title: 1906 News of the World Match Play
text: # 1906 News of the World Match Play
  
  The 1906 News of the World Match Play was the fourth News of the World Match Play tournament. It was played from Tuesday 2 to Thursday 4 October at Notts 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 £240. Sandy Herd defeated Charles Mayo 8 & 7 in the final to win the tournament.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  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 six PGA sections. The Southern section had 16 qualifiers, the Midland and Northern sections had 5 each, the Scottish section 3, the Irish section 2 and the Welsh section 1. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff.
  
  The qualifiers were:
  
  * Irish section: Harry Kidd, Bertie Snowball
  * Midland section: George Cawsey, Jack Fulford, Alfred Lewis, Jack Oke, Walter Tedder
  * Northern section: George Duncan, Sandy Herd, Ted Ray, Thomas Renouf, Charles Roberts
  * Southern section: James Braid, Arthur Catlin, Harry Chestney, Willie Hunter, Sr., Rowland Jones, Fred Leach, Charles Mayo, Wilfrid Reid, Herbert Riseborough, James Sherlock, Ralph Smith, David Stephenson, J.H. Taylor, Alfred Toogood, Harry Vardon, Tom Vardon
  * Scottish section: Andrew Grant, Ben Sayers, Robert Thomson
  * Welsh section: Jack Ross
  
  ## Format
  
  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.
  
  ## Results
  
  Source:
  
  | First round 2 October | First round 2 October | Second round 2 October | Second round 2 October | Third round 3 October | Third round 3 October | Semi-finals 3 October | Semi-finals 3 October | Final 4 October | Final 4 October |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Bertie Snowball | 2&1 | | | | | | | | |
  | Willie Hunter, Sr. | | Bertie Snowball | | | | | | | |
  | Robert Thomson | 4&3 | Robert Thomson | 1up | | | | | | |
  | Alfred Lewis | | | | Robert Thomson | | | | | |
  | Tom Vardon | | | | Sandy Herd | 5&3 | | | | |
  | Harry Vardon | 2up | Harry Vardon | | | | | | | |
  | Sandy Herd | 3&2 | Sandy Herd | 2up | | | | | | |
  | Ben Sayers | | | | | | Sandy Herd | 6&5 | | |
  | Jack Fulford | 4&2 | | | | | George Duncan | | | |
  | Fred Leach | | Jack Fulford | | | | | | | |
  | J.H. Taylor | 7&6 | J.H. Taylor | 5&4 | | | | | | |
  | Walter Tedder | | | | J.H. Taylor | | | | | |
  | George Duncan | 3&2 | | | George Duncan | 1up | | | | |
  | James Braid | | George Duncan | 4&3 | | | | | | |
  | Charles Roberts | w/o | Charles Roberts | | | | | | | |
  | David Stephenson | | | | | | | | Sandy Herd | 8&7 |
  | Alfred Toogood | | | | | | | | Charles Mayo | |
  | Herbert Riseborough | 4&2 | Herbert Riseborough | 6&5 | | | | | | |
  | Harry Chestney | | James Sherlock | | | | | | | |
  | James Sherlock | 4&3 | | | Herbert Riseborough | | | | | |
  | Jack Ross | | | | Rowland Jones | 4&2 | | | | |
  | Ralph Smith | 5&4 | Ralph Smith | | | | | | | |
  | Rowland Jones | 4&3 | Rowland Jones | 6&4 | | | | | | |
  | Andrew Grant | | | | | | Rowland Jones | | | |
  | Ted Ray | | | | | | Charles Mayo | 2&1 | | |
  | Arthur Catlin | 4&3 | Arthur Catlin | | | | | | | |
  | Wilfrid Reid | 3&2 | Wilfrid Reid | 4&3 | | | | | | |
  | Harry Kidd | | | | Wilfrid Reid | | | | | |
  | Jack Oke | | | | Charles Mayo | 2&1 | | | | |
  | Charles Mayo | 3&1 | Charles Mayo | 21h | | | | | | |
  | George Cawsey | 3&2 | George Cawsey | | | | | | | |
  | Thomas Renouf | | | | | | | | | |
  
  w/o = Walkover
  
  ## Prize money
  
  The winner received £100 and a gold medal, the runner-up £30 and a silver medal, the losing semi-finalists £15 and a bronze medal, while the third round losers received £10 and the second round losers received £5.
  
  