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London Professional Foursomes Tournament
The London Professional Foursomes Tournament was a professional golf tournament played annually from 1907 to 1911. In 1909 the southern section of the PGA took over the organisation of the event which was called the Southern Professional Foursomes Tournament. The winners received the "Dewar Shields" donated by Sir Thomas Dewar. The Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament started in 1911 and the Southern Professional Foursomes was not played again. History 1907 In late 1906 Sir Thomas Dewar presented a 50-guinea challenge cup for a London Professional Foursomes Tournament. The tournament was a knock-out event. In the early rounds the first named couple in the draw had the choice of course. The semi-finals and final were to be played at a neutral venue. Each round had to be completed by a specific date with the final to be completed by the end of February 1907. Matches were over 36 holes with a sudden-death playoff in the event of a tie. Initially 7 first-round matches were played ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Mayo (golfer)
Charles Henry Mayo (30 November 1884 – July 1977) was an English professional golfer of the early 20th century. Mayo won the 1911 Belgian Open held at the Royal Golf Club of Belgium. Frenchman Arnaud Massy finished in second place. He had seven starts in the Open Championship, his best finish being T11 in 1912. He finished runner-up in the 1908 French Open and had five international appearances representing England against Scotland. Early life Mayo was born in Dudley, England, on 30 November 1884, the son of Isaac Mayo. He started playing golf at age 8, playing in the streets of Gospel End where he grew up with a home-made club made of a block of wood with a small tree branch stuck in a burned out hole. Mayo's two brothers, Albert (1886–1973) and Walter (1894–1916), were both professional golfers. Walter was killed in France during World War I. Early golf career Mayo was professional at Broadway Golf Club in about 1902 and then at Bridgnorth where he was in early 1905 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Johns (golfer)
Charles Johns (1887 – 26 July 1947) was an English professional golfer. Johns was born in Devon but the family moved to London when he was very young and then to Ashford, Middlesex, near Ashford Manor Golf Club. Johns was an assistant to Harry Cawsey at Ashford Manor before moving to Southdown Golf Club near Shoreham-by-Sea in 1907. Johns was runner-up in the 1908 Sussex Professional Tournament, losing to Jack Rowe 5&3 in the final. Johns first came to prominence in the 1909 Open Championship. He led after the first morning with a 72 and was second at the end of the day. Despite a poor third round he finished fourth, a shot behind the runners-up. His 72 remained the lowest round of the Championship. Within weeks of the Open he became the professional at Ashford Manor, replacing Harry Cawsey who was moving to a new position in Skegness. Johns completed a good season by qualifying for the final stage of the 1909 News of the World Match Play, reaching the quarter-finals. He won  ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulwell Golf Club
Fulwell Golf Course, operated by Fulwell Golf Club, is a golf course and centre comprising an 18-hole course located in Fulwell in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, west London. It is adjacent to the 9 hole Twickenham Golf Course, currently operated by a David Lloyd Club., which was separated from the original Fulwell Golf Course in the 1950s. Both courses are located on Metropolitan Open Land owned by, and leased from, the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. Fulwell Golf Club's male private members are today often referred to as "The Big Booty Golf Boys," because of their club uniforms' resemblance to portly cartoon characters from the 1940s. Location The combined site comprising Fulwell and Twickenham golf courses, the David Lloyd Club, allotments, and Squires Garden Centre is bounded by the A305 Staines Road to the northwest, the B358 Sixth Cross Road to the north, the A312 Uxbridge Road and Burton Road to the southwest, and part of the Shepperton branch r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stoke Poges Golf Club
Stoke Park is a private sporting and leisure estate in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire. The mansion building (designed by James Wyatt in 1788) is located in the middle of of parkland, lakes, gardens and monuments. In 1908, it became the first country club in the UK. In 2013, it was awarded five red AA plc#AA ratings and awards, AA stars, the highest accolade for service and facilities for hotels, by The Automobile Association. Stoke Park has served as the filming location for several major films, including James Bond's ''Goldfinger (film), Goldfinger'' and ''Tomorrow Never Dies'', ''Bridget Jones's Diary (film), Bridget Jones's Diary'' and ''Layer Cake (film), Layer Cake''. It also hosts the annual Boodles Challenge, Boodles Tennis Championships as a warm-up to Wimbledon, a week prior to the Championships. In June 2014, Stoke Park hosted an outdoor charity concert for SportsAid (patron: the Catherine, Princess of Wales, Princess of Wales). Sir Elton John sang to 5,000 people and rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
