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Ryder Tournament
The Ryder Tournament was a professional golf tournament played at Verulam Golf Club in St Albans, England and sponsored by Samuel Ryder. The event was held just once, in 1928, and had total prize money of £500. The tournament was played over two days, 11 and 12 July, with 36 holes of stroke play each day. The tournament was restricted to the first 24 British professionals in the 1928 Open Championship. The players had to be resident in Britain. ''The Times'' noted that it was "in the nature of a British Close Championship". History The field consisted of the 24 professionals scoring 314 or better in the Open. The field was Alf Bradbeer, Stewart Burns, Henry Cotton, Bill Davies, George Duncan, Gus Faulkner, George Gadd, Willie Holley, Herbert Jolly, Arthur Lacey, Duncan McCulloch, Abe Mitchell, James Ockenden, Ted Ray, Fred Robson, Jack Smith, Fred Taggart, Bill Twine, Reg Whitcombe, Albert Whiting, Tom Williamson, Reg Wilson, Syd Wingate, Arthur Young. Archie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Albans
St Albans () is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major town on the old Roman Britain, Roman road of Watling Street for travellers heading north and became the city of Verulamium. It is within the London commuter belt and the Greater London Built-up Area. Name St Albans takes its name from the first British saint, Saint Alban, Alban. The most elaborate version of his story, Bede's ''Ecclesiastical History of the English People'', relates that he lived in Verulamium, sometime during the 3rd or 4th century, when Christians were suffering persecution. Alban met a Christian priest fleeing from his persecutors and sheltered him in his house, where he became so impressed with the priest's piety that he converted to Christianity. When the authorities searched Alban's house, he put on the priest's cloa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan McCulloch
Duncan McCulloch (1893–1968) was one of the leading Scottish-based professional golfers of the inter-war period. He was Scottish Professional Champion in 1929 and 1930. Early life McCulloch was born in Troon, Scotland on 31 January 1893 to John McCulloch and his wife Flora nee McMillan. Golf career McCulloch was an assistant to George Duncan at Hanger Hill Golf Club, London for three years before World War I. After the war, he returned to Troon and worked as a club-maker at Troon Municipal. In the 1923 Scottish Professional Championship, he had led after the first day and finished tied for third place. McCulloch was appointed the professional at Troon Golf Club in 1924 on the retirement of Willie Fernie. McCulloch remained at Troon until retiring in 1953. McCulloch won the Scottish Professional Championship in 1929 and 1930. He was also runner-up in 1927 and 1937. He qualified for The Open Championship 11 times between 1923 and 1935. His best finish was at Sandwich in 1928 w ... [...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] |
Arthur Young (golfer)
Arthur Young may refer to: Politicians *Sir Arthur Young (colonial administrator) (1854–1938), British Governor of the Straits Settlements *Sir Arthur Young, 1st Baronet (1889–1950), Scottish Unionist Party Member of Parliament (MP) *Sir Arthur Young (police officer) (1907–1979), Commissioner of the City of London Police * Arthur Young (Australian politician) (1816–1906), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly *Arthur Herbert Young (1873–1943), Pitcairn Islands politician Business *Arthur Young (accountant) (1863–1948), founder of the accountancy company which became Ernst & Young in 1989 *Arthur Young (architect) (1853–1924), English architect *Arthur Young (agriculturist) (1741–1820), English agriculturist, writer and economist (son of Arthur Young the divine) * Arthur Howland Young (1882–1964), American engineer and vice president of US Steel Sports * Arthur Young (rugby union, born 1855) (1855–1938), Scotland international rugby union player * Arthur You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syd Wingate
Sydney Wingate (1894 – 17 April 1953) was an English professional golfer. He twice finished in the top 10 of the Open Championship, in 1920 and 1925. Golfing career Wingate was from a golfing family. His father, Frank (1872–1923), was a professional, as also were his uncles Charles and Sydney. His sister Poppy (1903–1977) was the first women to play in a professional tournament in Great Britain while his brother Roland (1896–1968) emigrated to America in 1922 and was a professional there. Wingate was born in Harborne where his father was professional at the local club. His father moved to Hornsea in 1906. After being an assistant to his father at Hornsea, he moved again with his father to Ravensworth Golf Club, Gateshead in 1913 and was then professional at Wearside Golf Club, Sunderland from 1921 to 1923. In 1924 he became the first professional at Temple Newsam Golf Club where he stayed until leaving in 1935 due to ill-health at the age of 42. He died in 1953 following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Wilson (golfer)
Reginald George Wilson (1888–1959) was an English professional golfer. He had some success both before and after World War I. Wilson twice finished in the top-10 in the Open Championship, finishing tied for 7th place in 1912 and in 6th place in 1914. He played for England against Scotland in 1913, winning both his matches. Wilson enjoyed considerable success in the News of the World Match Play. He reached the semi-final stage in both 1912 and 1913. In 1912 he lost 7&5 to Harry Vardon, while in 1913 he lost 4&3 to George Duncan. Wilson won the tournament in 1923 at Walton Heath Golf Club beating Thomas Renouf Thomas George Renouf ( – 14 July 1955) was an English professional golfer from Jersey who played in the late 19th and early 20th century. He had multiple top-10 finishes in the Open Championship. His best result was fifth in the 1909 Open Champ ... 4&2 in the final and winning the first prize of £200. He reached the semi-final for the fourth time in 1926, losin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Williamson (golfer)
Tom Williamson (9 February 1880 – 4 April 1950) was an English professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. Williamson finished in the top 10 in the Open Championship on six occasions and played in it over fifty years. His best performance came in the 1914 Open Championship when he tied for fourth place, six shots behind the winner. With Harry Vardon he won the 1913 Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament by a convincing 7 & 5 margin. He was Captain of England in 1909 and represented England between 1904 and 1913. He won the Midland Professional Championship when it was first held in 1897 and a further six times. He was a renowned club maker and was the first to number clubs in 1906. He experimented with score cards placing a course plan on the reverse side in 1930. He designed sixty courses, the majority in the East Midlands. He was a founder member of the PGA and became its Captain in 1928. He had a good reputation as a teacher and taught Enid Wilson who won the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Whiting (golfer)
Albert Whiting (31 May 1866 – 19 March 1946) was an Australian cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...er. He played one first-class match for New South Wales in 1886/87. See also * List of New South Wales representative cricketers References External links * 1866 births 1946 deaths Australian cricketers New South Wales cricketers Cricketers from Sydney {{Australia-cricket-bio-1860s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Whitcombe
Reginald Arthur Whitcombe (10 April 1898 – 11 January 1957) was an English professional golfer. Whitcombe began his career at Came Down Golf Club in Dorset and served in the British armed forces during World War I. He was the professional at Parkstone Golf Club from 1 January 1928 until his death in 1957. He finished runner up to Henry Cotton (golfer), Henry Cotton in the 1937 Open Championship at Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, and in 1938 he won the windswept Open at Royal St George's Golf Club, Royal St George's, where his two final rounds of 75–78 were still enough to beat the halfway leaders by ten strokes. His two older brothers Ernest Whitcombe, Ernest and Charles Whitcombe (golfer), Charles were also professional golfers and all three played together for Great Britain in the 1935 Ryder Cup. Tournament wins :Note: ''This list is probably incomplete'' *1922 West of England Professional Championship *1931 West of England Professional Championship *1933 West of England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Twine
William Thomas Twine (16 January 1898 – 20 October 1977) was an English professional golfer. He was a regular competitor in the Open Championship and had a best finish of 11th in 1934. He never won an important individual tournament, his best finish being in the 1932 Dunlop-Southport Tournament where he tied with Henry Cotton but lost the 36-hole playoff by a single shot. Tournament wins *1925 Kent Professional Championship *1931 Kent Professional Championship *1936 Addington Foursomes (with J A Flaherty) *1938 Addington Foursomes (with J A Flaherty) Results in major championships ''Note: Twine only played in The Open Championship.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Team appearances * Seniors vs Juniors (representing the Juniors): 1928 *England–Ireland Professional Match The England–Ireland Professional Match was an annual men's professional golf competition between teams representing England and Ireland. It was played in 1932 and 1933 bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Taggart
Joseph Frederick Taggart (29 January 1906 – 6 September 1986) was an English professional golfer of the inter-war period. He finished 11th in the 1928 Open Championship. Early life Taggart was born in Alderley Edge, Cheshire in 1906. His father, Joe (1881–1944), was the professional at Wilmslow Golf Club. Golf career Taggart's best finish in the Open Championship was tied for 11th place in 1928. He was tied for 6th place after 36 holes, with rounds of 76 and 74. Final day rounds of 77 and 67 dropped him to 11th place. In the 1931 Open Championship The 1931 Open Championship was the 66th Open Championship, held 3–5 June at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Tommy Armour outlasted José Jurado by a single stroke to win his only Open title, and his third and final majo ... Taggart started with a 70 to lie in second place behind Henry Cotton. Rounds of 76, 82 and 77 left him tied for 31st place. Fred succeeded his father as professional at Wilmslow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Smith (golfer)
Jack Smith may refer to: In sport *Jack Smith (Port Vale), footballer in 1892–1895 *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1882) (1882 – after 1911), English player with Wolverhampton Wanderers and others *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1946), Scottish player with Bolton Wanderers *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1898) (1898–1977), English international footballer *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1901), English footballer for Bradford City and Blackburn Rovers *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1910) (1910–1986), English player with Sheffield United *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1975), Welsh player with Wolves; manager of West Bromwich Albion and Reading *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1975), English player with Manchester United *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1936) (1936–2008), English player with Swindon Town *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1983), English player *Jack Smith (footballer, born 1994), Scottish player *Jack Smith (footballer, born 2001), Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
