Турнир Sphere и Tatler Foursomes

Сфера и Tatler Foursomes

Информация о турнире
Расположение	Англия
Учредил	1911
Месяц сыграл	Может
Последний год	1914
Финальный чемпион
Джеймс Бэтли и Лен Холланд

Walton Heath

Королевский Ливерпуль

Royal
Cinque
Ports

SINNINGDALE

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Sphere and Tatler Foursomes venues in England

Турнир Sphere и Tatler Foursomes был профессиональным турниром по гольфу, который ежегодно проводился с 1911 по 1914 год. Общий призовой фонд составлял 350 фунтов стерлингов, предоставленные владельцами сферы и Tatler . Победители получили отдельные серебряные трофеи. Он последовал за аналогичным форматом, который использовался для популярных новостей о мировом матче, за исключением того, что это было событие Foursomes, а не синглы.

История турнира

Квалификационный процесс

Что касается новостей о мировом матче , игроки проходили квалификацию через региональные соревнования, играя в индивидуальную игру на 36 лунок. Однако, поскольку 32 пары оспаривали последние этапы, в общей сложности 64 игрока квалифицировались, а не 32, которые получили право на новость о мировом матче. Число, квалифицированное из каждого раздела, было предопределено. После квалификации игроков затем были случайным образом привлечены в 32 пары для последних этапов, что состояло из трехдневного нокаутного соревнования с двумя 18-луночными матчами в день в первые два дня, а затем финал с 36 лунками в финале день.

Prize money

The winners received £50 each with the losing finalists getting £15 15s, the losing semi-finalists £8 8s, losing quarter-finalists £6 6s, second round losers £4 4s and first round losers £2 2s each.

1911

Qualification was by a series of 36-hole stroke-play competitions; one for each of the eight PGA sections. The Southern section had 24 qualifiers, the Northern section 14, the Midland section 9, the Western section 5, the Scottish section 4, the Welsh and Eastern sections 3 and the Irish section 2. Qualifying took place between 8 March and 9 May. The Southern section qualifying had over 150 entries and there were major problems finishing the 36 holes in a single day, even though a cut was introduced after the first round.

1912

The Scottish and Welsh section had an extra qualifier compared to 1911, while the Western and Eastern sections had one less. The Southern section was split into two, with 12 players qualifying from each venue. Qualifying took place between 7 March and 2 May.

1913

The Midland section had an extra qualifier compared to 1912, while the Western section had one less. The Southern section was again split into two, with 12 players qualifying from each venue. Qualifying took place between 17 April and 7 May.

1914

The number qualifying from the Southern section was increased by two compared to 1913, to 26, while Midland section and Welsh sections had one less. The Southern section was again split into two, with 13 players qualifying from each venue. Qualifying took place between 2 and 29 April.

Winners

Year	Winners	Country	Venue	Margin of victory	Runners-up	Winner's share (£)	Ref
1911	James Bradbeer & Sandy Herd	England Scotland	Walton Heath Golf Club	8 & 7	Walter Hambleton & J.H. Taylor	50 (each)
1912	George Duncan & James Sherlock	Scotland England	Royal Liverpool Golf Club	4 & 2	James Braid & Charles Roberts	50 (each)
1913	Harry Vardon & Tom Williamson	Jersey England	Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club	7 & 5	Bert James & Josh Taylor	50 (each)
1914	James Batley & Len Holland	England England	Sunningdale Golf Club	5 & 4	C McIntosh & George Smith	50 (each)

Harry Vardon Memorial Trophy

After his death, Harry Vardon's widow presented his 1913 trophy to South Herts Golf Club. The trophy is now awarded to the winner of the Harry Vardon Memorial Trophy, a club handicap competition.