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1919 News of the World Match Play

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1919 News of the World Match Play
Tournament information
Dates29 September – 2 October 1919
LocationWalton-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England
Course(s)Walton Heath Golf Club
Organised byThe PGA
FormatMatch play – 18 holes
(Final 36 holes)
Statistics
Field64 players
Prize fund£590
Winner's share£100
Champion
England Abe Mitchell
def. George Duncan 1 up
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1920 →
Walton Heath Golf Club is located in England
Walton Heath Golf Club
Walton Heath Golf Club

The 1919 News of the World Match Play was the twelfth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Monday 29 September to Thursday 2 October at Walton Heath Golf Club. 64 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 £590. Abe Mitchell defeated George Duncan by 1 hole in the final to win the tournament. It was Mitchell's first appearance in the event.

The event coincided with a rail strike which started on 27 September. The P.G.A. initially decided to postpone the event but, with most of the competitors having already arrived in the area, later decided to carry on with the original arrangements.[1] In the end, 6 of the 64 qualifiers did not compete.

Qualification

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Qualification was by a series of 36-hole stroke-play competitions; one for each of the eight PGA sections. The Southern section had 26 qualifiers, the Northern section 12, the Midland section 10, the Scottish section 5, the Welsh and West of England sections 4, the Eastern section 2 and the Irish section 1. The Southern section was played over two days. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff.

Qualifying events:

The qualifiers were:

None of the Great Triumvirate qualified.

Format

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It was decided in July that the number of qualifiers would be increased from 32 to 64 and the "News of the World" agreed to increase the prize money.[7] 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. The event was extended from three to four days with one round played on the first day, two rounds on the second and third days and the final on the fourth day.

Results

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Source:[8][9][10][11][12]

First round
29 September

Second round
30 September
Third round
30 September
Fourth round
1 October
Semi-finals
1 October
Final
2 October
England Alf Baker
England George Gadd 19h England George Gadd
Scotland Harry Fernie England Hugh Roberts 19h
England Hugh Roberts 6&5 England Hugh Roberts
Jersey Jack Gaudin 3&1 England Peter Rainford 19h
England William Horne Jersey Jack Gaudin
England Arthur Mitchell England Peter Rainford 3&2
England Peter Rainford 3&2 England Peter Rainford
Scotland Ralph Smith Scotland George Duncan 5&4
Scotland George Duncan 6&5 Scotland George Duncan 19h
Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr 4&3 Scotland Laurie Ayton, Snr
England Bert Weastell Scotland George Duncan 19h
England Sam Whiting 3&1 England Sam Whiting
England James Adwick England Sam Whiting 6&5
England Dick May 3&2 England Dick May
England Harry Ball Scotland George Duncan
England Ernest Riseborough 4&2 England Abe Mitchell 1up
England Reg Wilson England Ernest Riseborough
England Tom Williamson 2up England Tom Williamson 5&3
England Charles Mayo England Tom Williamson
England Josh Taylor 2&1 England Fred Robson 3&2
Scotland Tom Grant England Josh Taylor
England Fred Robson 3&2 England Fred Robson 6&5
England Fred Leach England Fred Robson
England Eric Bannister England Abe Mitchell 6&4
England Syd Wingate 1up England Syd Wingate
England Arthur Havers England Rowland Jones 4&3
England Rowland Jones 2up England Rowland Jones
England Abe Mitchell 1up England Abe Mitchell 20h
England Bert Seymour England Abe Mitchell 2&1
England Charles Johns 5&4 England Charles Johns
England James Scarth

Prize money

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The winner received £100 and a gold medal, the runner-up received £40 and a silver medal, losing semi-finalists £20 and a bronze medal, losing quarter-finalists £12 10s, third round losers £10, second round losers £7 10s and first round losers £5.

References

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  1. ^ "The £590 tournament". The Times. 29 September 1919. p. 3.
  2. ^ a b "P.G.A. tournament". The Times. 4 September 1919. p. 5.
  3. ^ "The £590 tournament – "The Triumvirate" fail to qualify". The Times. 19 September 1919. p. 5.
  4. ^ "The £590 tournament". The Times. 20 September 1919. p. 4.
  5. ^ "The £590 tournament – Scottish section's qualifying competition". The Times. 24 September 1919. p. 5.
  6. ^ a b "The £590 tournament". The Times. 25 September 1919. p. 5.
  7. ^ "The P.G.A.". The Times. 14 July 1919. p. 4.
  8. ^ "£590 tournament". The Times. 26 September 1919. p. 4.
  9. ^ "Golf – The £590 tournament – Herd, Ray and Batley beaten". The Glasgow Herald. 30 September 1919. p. 3.
  10. ^ "Golf – The £590 tournament – Narrow wins by Duncan and Mitchell". The Glasgow Herald. October 1919. p. 3.
  11. ^ "Golf – The £590 tournament – Duncan and Mitchell the finalists". The Glasgow Herald. 2 October 1919. p. 5.
  12. ^ "Golf – The £590 tournament – Victory of Abe Mitchell". The Glasgow Herald. 3 October 1919. p. 13.

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