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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox golf tournament The Daily Mail Tournament was a professional golf tournament played in the United Kingdom. The Daily Mail sponsored the St Andrews Tournament in 1919 and in 1920 continued their sponsorship with the start of the Daily Mail Tournament. The event was dropped after the 1927 tournament[1] and not reinstated until 1936. The event was unusual in that it took place in 1940, after the start of World War II. The prize money for the 1940 event was just £500, money being raised for the Red Cross A tournament was also played in September 1945, soon after the end of the war, and was informally referred to as the "Victory" tournament. The last event was played in 1950.

1919

The Daily Mail started their sponsorship by providing £500 for prizes for the St Andrews Tournament played over the Old Course on 25 and 26 June 1919.[2] The event was organised by the PGA. Since there was not enough time to organise qualifying contests the entry was restricted to the 60 leading PGA members in the 1914 Open Championship.[3] The PGA later invited locals Laurie Ayton, Snr and Andrew Kirkaldy who would not otherwise have qualified. The Open Championship was not played in 1919 and the tournament was regarded as the most important of the year. This tournament sometimes called the "Victory Open" even though it was restricted to professionals.

Ted Ray led after the first day on 150 with two rounds of 75. Abe Mitchell was second on 151 with Fred Leach, Arnaud Massy and Willie Ritchie on 153 and James Batley on 154.[4] The over-night leaders struggled on the second day. Ray took 80 and 85 and finished fourth while Mitchell's 80 and 81 put him on 312. Harry Vardon and Sandy Herd had the best scores on the second day. Vardon had rounds of 76 and 77 and a total of 313, good enough for third place, while Herd scored 75 and 78 and a total of 316 gave him a tie for fifth place with Batley. George Duncan scored 78 and 76 and finished on 312 to tie Mitchell. There was no play-off and so Duncan and Mitchell shared the prize money, taking £87 10s each. Vardon took £50 and a bronze medal, Ray £30 and there were prizes down to £5 for 20th place. Since a stroke-play competition had been arranged for the following morning on the Eden Course, and with the field including both Duncan and Mitchell, it was decided that the round would decide the possession of the gold and silver medals.[5]

The Daily Mail also provided £125 in prize money for a tournament played the following day, 27 June, on the Eden Course. 8 players were invited: 4 from England and 4 from Scotland. England were represented by Harry Vardon, J.H. Taylor, Ted Ray and Abe Mitchell while Scotland had James Braid, George Duncan, Sandy Herd and Laurie Ayton, Snr. A medal round was played in the morning with each group being an England/Scotland pairing. Ray had an excellent round of 71 and won by 5 shots, taking the £20 first prize. Taylor had a 76 and took the £15 second prize while Herd and Mitchell scored 77 and shared third place. Mitchell's 77 bettered the Duncan's 79 and he took the gold medal from the St Andrews tournament. Two Scotland against England foursomes were played in the afternoon. Ray and Taylor won their match while Duncan and Braid won the other. The winning players won £7 10s each, the losers £2 10s.[6]

Winners

Year Winner Country Venue Score Margin
of victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share (£)
Ref
St Andrews Tournament
1919 George Duncan Шаблон:SCO Old Course at St Andrews 312 Tie Shared 100
and 75
[5]
Abe Mitchell Шаблон:ENG
Daily Mail Tournament
1920 George Duncan Шаблон:SCO Royal North Devon Golf Club 291 7 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Abe Mitchell 100 [7]
1921 Albert Hallam Шаблон:ENG Formby Golf Club 295 1 stroke Шаблон:Flagicon Arthur Havers 300 [8]
1922 George Duncan Шаблон:SCO Old Course at St Andrews 300 4 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Ted Ray 300 [9]
1923 Ted Ray Шаблон:Flagcountry Lytham & St Annes Golf Club 288 1 stroke Шаблон:Flagicon Len Holland
Шаблон:Flagicon Abe Mitchell
300 [10]
1924 Charles Whitcombe Шаблон:ENG Royal Cinque Ports Golf Club 289 9 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Len Holland 300 [11]
1925 Charles Johns Шаблон:ENG Notts Golf Club 293 1 stroke Шаблон:Flagicon James Adwick
Шаблон:Flagicon George Buckle
Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Williamson
300 [12]
1926 Aubrey Boomer Шаблон:Flagcountry Old Course at St Andrews 297 3 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon George Duncan
Шаблон:Flagicon Abe Mitchell
300 [13]
1927 Abe Mitchell Шаблон:ENG Wentworth Golf Club 294 3 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Fred Robson 300 [14]
1928–35: No tournament
1936 Alf Padgham Шаблон:ENG Bramshot Golf Club 284 3 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Sam King 500 [15]
1937 Sam King Шаблон:ENG Little Aston Golf Club 283 4 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Cotton 500 [16]
1938 Alf Perry Шаблон:ENG Gosforth Golf Club 284 4 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Dai Rees 500 [17]
1939 Henry Cotton Шаблон:ENG Queens Park Golf Club 292 Playoff
(36 holes)
Шаблон:Flagicon Archie Compston 500 [18][19]
1940 Dick Burton Шаблон:ENG Sundridge Park Golf Club 280 1 stroke Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Cotton 100 [20]
1941–44: No tournament due to World War II
1945 Charlie Ward Шаблон:ENG Old Course at St Andrews 298 1 stroke Шаблон:Flagicon Max Faulkner 200 [21]
1946 Alf Padgham Шаблон:ENG Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club 301 3 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Charlie Ward 525 [22]
1947 Dai Rees Шаблон:WAL Kilmarnock (Barassie) Golf Club 279 2 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Norman Von Nida 525 [23]
1948 Norman Von Nida Шаблон:AUS Sunningdale Golf Club 270 5 strokes Шаблон:Flagicon Reg Whitcombe 525 [24]
1949 Tom Haliburton Шаблон:SCO Glasgow Golf Club 271 1 stroke Шаблон:Flagicon Laurie Ayton, Jnr 525 [25]
1950 Charlie Ward Шаблон:ENG Walton Heath Golf Club 290 Playoff
(36 holes)
Шаблон:Flagicon Bobby Locke
Шаблон:Flagicon Ossie Pickworth
525 [26][27]

References

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