1912 News of the World Match Play
| Dates | 2–4 October 1912 |
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| Location | Sunningdale, Berkshire, England |
| Course(s) | Sunningdale Golf Club |
| Organised by | The PGA |
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Match play – 18 holes (Final 36 holes) |
| Field | 32 players |
| Prize fund | £400 |
| Winner's share | £100 |
 Harry Vardon
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| def. Ted Ray 1 up | |
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The 1912 News of the World Match Play was the tenth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 October at Sunningdale Golf Club. 32 players competed in a straight knock-out competition, with each match contested over 18 holes, except for the final which was over 36 holes. The winner received £100 out of a total prize fund of £400. Harry Vardon defeated Ted Ray by 1 hole in the final to win the tournament.
Entry was restricted to members of the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA). Qualification was by a series of 36-hole stroke-play competitions; one for each of the eight PGA sections. The Southern section had 12 qualifiers, the Northern section 7, the Midland section 5, the Scottish, Welsh and Western sections 2 and the Eastern and Irish sections 1. Because of the large number of entries in the Southern section, two events were run with 6 qualifiers at each venue. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff.
Qualifying events:
The qualifiers were:
The format was unchanged. Matches were over 18 holes except for the final which was over 36 holes. Extra holes were played in the event of a tied match. Two rounds were played on the first day, two more on the second day with the final on the third day.
Source:
The winner received £100 and a gold medal, but the runner-up now received £40 and a silver medal, losing semi-finalists £20 and a bronze medal, losing quarter-finalists £15, second round losers £10 and first round losers £5.
Coordinates: 51°23′17″N 0°37′52″W / 51.38806°N 0.63111°W
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