Midland Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1897 |
| Course(s) | Shifnal Golf Club (2015) |
| Current champion | |
| Matthew Cort (2015) | |
The Midland Professional Championship is an annual golf tournament played in the English Midlands. The event is organised by the Midlands Region of the Professional Golfers' Association. It is the oldest tournament in professional golf having been first contested in 1897.[1] It was originally organised by the Midland Counties Professional Golf Club, a forerunner of the PGA.
Winners
Source:[2]
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (£) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Tom Williamson | |||||||
| 1898 | Tom Williamson | |||||||
| 1899 | Alfred Toogood | |||||||
| 1900 | Tom Williamson | |||||||
| 1901 | James Sherlock | |||||||
| 1903 | James Sherlock | |||||||
| 1904 | A Lewis | |||||||
| 1906 | J Fulford | |||||||
| 1907 | Tom Williamson | |||||||
| 1909 | George Coburn | |||||||
| 1910 | E Veness | |||||||
| 1911 | Tom Williamson | |||||||
| 1912 | George Buckle |  England | North Worcestershire Golf Club | 150 | Playoff (18+18 holes) | Harry Cawsey | [3][4] | |
| 1913 | George Tuck | England | Little Aston Golf Club | 153 | 1 stroke | George Buckle | [5] | |
| 1914–18: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1919 | Bert Weastell | England | Sandwell Park Golf Club | 149 | Playoff (9 holes) | Len Holland | 5 | [6] |
| 1920 | Tom Williamson | England | Moseley Golf Club | 151 | Playoff (36+9 holes) | George Buckle Dick Wheildon | [7] | |
| 1921 | Willie Robertson | England | Robin Hood Golf Club | 144 | 1 stroke | George Buckle | ||
| 1922 | Tom Williamson | England | Copt Heath Golf Club | 144 | 1 stroke | Len Holland | [8] | |
| 1923 | George Buckle | England | Edgbaston Golf Club | 138 | Playoff (18 holes) | Ernest Hanton | [9] | |
| 1924 | Jack Bloxham | England | Olton Golf Club | 146 | Playoff (18 holes) | George Buckle Len Holland George Tuck | [10][11] | |
| 1925 | George Buckle | England | Walmley Golf Club | 144 | 3 strokes | Jim Morris George Tuck Tom Williamson | [12] | |
| 1926 | Ted Douglas |  Scotland | Finham Park Golf Club | 144 | 1 stroke | Tom Barber | [13] | |
| 1927 | Tom Barber | England | Harborne Golf Club | 147 | Playoff | Archie Compston | [14][15] | |
| 1928 | Frank Weston | England | Handsworth Golf Club | 149 | Playoff (18 holes) |  Moses O'Neill C Pixton T Richards Dick Wheildon | [16][17] | |
| 1929 | George Buckle | England | North Worcestershire Golf Club | 144 | Playoff (18 holes) | Tom Green | ||
| 1930 | Tom Green | England | Copt Heath Golf Club | 144 | 1 stroke | Michael Bingham Tom Williamson | [18] | |
| 1931 | Tom Green | England | Castle Bromwich Golf Club | 139 | 4 strokes | Bill Firkins Bob Pemberton | ||
| 1932 | Tom Barber | England | Henbury Golf Club | 143 | Playoff (18 holes) | James Adwick Bert Gadd | ||
| 1933 | Charlie Ward | England | Little Aston Golf Club | 145 | 2 strokes | Tom Barber A Holton | ||
| 1934 | Charlie Ward | England | Olton Golf Club | 143 | 2 strokes | Bill Martin T Richards Willie Robertson | [19] | |
| 1935 | Bill Firkins | England | Little Aston Golf Club | 150 | 1 stroke | Bill Hancock Norman Roffe | [20] | |
| 1936 | Bill Branch | England | Sandwell Park Golf Club | 137 | 7 strokes | Alf Beck | [21] | |
| 1937 | Alf Beck | England | Harborne Golf Club | 141 | 1 stroke | George Buckle | [22] | |
| 1938 | Herbert Manton | England | Beau Desert Golf Club | 139 | 4 strokes | Jack Hargreaves Jack Loach | ||
| 1939 | Bill Martin | England | Woodhall Spa Golf Club | 145 | 5 strokes | Norman Roffe George Johnson | [23] | |
| 1940–45: No tournament | ||||||||
| 1946 | Walter Lees | England | Sandwell Park Golf Club | 140 | 4 strokes | Jack Cawsey Leslie Cliffe | [24] | |
| 1947 | Ken Adwick | England | North Shore Golf Club | 144 | 1 stroke | Bill Branch Charlie Ward | ||
| 1948 | Arthur Lees | England | Trentham Golf Club | 143 | Playoff (18 holes) | Tom Hassall | [25] | |
| 1949 | Arthur Lees | England | Blackwell Golf Club | 136 | 1 stroke | Charlie Ward | ||
| 1950 | Charlie Ward | England | Sutton Coldfield Golf Club | 138 | Playoff (9 holes) | Jack Hargreaves | ||
| 1951 | J R Moses | |||||||
| 1952 | Jack Hargreaves | |||||||
| 1953 | Charlie Ward | |||||||
| 1954 | A Cunningham | |||||||
| 1955 | Charlie Ward | |||||||
| 1956 | R L Hastleow | |||||||
| 1957 | David Snell | |||||||
| 1958 | J H Cawsey | |||||||
| 1959 | G A Maisey | |||||||
| 1960 | Jack Hargreaves | |||||||
| 1961 | Peter Butler | |||||||
| 1964 | Stuart Murray | |||||||
| 1965 | S A Hunt | |||||||
| 1966 | J Anderson | |||||||
| 1967 | Stuart Murray | |||||||
| 1968 | Stuart Murray | |||||||
| 1969 | T R Squires | |||||||
| 1970 | David Llewellyn | |||||||
| 1971 | R A Beattie | |||||||
| 1972 | Brian Waites | |||||||
| 1973 | R D S Livingston | |||||||
| 1974 | M Gallagher | |||||||
| 1975 | Hugh Boyle | |||||||
| 1976 | P R Herbert | |||||||
| 1977 | Brian Waites | |||||||
| 1978 | Brian Waites | |||||||
| 1979 | Brian Waites | |||||||
| 1980 | David Vaughan | |||||||
| 1981 | D A Stewart | |||||||
| 1982 | P A Elson | |||||||
| 1983 | A R Minshall | |||||||
| 1984 | Mark Mouland | |||||||
| 1985 | K Hayward | |||||||
| 1986 | A Skingle | |||||||
| 1987 | Ross McFarlane[26] | |||||||
| 1988 | G Farr | |||||||
| 1989 | J Higgins | |||||||
| 1990 | G Stafford | |||||||
| 1991 | K Dickens | |||||||
| 1992 | J Higgins | |||||||
| 1993 | Peter Baker | |||||||
| 1994 | Peter Baker | |||||||
| 1995 | S Rose | |||||||
| 1996 | David J Russell | |||||||
| 1997 | J Higgins | |||||||
| 1998 | Steve Webster | |||||||
| 1999 | C Hall | |||||||
| 2000 | David J Russell | |||||||
| 2001 | T Rouse | |||||||
| 2002 | Robert Rock | |||||||
| 2003 | P Edwards | |||||||
| 2004 | P Streeter | |||||||
| 2005 | A Carey | |||||||
| 2006 | P Streeter | |||||||
| 2007 | I Lyner | |||||||
| 2008 | I Walley | |||||||
| 2009 | Cameron Clark | |||||||
| 2010 | Cameron Clark | |||||||
| 2011 | Matthew Cort | |||||||
| 2012 | Jak Hamblett | |||||||
| 2013 | Matthew Cort | |||||||
| 2014 | Paul Broadhurst | |||||||
| 2015 | Matthew Cort | |||||||
In 1913 Buckle and Cawsey tied at 76 after a playoff the following morning. They played a further 18 holes in the afternoon with Buckle scoring 79 and Cawsey 82. In 1919 Weastell beat Holland 39 to 41 in the playoff, played the same evening. In 1920 Williamson and Wheildon tied on 148 with Buckle on 153 after the 36-hole playoff, played the following day. Williamson beat Wheildon 39 to 40 after a further 9 holes. In 1923 Buckle beat Hanton 74 to 75 in the playoff, played the following day. In 1924 Bloxham scored 73 in the played, played the following day, Holland and Tick scored 75 while Buckle scored 76. In 1927 Compston left immediately after the championship to play in the German Open and did not turn up for the playoff on the following day. In 1928 Weston won the playoff, played the following day, with 74, ahead of Wheildon with 76 and O'Neill with 77. In 1929 Buckle beat Green 74 to 76 in the playoff. In the 1932 playoff Barber scored 73, Adwick 78 and Gadd 82. In 1948 Lees beat Hassall 68 to 75. In 1950 Ward beat Hargreaves 33 to 38 in the playoff, played the same evening.
The 1911 to 1913, 1919, 1920, 1922 to 1928 and 1946 championships were the midlands section qualifying events for the News of the World Matchplay. The 1939 championship was the midlands section qualifying event for the Daily Mail Tournament.
From 1934 to 1937 the championship was sponsored by Dunlop and known as the "Dunlop-Midland Professional Championship".
References
- ↑ "Threest does it". PGA. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ https://pgagbi.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/pgagbi16/event/pgagbi16179/champions.htm
- ↑ "Professional tournament for £400". The Times. 26 September 1912. p. 9.
- ↑ "Midland professional championship". The Times. 27 September 1912. p. 9.
- ↑ "Midland section qualifying competition". The Times. 18 September 1913. p. 10.
- ↑ "P.G.A. tournament". The Times. 4 September 1919. p. 5.
- ↑ "Midland professional championship". The Times. 17 September 1920. p. 4.
- ↑ "The "News of the World" tournament". The Times. 14 September 1922. p. 6.
- ↑ "Midland professional competitions". The Times. 7 September 1923. p. 5.
- ↑ "The £750 tournament". The Times. 11 September 1924. p. 6.
- ↑ "The midland professional championship". The Times. 12 September 1924. p. 6.
- ↑ "Midland professional championship". The Times. 10 September 1925. p. 6.
- ↑ "The midland counties' championship". The Times. 9 September 1926. p. 6.
- ↑ ""News of the World" tournament". The Times. 8 September 1927. p. 6.
- ↑ "Midland professional championship". The Times. 9 September 1927. p. 6.
- ↑ ""News of the World" tournament". The Times. 6 September 1928. p. 5.
- ↑ "Midland championship". The Times. 7 September 1928. p. 6.
- ↑ "Midland professional championship". The Times. 22 May 1930. p. 8.
- ↑ "Midland tournament". The Times. 19 April 1934. p. 6.
- ↑ "Dunlop-Midland championship". The Times. 18 April 1935. p. 6.
- ↑ "The Dunlop-Midland tournament". The Times. 9 April 1936. p. 6.
- ↑ "The Dunlop-Midland tournament". The Times. 14 April 1937. p. 6.
- ↑ "The £2,000 tournament". The Times. 3 March 1939. p. 6.
- ↑ "Midland qualifiers". The Times. 12 September 1946. p. 8.
- ↑ "Professional championships". The Times. 25 May 1948. p. 8.
- ↑ "For the Record – Golf". The Times. 5 October 1987. p. 43.
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