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Glasgow Herald Tournament
The Glasgow Herald Tournament (also known as the Gleneagles Tournament) was a British golf tournament played at Gleneagles from 1920 to 1927. The 1920 event had prize money of £650, then the largest ever in a British tournament. From 1921 the prize money was increased further, to 1,000 guineas (£1,050), a new record. The first prize increased from £160 to £200. From 1921 the event was often called the Glasgow Herald 1000 Guineas Tournament. The tournament had an initial stroke play qualification followed by knock-out match play. The first international match between Great Britain and the United States was played at Gleneagles on 6 June 1921, the day before the start of the 1921 event. Although Gleneagles was open for golf in 1919, the Gleneagles Hotel was not opened until June 1924, just prior to the 1924 event. History 1920 The 1920 event was played from 24–27 May. 104 professionals played 36 holes of qualifying on the first two days. The leading 16 players then played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auchterarder
Auchterarder (; gd, Uachdar Àrdair, meaning Upper Highland) is a small town located north of the Ochil Hills in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, and home to the Gleneagles Hotel. The High Street of Auchterarder gave the town its popular name of "The Lang Toun" or Long Town. The modern town is a shopping destination with a variety of independent shops and cafes. History The name "Auchterarder" derives from the Scottish Gaelic roots ''uachdar'', ''àrd'', and ''dobhar''; it means ‘upland of high water.’ Auchterarder Castle stood to the north of the town in the area now known as Castleton. It is said to have been a hunting seat for King Malcolm Canmore in the 11th century and was visited by King Edward I in 1296. It was made ruinous in the 18th century and only fragments remained at the end of the 19th century. In the Middle Ages, Auchterarder was known in Europe as 'the town of 100 drawbridges', a colourful description of the narrow bridges leading from the road level across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowland Jones (golfer)
Rowland Thomas Jones (1871 – 2 February 1952) was an English professional golfer who played in the late 19th and early 20th century. Jones had two top-10 finishes in the Open Championship. His best performance came in the 1905 Open Championship when he finished tied for second place. Early life Jones was born in St Helens, Isle of Wight, England, in 1871, the son of James Jones and Maria Saunders. Golfing career Jones won the Tooting Bec Cup in 1908 having been a runner-up in 1901. He was runner-up in the London Professional Foursomes Tournament in 1907, where he partnered Alfred Toogood, and was a losing semi-finalist in the 1905 and 1906 News of the World Match Play. He won the Belgian Open in 1920 and, as late as 1924, he was runner-up in the Roehampton Invitation Tournament where he lost by 1 hole to Ted Ray. Jones was professional at Wimbledon Park Golf Club for 37 years from the opening of the club in 1898 until his retirement in 1935. He had earlier been at Litt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Davies (golfer)
William Henry Davies (c. 1892 – 25 October 1967) was an English professional golfer. He finished in the top 10 in the Open Championship four times. He played in the 1931 and 1933 Ryder Cups. Golf career Prior to World War I, Davies was professional at Hooton Park Golf Club. He entered the 1913 Open Championship at Hoylake but failed to qualify. In September that year, he reached the final stages of the News of the World Matchplay, finishing 5th in the northern section qualifying, although he lost 2&1 to Fred Leach in the first round. He won £5 for reaching the final stage. In 1914 he won the 6th Liverpool and District Professional Championship at Leasowe Golf Club. He tied with H Cadwell on 148 but won the playoff the following day 147 to 150, winning £10 and a gold medal. During the war he was in the Denbighshire Hussars. After the war, he was professional at Bromborough Golf Club and then at Prenton Golf Club from 1924. In 1928 he became professional at Wallasey Golf C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archie Compston
Archibald Edward Wones Compston (1893 – 8 August 1962) was an English professional golfer. Through the 1920s he built a reputation as a formidable match play golfer, in an era when many professionals made more money from "challenge" matches against fellow pros, or wealthy amateurs, than from tournament golf. Compston was born in Wolverhampton. Famously, in 1928, Compston - who had won the British PGA Matchplay Championship in 1925 and 1927 - faced Walter Hagen, who had won the American PGA Championship at match play in the previous four years, in a 72-hole challenge match, and defeated the American 18 & 17. However, when the two met again shortly afterward at The Open Championship at Royal St George's, Hagen prevailed, with Compston placing third. In 1930, Compston nearly derailed Bobby Jones's bid for the Grand Slam at Hoylake - his third round of 68 took the lead from Jones, but inexplicably his form deserted him in the final round, and Compston shot 82 to finish down the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Buckle
George Russell Buckle (1886 – 10 April 1957) was an English professional golfer. He was the son of William Buckle, who was the professional at Church Stretton from 1900 to 1911. Buckle tied for 9th place in the 1920 Open Championship. He was one of the runners-up in the 1925 Daily Mail Tournament at Notts Golf Club, one shot behind the winner, Charles Johns. Buckle won the Midland Professional Championship four times and was runner-up on five other occasions. In 1926 he won the West of England Professional Championship at Long Ashton by 6 strokes. Professional wins *1912 Midland Professional Championship *1923 Midland Professional Championship *1925 Midland Professional Championship *1926 West of England Professional Championship *1929 Midland Professional Championship The Midland Professional Championship is an annual golf tournament played in the English Midlands. The event is organised by the Midlands Region of the Professional Golfers' Association. It is the oldest t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Swain
Harry may refer to: TV shows * ''Harry'' (American TV series), a 1987 American comedy series starring Alan Arkin * ''Harry'' (British TV series), a 1993 BBC drama that ran for two seasons * ''Harry'' (talk show), a 2016 American daytime talk show hosted by Harry Connick Jr. People and fictional characters *Harry (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name *Harry (surname), a list of people with the surname *Dirty Harry (musician) (born 1982), British rock singer who has also used the stage name Harry *Harry Potter (character), the main protagonist in a Harry Potter fictional series by J. K. Rowling Other uses *Harry (derogatory term), derogatory term used in Norway * ''Harry'' (album), a 1969 album by Harry Nilsson *The tunnel used in the Stalag Luft III escape ("The Great Escape") of World War II * ''Harry'' (newspaper), an underground newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland See also *Harrying (laying waste), may refer to the following historical event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubrey Boomer
Aubrey Basil Boomer (1 November 1897 – 2 October 1989) was a professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. Boomer had three top-10 finishes in the Open Championship. He was a frequent competitor in the French Open and won the event five times. Early life Boomer was born on 1 November 1897 and grew up in Jersey. His father George was a school teacher in Grouville and had, in 1902, designed the La Moye Golf Club. Aubrey's brother Percy (1885–1949) was also a professional golfer. Golf career Ryder Cup Boomer played in the first two Ryder Cup matches. In the 1927 Ryder Cup contested at Worcester Country Club in Massachusetts the British team was defeated 9½–2½. At his death he was the last surviving member of the 1927 British team, although he was out-lived by Gene Sarazen. French Open Boomer won the French Open five times—in 1921, 1922, 1926, 1929, and 1931. In the 1921 French Open, Boomer won in a playoff against Arnaud Massy, his former golf teacher. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ockenden
James Ockenden (July 1885 – 30 November 1949) was an English professional golfer. His best finish in a men's major golf championship was seventh place in the 1914 Open Championship. Golf career He was first employed at Epsom Golf Club near his home, before moving to Wembley Golf Club. In 1914 he moved to West Drayton Golf Club but in 1916 he joined up and served in France during World War I. After the war West Drayton was redeveloped and Ockenden moved again to Raynes Park Golf Club. Prior to the war his best performance was to finish seventh in the 1914 Open Championship. He had some success in the 1920 News of the World Match Play tournament and the following year he was selected for the British team in the International Match at Gleneagles. He won the 1922 Roehampton Tournament and the 1923 Open de France. Following this success he toured America with Arthur Havers from December 1923 to April 1924 during which he was runner-up in the 1924 Texas Open. In 1925 Raynes Park ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel De La Torre
Ángel de la Torre (30 November 1896 – 28 August 1983) was a Spanish professional golfer and golf instructor. In 1916, he became the first Spanish golfer to turn professional, and in 1920, he was the first Spaniard to compete in The Open Championship, and finished tied for 16th. He was also the first Spanish golfer to complete the U.S. Open in the United States. Perhaps most significant among his competitive accomplishments were his five victories in the Spanish Open between 1916 and 1925 – a record that still stands. Playing in international events, he made the acquaintance of Ernest Jones, who had a major impact on the principles used in de la Torre's teaching. Having taught himself French and English, de la Torre was able to teach in three languages. Introduction to golf Born in Priego de Cordoba, Spain, his uncle, Pedro de la Torre, was the greenskeeper at Club de las Cuarenta Fanegas, which was the first golf course in Spain. His father, Ricardo de la Torre y Torre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Open Championship
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later the venue rotated between a select group of coastal links golf courses in the United Kingdom. It is organised by the R&A. The Open is one of the four men's major golf tournaments, the others being the Masters Tournament, the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open. Since the PGA Championship moved to May in 2019, the Open has been chronologically the fourth and final major tournament of the year. It is held in mid-July. It is called The Open because it is in theory "open" to all, i.e. professional and amateur golfers. In practice, the current event is a professional tournament in which a small number of the world's leading amateurs also play, by invitation or qualification. The success of the tournament has led to many other open golf tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ball (golfer)
Frank Ball (born ) was an English professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. He tied for third place in the 1924 Open Championship. Early life Ball was born circa 1892 in West Kirby, Cheshire (now Merseyside), England, to William Henry Ball and Hannah Silcock Roscoe. He had four brothers and four sisters. His birthplace was but a short distance south of the Royal Liverpool Golf Club at Hoylake. Frank's father, William (1856–1926), was a greenkeeper from Hoylake. Frank's brothers Tom, Sydney, William Henry (Harry) were also professional golfers, as was Harry's son Errie. Golf career In 1923 Ball reached the final of two important tournaments within a month. In late-June he lost to Arthur Havers in the Glasgow Herald Tournament but in mid-July he won the Broxbourne Tournament beating James Sherlock. The 1924 Open Championship was held 26–27 June at Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England. The American golfer Walter Hagen won the second of his four O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Havers
Arthur Gladstone Havers (10 June 1898 – 27 December 1980)"Mr A.G. Havers. ''The Times'', 29 December 1980; p. 12; Issue 60812."Deaths – Havers. ''The Times'', 31 December 1980; p. 22; Issue 60814. was an English professional golfer. Havers won the 1923 Open Championship at Royal Troon and the Glasgow Herald Tournament the following week at Gleneagles, the two big successes of his career. He played in the Ryder Cup in 1927, 1931 and 1933. Havers was born in Norwich, England. He had first qualified for the Open in 1914 at the age of sixteen. Havers was professional at Moor Park, West Lancashire, Coombe Hill, Sandy Lodge and Frinton. Tournament wins *1921 Northern Professional Championship *1922 Northern Professional Championship *1923 Open Championship, Glasgow Herald Tournament, Heath and Heather Tournament Major championships Wins (1) Results timeline ''Note: Havers only played in The Open Championship and the U.S. Open.'' NT = No tournament CUT = missed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
