British Match Play
Europe
Sun Alliance
Played as the Sun Alliance European Match Play Championship (Aug 2-5). Smyth (Ire) beat Nick Price (Zim) by 1 hole in the 18-hole final. Smyth knocked in a 10ft putt for a winning eagle three on the final green to clinch his first European Tour win. [Fulford GC, York, North Yorkshire].
Europe
Sun Alliance
Played as the Sun Alliance European Match Play Championship (Jun 28-Jul 1). James (Eng) beat Neil Coles (Eng) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final to record his first European Tour win. [East course, Dalmahoy Hotel & CC, nr Edinburgh].
Europe
Sun Alliance
Played as the Sun Alliance Match Play Championship (May 18-21). Baiocchi (RSA) beat Brian Huggett (Wales) 6 and 5 in the 18-hole final. [Stoke Park CC, Stoke Poges, Bucks].
Europe
Sun Alliance
Played as the Sun Alliance Match Play Championship (Sept 2-5). Barnes (Scot) beat Craig DeFoy (Wales) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final. [Kings Norton GC, Alvechurch, nr Birmingham].
Europe
Sun Alliance
Played as the Sun Alliance Match Play Championship (Sept 3-6). Polland (N.Ire) beat Peter Butler (Eng) at the 23rd hole in the final, to record his second European Tour win. [Lindrick GC, Worksop, Nottinghamshire].
Europe
Benson & Hedges
Played as the Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship (Sept 12-15). Newton (Aus) beat Cesar Sanudo (USA) 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final, to record the last of his three European Tour wins. [Downfield GC, Dundee, Angus].
Europe
Benson & Hedges
Played as the Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship (May 23-26). Coles (Eng) beat Doug McClelland (Eng) by 2 holes in the 18-hole final, to record his third win in this prestigious event. [Hillside GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
Benson & Hedges
Played as the Benson & Hedges Match Play Championship (Sept 11-16). Garner (Eng) beat Neil Coles (Eng) 7 and 6 in the 18-hole final, to record his first and only European Tour win. [Combination of holes from High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
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British Match Play Championship not played in 1971.
Europe
Long John Whisky
Played as the Long John Scotch Whisky Match Play Championship (Aug 26-29). Horton (Eng) beat Ronnie Shade (Scot) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final. [Combination of holes from High & West courses, Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Matchplay (Sept 4-7). Bembridge (Eng) beat Dai Rees (Wales) 6 & 5 in the 18-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 5-8). Huggett (Wales) beat John Panton (Scot) by 1 hole in the 18-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 7-10). Defending champion Thomson (Aus) beat Dai Rees (Wales) 4 and 3 in the 18-hole final, to record his fourth win in this event. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 7-10). Peter Thomson (Aus) beat Neil Coles (Eng) 2 and 1 in the 18-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 2-5). Defending champion Coles (Eng) beat Lionel Platts (Eng) at the 19th hole in the final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 2-5). Coles (Eng) beat Peter Butler (Eng) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 4-7). Thomas (Wales) beat John Macdonald (Scot) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final. [Ailsa course, Turnberry Resort, Ayrshire].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 5-8). Brown (Scot) beat Ross Whitehead (Eng) at the 19th hole in the final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 6-9). Thomson (Aus) beat Ralph Moffitt (Eng) 3 and 1 in the 18-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 7-10). Brown (Scot) beat Harry Weetman (Eng) at the 20th hole in the final. [Ailsa course, Turnberry Resort, Ayrshire].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 9-12). Snell (Eng) beat defending champion Harry Weetman (Eng) 3 and 2 in the 18-hole final. [Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 10-13). Weetman (Eng) beat Bernard Hunt (Eng) by 1 hole in the 18-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 11-14). O'Connor (Ire) beat Tom Haliburton (Scot) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Ailsa course, Turnberry Resort, Ayrshire].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 12-15). Panton (Scot) beat Harry Weetman (Eng) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 14-17). Bousfield (Eng) beat Eric Brown (Scot) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 30-Oct 2). Thomson (Aus) beat Johnny Fallon (Eng) at the 38th hole in the final. [The Old Course, St Andrews, Fife].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 16-19). Faulkner (Eng) beat Dai Rees (Wales) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [Ganton GC, nr Scarborough, North Yorkshire].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 17-20). Daly (N.Ire) beat Flory van Donck (Belg) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. This was Daly's third win in this event in six years, and, as in 1947, another win against van Donck in the final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 19-22). Weetman (Eng) beat Jimmy Adams (Scot) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 20-23). Defending champion Rees (Wales) beat Frank Jowle (Eng) 7 and 6 in the 36-hole final, to record his fourth win in the British Match Play Championship. [Championship Course, Carnoustie Golf Links, Angus].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 21-24). Rees (Wales) beat Henry Cotton (Eng) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 22-25). Defending champion Daly (N.Ire) beat Laurie Ayton Jr (Scot) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Royal Birkdale GC, Southport, Merseyside].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 24-27). Daly (N.Ire) beat Flory Van Donck (Belg) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final, to become the first man since James Braid in 1905 to jointly hold the Open Championship and Professional match Play Championship titles. [Royal Lytham & St Annes GC, nr Blackpool, Lancs].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 25-28; for the first time the winner was officially recognised as the PGA's official Match Play Champion). Cotton (Eng) beat Jimmy Adams (Scot) 8 and 7 in the 36-hole final. [Royal Liverpool GC, Hoylake, Wirral, Merseyside].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (July 24-27). Horne (Eng) beat Percy Alliss (Eng) 4 and 3 in the 18-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
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News of the World Match Play not played due to World War II.
Europe
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News of the World Match Play not played due to World War II.
Europe
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News of the World Match Play not played due to World War II.
Europe
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News of the World Match Play not played due to World War II.
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Jun 30-May 3). Cotton (Eng) beat Alf Padgham (Eng) at the 37th hole in the final. [Royal Mid-Surrey GC, Richmond, Surrey].
Europe
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News of the World Match Play not played due to World War II.
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 13-16). Rees (Wales) beat Eddie Whitcombe (Eng) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final, to win this title for the second time in three years. Ernest Whitcombe (Eddie's father) was runner-up in this event in 1936, and the winner in 1924. Charles Whitcombe (Eddie's uncle) was the winner in 1928 and 1930. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 14-18). Percy Alliss (Eng) beat Jimmy Adams (Scot) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final, which was completed a day late after torrential rain halted proceedings on the Friday, the intended final day. [Stoke Park CC, Stoke Poges, Bucks].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 15-18). Rees (Wales) beat Ernest Whitcombe (Eng) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [Oxhey Park GC, Watford, Herts. 18-hole course at the time; now 9-holes].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 11-14). Padgham (Eng) beat Percy Alliss (Eng) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [Royal Mid-Surrey GC, Richmond, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 18-21). 23-year-old Busson (Eng) beat Charles Whitcombe (Eng) by 2 holes in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 19-22). Alliss (Eng) beat Mark Seymour (Eng) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Purley Downs GC, South Croydon, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 20-23). 25-year-old Cotton (Eng) beat Alf Perry (Eng) by a tournament record score of 10 and 8 in the 36-hole final. [Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 22-25). Padgham (Eng) beat Mark Seymour (Eng) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Royal Mid-Surrey GC, Richmond, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 23-26). Whitcombe (Eng) beat Henry Cotton (Eng) 4 and 2 in the 36-hole final - as he did two years earlier in 1928. [Oxhey Park GC, Watford, Herts. 18-hole course at the time; now 9-holes].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 17-20). Mitchell (Eng) beat Philip Rodgers (Eng) 8 and 7 in the 36-hole final. [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 18-21). Whitcombe (Eng) beat Henry Cotton (Eng) 4 and 2 in the 36-hole final. Both players were hailed as "amongst the world's greatest" for the quality of their play. Whitworth took control in the middle of the second round, with scores of 2, 3, 3, 3 from the 7th to the 10th hole. [Stoke Park CC, Stoke Poges, Bucks].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 20-23). 34-year-old Compston (Eng) beat James Braid (Scot) 8 and 7 in the 36-hole final, denying 57-year-old Braid his fifth News of the World Matchplay title. Compston won for the second time in three years. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 21-24). Alexander 'Sandy' Herd (Scot) beat Jack Bloxham (Eng) at the 38th hole in the final. Herd recorded his second win in this event, coming 20 years after his first. [Royal Mid-Surrey GC, Richmond, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 22-25). Compston (Eng) beat George Gadd (Eng) 3 and 1 in the 36-hole final. [Moor Park GC, Rickmansworth, Herts].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 7-10). Whitcombe (Eng) beat George Gadd (Eng) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [St George's Hill GC, Weybridge, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 2-5). Wilson (Eng) beat Tom Renouf (Jersey) 4 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 3-6). Gadd (Eng, ex-officer in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers) beat Fred Leach (Eng) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 4-7). Seymour (Eng) beat J.W. "Jack" Gaudin (Jersey) at the 40th hole in the final. [Oxhey Park GC, Watford, Herts. 18-hole course at the time; now 9-holes].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 5-8). Defending champion Mitchell (Eng) beat Josh Taylor (Eng) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [Royal Mid-Surrey GC, Richmond, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Sept 29-Oct 2). Mitchell (Eng) beat defending champion George Duncan (Scot) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
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News of the World Match Play not played due to World War One.
Europe
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News of the World Match Play not played due to World War One.
Europe
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News of the World Match Play not played due to World War One.
Europe
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News of the World Match Play not played due to World War One.
Europe
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News of the World Match Play not played due to World War One.
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 6-9). Duncan (Scot) beat James Braid (Scot) 3 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 1-4). Vardon (Jersey) beat Ted Ray (Jersey) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 2-5). Braid (Scot) beat Ted Ray (Jersey) by 1 hole in the 36-hole final. Braid was the club professional at Walton Heath at the time. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 3-6). Sherlock (Eng) beat George Duncan (Scot) 8 and 6 in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 5-7). Ball (Eng) beat Alexander "Sandy" Herd (Scot) 7 and 5 in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 6-8). Taylor (Eng) beat Fred Robson (Eng) by 2 holes in the 36-hole final. Taylor was the club professional at Royal Mid-Surrey at the time. [Royal Mid-Surrey GC, Richmond, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 15-17). Braid (Scot) beat J.H. Taylor (Eng) 4 and 2 in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 2-4). Herd (Scot) beat Charles Mayo (Eng) 8 and 7 in the 36-hole final. [Notts GC, Hollinwell, nr Mansfield, England].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 3-5). Braid (Scot) beat Tom Vardon (Jersey) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. Braid was the club professional at Walton Heath at the time. [Old course, Walton Heath GC, Walton on the Hill, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
Played as the News of the World Match Play (Oct 4-6). Taylor (Eng) beat Alfred Toogood (Eng) 5 and 3 in the 36-hole final. Taylor was the club professional at Royal Mid-Surrey at the time. [Royal Mid-Surrey GC, Richmond, Surrey].
Europe
News of the World
The inaugural Professional Golfers' Association "News of the World" Golf Tournament (Oct 13-15). Braid (Scot) beat Ted Ray (Jersey) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. [Old course, Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, Berks].
124th US Open: the No.2 Course at Pinehurst once again plays host to this most illustrious championship (June 13-16). Wyndham Clark defends his title, having won at Los Angeles CC in 2023.
79th Women’s US Open: the second women’s major championship of the season gets underway at Lancaster CC in Pennsylvania. It’s the second time the championship has been held here.
(May 30-June 2).
Nelly Korda: won the Mizuho Americas Open (May 16-19) at Liberty National GC, continuing her extraordinary form in LPGA events. This was her sixth win in seven starts in 2024.
Xander Schauffele: recorded his first major championship win, and second record-equalling low score of 62 in a major. Only he, Branden Grace, Rickie Fowler and Shane Lowry have achieved this feat in a men’s major championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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