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1909. p. 9.
  59. ↑ "Golf – The £240 tournament – Taylor beats Robson after an exciting match". The Glasgow Herald. 9 October 1908. p. 12.
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  61. ↑ "Golf – Professional golfers' tournament – £100 prize easily won by Herd". The Glasgow Herald. 5 October 1906. p. 15.
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