27-473: The Glasgow Herald Tournament (also known as the Gleneagles Tournament ) was a British golf tournament played at Gleneagles from 1920 to 1927. The 1920 event had prize money of £650, then the largest ever in a British tournament. From 1921 the prize money was increased further, to 1,000 guineas (£1,050), a new record. The first prize increased from £160 to £200. From 1921 the event was often called
54-402: A professional golf tournament". In the 18-hole final Duncan was 5 up at the turn. Massy reduced the lead to 2 with four holes to play but Duncan won the 15th and halved the 16th. Mitchell's 71 on the first day remained the best stroke-play round of the week and he collected a further £10 prize. The tournament was extended to a fifth day for 1921, play being from 7–11 June. 27 holes were played on
81-400: A six-hole playoff and, after a further tie, four of these played another six holes before the playoff was decided. Charles Whitcombe met 50-year-old Ted Ray in the final. The match was very one-sided with Whitcombe 5-up at lunch. After 8 holes of the afternoon round Whitcombe was dormie-10. Ray won the 9th but Whitcombe won the 10th to win 10&8. The 36-hole consolation event was played on
108-419: A £25 prize. Abe Mitchell , with a 71, led after the first day but had an 81 on the second day and finished second in the qualifying. Three players tied on 162 for 16th place and played an extra nine holes. Harry Vardon won the playoff with a score of 40. George Duncan won the tournament, beating Arnaud Massy 3&2 and taking the £160 first prize, "the largest individual amount that has ever been offered in
135-662: Is modeled after Mitchell. Mitchell had the lowest round at the 1933 Open Championship at St Andrews, carding a fine 68, and won the Tooting Bec Cup . Mitchell married Dora Deag on 27 November 1920 in Tunbridge Wells . He died suddenly in St Albans , England at age 60. Note: Mitchell only played in The Open Championship, U.S. Open, and The Amateur Championship. NT = No tournament WD = withdrew CUT = missed
162-588: The Glasgow Herald 1000 Guineas Tournament . The tournament had an initial stroke play qualification followed by knock-out match play. The first international match between Great Britain and the United States was played at Gleneagles on 6 June 1921, the day before the start of the 1921 event. Although Gleneagles was open for golf in 1919, the Gleneagles Hotel was not opened until June 1924, just prior to
189-418: The 1924 event. The 1920 event was played from 24–27 May. 104 professionals played 36 holes of qualifying on the first two days. The leading 16 players then played knock-out match-play on the following two days with £500 prize money. Players outside the top 16 were eligible for a 36-hole consolation event on the final two days with £115 prize money. Ted Ray won the qualifying stage with a score of 151, taking
216-724: The Queen's course. In late 1927 it was announced that there would be no tournament in 1928. The tournament was not played again. The 1920 final was over 18 holes. From 1921 the final was over 36 holes. Glasgow Herald Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.151 via cp1112 cp1112, Varnish XID 385561650 Upstream caches: cp1112 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:30:46 GMT Abe Mitchell Henry Abraham Mitchell (18 January 1887 – 11 June 1947)
243-562: The United States frequently, winning the 1924 Miami Open , and entered three U.S. Opens . He led at the halfway stage in the 1920 Open Championship before collapsing in the third round, when he shot 84 and finished four shots behind winner George Duncan , who had been 13 shots off the lead after two rounds. In a match held on 26 July 1921, Mitchell and George Duncan were paired in a foursomes match and won against Chick Evans and Charles Mayo at Edgewater Golf Club in Chicago, Illinois where Mayo
270-471: The afternoon. Mitchell met Kirkwood in the final. Mitchell led by four holes after the morning round and won easily 7&6. The 1922 tournament was played from 6–10 June. 18 holes were played on the two qualifying days on the King's Course. The leading 32 players now qualified for the matchplay stage with just the final played over 36 holes. The 36-hole consolation event took place on the third day. £880 prize money
297-409: The consolation event was £165 with £25 to the winner. There was a £20 for the best round over the King's course, £10 for the best on the Queen's course and £25 for the winner of the qualifying event. The King's course was changed from that used in 1920 with the original 11th and 12th replaced by two short holes, shortening the course to 6,125 yards. The Queen's course measured 2,505 yards. Ted Ray won
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#1732858246349324-473: The final but Boomer had levelled by the sixth and was four up after the morning round. The afternoon round was close until Boomer won three holes in a row from the 9th to be dormie 7. Herrington won the 12th but the match ended at the next with Boomer winning 7&5. The tournament was played from 19–23 July. Bill Mehlhorn won the qualifying win a score of 140, two ahead of Tom Barber and Archie Compston . Ten players tied on 154 for six places. The ten played
351-406: The final place. Abe Mitchell met Ted Ray in the final. Ray led by three after 11 holes of the morning round, but Mitchell finished well to level the match at lunch. Mitchell took a three hole lead after the first nine holes of the afternoon round and eventually won 2&1, his second successive win in the tournament. The tournament was played from 19–23 June. Rowland Jones and George Oke led
378-471: The final. Boomer was well known, having won a number of continental open championships and the Daily Mail Tournament early in the year. Herrington, by contrast, was a relatively unknown Yorkshire golfer. He had beaten Stewart Burns and George Duncan in close matches on the first day of the match play and then Mark Seymour and Thomas Renouf to reach the final. Herrington won the first two holes of
405-487: The first and then four holes in a row from the fourth, to go 7 up. Ball won the 8th and the 12th but Havers won easily, 6&5. Havers had won the Open Championship the previous week. The tournaments was played from 10–14 June. Ted Ray had two rounds of 72 to lead the qualifying, a stroke ahead of Ángel de la Torre . Seven players tied on 152 and played a six-hole playoff for six places. James Ockenden took 29 for
432-411: The morning round and extended this 5 after winning the second hole after lunch. The match then changed dramatically with Mitchell losing form and Compston winning 7 of the next 8 holes to lead by two hole after the 10th. Mitchell then recovered, winning the 12th and 15th to square the match. Mitchell drove into a bunker at the 17th and lost the hole. At the last Compston's second shot was over the green but
459-414: The qualifying on 143 and shared the £25 prize. Six players tied on 154 for two remaining places. there was a six-hole playoff with Arthur Butchart and Tom Williamson advancing to the match play stage. Arthur Havers met Frank Ball in the final, played in a strong wind. Havers led by two holes after the morning, both playing poorly. The match was decided in the early holes of the second round. Havers won
486-525: The qualifying stage again with a score of 212, taking the £25 prize. 16 players scored 222 or better and advanced to the match play stage. The 16 included three Americans, Jock Hutchison , Walter Hagen and Emmet French , together with the Australian Joe Kirkwood Sr. All three Americans lost on the first day of the match play. Hutchison lost to Abe Mitchell while French lost to Ray. Hagen won his first round match but lost to Thomas Renouf in
513-456: The second extra hole. Mitchell was supposed to be the player-captain of Great Britain's first Ryder Cup team in 1927, but was unable to make the voyage to the United States due to appendicitis . He did play on the next three teams in 1929, 1931, and 1933. Mitchell possibly was Samuel Ryder 's personal golf instructor from 1925 at Verulam Golf Club, St Albans. The figure on top of the Cup trophy
540-429: The six holes, including a 7, and missed out; George Duncan being one of the six who qualified. Two of the leading British golfers, George Duncan and Abe Mitchell contested the final. Duncan played exceptionally well, scoring 66 in the morning round to be 5 up. He continued this form into the afternoon, winning the first and fourth holes to go 7 up. The match ended at the 11th with Duncan winning 8&7. The tournament
567-447: The two qualifying days using both the King's Course and the 9-hole Queen's course. As in 1920 the leading 16 players qualified for the match play stage but the semi-finals and finals were extended to 36 holes. The 36-hole consolation event took place on the third and fourth days with a separate amateur event on the final day, a Saturday. £740 prize money was available for the 16 qualifiers, the winner receiving £200. The total prize money for
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#1732858246349594-466: Was an English professional golfer . Mitchell had eight top-10 finishes out of 17 appearances in the Open Championship , his best performance being fourth in 1920. He was runner-up in the 1912 Amateur Championship and won the 1924 Miami Open . Mitchell was born in East Grinstead , Sussex on 18 January 1887. He was the illegitimate son of Mary Mitchell. Mary married a Mark Seymour in 1890 and Abe
621-406: Was available for the 32 qualifiers, the winner receiving £200. The total prize money for the consolation event was £95 with £15 to the winner. There was £25 for the winner of the qualifying event and a £20 for the best stroke play round. Joe Kirkwood Sr. led the qualifying with rounds of 71 and 73. There was a three-way tie on 158 for the 32nd place. There was 6-hole playoff with Jack Ross taking
648-732: Was brought up by his grandparents, George and Sophia Mitchell. Mark and Mary had a son Mark , Abe's half-brother, who also became a successful professional golfer. Mitchell was a fine amateur, and played for England against the Scots in 1910 and won. He won the Golf Illustrated Gold Vase twice in 1910 and 1913, and played in two Open Championships before turning professional in late 1913, attached to Sonning Golf Club in Berkshire. Mitchell won many golf tournaments in Great Britain and toured
675-425: Was played from 30 June–4 July. Abe Mitchell led the qualifying on 140 four ahead of Aubrey Boomer . Seven golfers tied on 154 and played off for two remaining places. After a six-hole playoff, three were still tied and they contested a further six-hold playoff, after which Harry Swain and George Buckle qualified, Mitchell met Archie Compston in the final. Mitchell continued his good form and led by 4 holes after
702-481: Was serving as the head professional. Mitchell had eight top-10 finishes out of 17 appearances in the Open Championship. In the 1920 Open Championship he had rounds of 74−73−84−76=307 and finished in fourth place. He was leading the tournament on 147 after the first 2 rounds of play, but a third round 84 knocked him out of contention. He was runner-up in the 1912 Amateur Championship , losing to John Ball on
729-406: Was stopped by the crowd. Compston was able to chip close and halve the hole in 4, to win the match by one hole. The tournament was played from 29 June–3 July. George Duncan led the qualifying on 139, two clear of Bill Davies . Five players tied on 152 for three places. Freddie Beck , José Jurado and David Millar making it through the six-hole playoff. Aubrey Boomer met Lewis Herrington in
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