The 1911 Coronation Match was a men's team
golf competition between teams of amateur and professional golfers. It was played at
Royal St George's Golf Club on 24 June 1911, the Saturday before the
1911 Open Championship
The 1911 Open Championship was the 51st Open Championship, held 26–30 June at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, England. Harry Vardon won the Championship for the fifth time in a playoff over Arnaud Massy, the 1907 champion.
There ...
, to celebrate the coronation of
George V two days earlier.
The match replaced the annual
England–Scotland Professional Match which had been played just before the Open Championship since 1903.
The amateur team consisted of 11 Englishmen, 5 Scotsmen, one Irishman and one American while the professional team consisted of 11 Englishmen, 5 Scotsmen, one Irishman and one Frenchman.
[ The match resulted in an overwhelming win for the professionals by 8 matches to 1, most of the matches being quite one-sided.][
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Format
The match was contested on a single day with nine 36-hole foursomes matches. As with the England–Scotland Professional Match, the players went off in a seeded order.[
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Results
Jack White was initially selected but was indisposed and replaced by another Scot, James Hepburn.[
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References
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Team golf tournaments
Recurring sporting events established in 1911
Coronation Match