Tournament information | |
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Dates | 3–5 October 1905 |
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 | |
James Braid | |
def. Tom Vardon 4 & 3 | |
The 1905 News of the World Match Play was the third News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 3 to Thursday 5 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. James Braid defeated Tom Vardon 4 & 3 in the final to win the tournament.
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 16 qualifiers, the Midland and Northern sections had 5 each, the Scottish section 3, the Irish section 2 and the Welsh section 1. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. Compared to 1904 one entry was allocated to the new Welsh section with the number of qualifiers from the Northern section being reduced to five.
The qualifiers were:
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.
First round 3 October | Second round 3 October | Third round 4 October | Semi-finals 4 October | Final 5 October | |||||||||||||||
Ralph Smith | |||||||||||||||||||
Willie Lewis | 1up | Willie Lewis | w/o | ||||||||||||||||
Fred Collins | scr | ||||||||||||||||||
Arnaud Massy | scr | Willie Lewis | |||||||||||||||||
John Hutchings | Rowland Jones | 2&1 | |||||||||||||||||
Rowland Jones | 9&7 | Rowland Jones | 1up | ||||||||||||||||
Harry Vardon | 4&3 | Harry Vardon | |||||||||||||||||
William Webb | Rowland Jones | ||||||||||||||||||
Sandy Herd | James Braid | 4&3 | |||||||||||||||||
James Braid | 19h | James Braid | 5&4 | ||||||||||||||||
Harry Cawsey | 3&2 | Harry Cawsey | |||||||||||||||||
George Cawsey | James Braid | 6&4 | |||||||||||||||||
Jack White | Jack Rowe | ||||||||||||||||||
Jack Rowe | 1up | Jack Rowe | 19h | ||||||||||||||||
Billy Whiting | Tom Williamson | ||||||||||||||||||
Tom Williamson | 19h | James Braid | 4&3 | ||||||||||||||||
Jock Hutchison | 4&2 | Tom Vardon | |||||||||||||||||
David McEwan | Jock Hutchison | 3&2 | |||||||||||||||||
Alfred Toogood | 6&4 | Alfred Toogood | |||||||||||||||||
Tom Hood | Jock Hutchison | ||||||||||||||||||
James Hepburn | Tom Vardon | 6&5 | |||||||||||||||||
George Duncan | 3&2 | George Duncan | |||||||||||||||||
Bertie Snowball | Tom Vardon | 1up | |||||||||||||||||
Tom Vardon | 1up | Tom Vardon | 1up | ||||||||||||||||
Ernest Riseborough | Arthur Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||||
J.H. Taylor | 2up | J.H. Taylor | 2&1 | ||||||||||||||||
George Carter | w/o | George Carter | |||||||||||||||||
Andrew Kirkaldy | J.H. Taylor | ||||||||||||||||||
Percy Hills | Arthur Mitchell | 2&1 | |||||||||||||||||
Arthur Mitchell | 1up | Arthur Mitchell | 1up | ||||||||||||||||
Fred Smyth | 3&1 | Fred Smyth | |||||||||||||||||
Wilfrid Reid |
w/o = Walk over
scr = Scratched
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.