England–Scotland Amateur Match

The England–Scotland Amateur Match was an annual men's amateur golf competition between teams representing England and Scotland. It was played from 1902 to 1931, although the match lapsed between 1913 and 1921. The match continued after 1931 but as part of the Men's Home Internationals in which Ireland and Wales also competed. Until 1931 it was played in connection with the Amateur Championship, on the Saturday either before or after the championship.

England–Scotland
Amateur Match
Tournament information
Established1902
FormatTeam match play
Final year1931
Final champion
Scotland

History

The 1902 match was decided by holes. After the morning round Scotland led in 5 matches, England in 4 with one level. At that point Scotland led by just one hole 14–13. In the afternoon rounds Scotland led in 6 matches, England in 3 with one level. In the afternoon matches alone Scotland won by 6 holes, 18–12. Over the 36 holes Scotland had won 6 of the 10 matches, England winning the other 4, Scotland winning by 28 holes in their 6 wins, England by 21 in their 4 wins. Some sources give the result as 32–25, the sum of the morning and afternoon results, while others give 28–21. Either way, Scotland won by 7 holes.

The event lapsed after 1912. A match was planned for 1921 but was cancelled because a match between Britain and America had been arranged, the forerunner of the Walker Cup matches.[1]

Starting in 1927 Scotland and Ireland had played an annual match.[2] In 1927 and 1929 this was held in Ireland, before the Irish Amateur Open Championship, while in 1928 and 1930 it was held in Scotland, just before the England–Scotland match.

The 1931 Amateur Championship was held at Royal North Devon. On the previous occasions that it has been held there, there were far fewer Scottish entries than normal and as a consequence the Scottish team was not fully representative. It was therefore decided to hold the England–Scotland match at a different time and on a different venue, being played at Royal Liverpool in August. In addition it was decided to play a match between England and Ireland on the day before. Ireland and Scotland had already decided to hold their match in Ireland in September.[3] It was later arranged that a Welsh team should attend, playing matches against Scotland and Ireland on the days when England were playing Ireland and Scotland. England beat Ireland 10–4 while Wales lost 2–12 to Scotland and 2–11 to Ireland. England did not play Wales. With Scotland winning both their matches and then beating Ireland the following month, they were the unofficial champion country.[4]

The Men's Home Internationals, in which all four countries play each other, started in 1932.[5] In 1952 Raymond Oppenheimer, an ex-England and Walker Cup captain, presented a trophy for the tournament, known as the Raymond Trophy.

Format

The 1902 match had teams of 10, who played singles matches over 36 holes. All 36 holes were played and the overall result was decided by holes won. From 1903 the teams were reduced to 9-a-side and the result was decided by matches. Extra holes were played if necessary to achieve a result. The format was changed for 1912, the main consisting of 5 foursomes matches rather than 9 singles.

When the event was revived in 1922 the format was changed. There were teams of 10 playing 5 foursomes matches in the morning and 10 singles in the afternoon. Matches were over 18 holes with halved matches not counting.

Results
YearDateVenueWinnersScoreRef
190226 AprilRoyal LiverpoolScotland28–21[6]
190323 MayMuirfieldEngland5–4[7]
190428 MayRoyal St George'sScotland6–3[8]
190520 MayPrestwickScotland6–3[9]
190619 MayRoyal LiverpoolScotland7–2[10]
190725 MaySt AndrewsScotland8–1[11]
190823 MayRoyal St George'sScotland5–4[12]
190922 MayMuirfieldScotland7–2[13]
191028 MayRoyal LiverpoolEngland5–4[14]
191127 MayPrestwickScotland5–4[15]
19121 JuneRoyal North DevonScotland3–2[16]
1913–1921: Not held
192220 MayPrestwickScotland10–4[17]
19235 MayRoyal Cinque PortsScotland7–5[18]
192424 MaySt AndrewsEngland9–6[19]
192523 MayRoyal North DevonEngland8–5[20]
192622 MayMuirfieldEngland9–5[21]
192721 MayRoyal LiverpoolTie7–7[22]
192819 MayPrestwickEngland12–1[23]
19298 JuneRoyal St George'sTie7–7[24]
193024 MaySt AndrewsEngland8–4[25]
19318 AugustRoyal LiverpoolScotland7–6[26]

The 1902 match was decided by holes.

Appearances

The following are those who played in at least one of the matches.

1902–1912

1922–1931

In their match against Ireland in 1931 England had the same team that played against Scotland the following day.

1902–1912
  • Archibald Aitken 1906, 1907, 1908
  • Robert Andrew 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910
  • Leslie Balfour-Melville 1902, 1903
  • Harold Beveridge 1908
  • Edward Blackwell 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1912
  • Arnold Blyth 1904
  • Guy Campbell 1909, 1910, 1911
  • Charles Dick 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1909, 1912
  • Walter Fairlie 1912
  • Samuel Mure Fergusson 1902, 1903, 1904
  • John Gairdner 1902
  • John Graham Jr. 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
  • Robert Harris 1905, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912
  • Norman Hunter 1903, 1912
  • Cecil Hutchison 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912
  • James Jenkins 1908, 1912
  • Johnny Laidlay 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
  • Gordon Lockhart 1911, 1912
  • John L. Low 1904
  • Charles Macfarlane 1912
  • Fred Mackenzie 1902, 1903
  • Robert Maxwell 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910
  • James Robb 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907
  • James Robertson-Durham 1911
  • Frank Scroggie 1910
  • Gordon Simpson 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912
  • George Wilkie 1911

1922–1931
  • Alex Armour 1922
  • Edward Blackwell 1923, 1924, 1925
  • Jack Bookless 1930, 1931
  • Harry Braid 1922, 1923
  • Tom Burrell 1924
  • William Campbell 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931
  • John Caven 1926
  • James Dawson 1930, 1931
  • Robert Denholm 1931
  • Charles Gibb 1927
  • Allan Graham 1925
  • William Guild 1925, 1927, 1928
  • Robert Harris 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928
  • William Hope 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
  • Willie Hunter 1922
  • Andrew Jamieson, Jr. 1927, 1928, 1931
  • James Jenkins 1922, 1924, 1926, 1928
  • Dennis Kyle 1924, 1930
  • Edward Kyle 1925
  • John Lang 1929, 1931
  • Willis Mackenzie 1923, 1926, 1927, 1929
  • Gilbert Manford 1922, 1923
  • Archibald McCallum 1929
  • Sam McKinlay 1929, 1930, 1931
  • Eric McRuvie 1929, 1930, 1931
  • Alex Menzies 1925
  • William Murray 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
  • Thomas Osgood 1925
  • Robert Scott, Jr. 1924, 1928
  • Fred Simpson 1927
  • Gordon Simpson 1922, 1924, 1926
  • John Nelson Smith 1929, 1930, 1931
  • Keith Thorburn 1928
  • Tony Torrance 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930
  • William Breck Torrance 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930
  • William Tulloch 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931
  • John Wilson 1922, 1923, 1924, 1926

In their match against Wales in 1931 Scotland had the same team that played against England the following day.

References
  1. "England v Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 16 May 1921. p. 11.
  2. "Scotland v Ireland – Match Ends in a Draw". The Glasgow Herald. 12 September 1927. p. 18.
  3. "International Matches for Hoylake – Ireland v Scotland Venue Unchanged". The Glasgow Herald. 20 February 1931. p. 7.
  4. "Scottish Golf Triumph – Narrow Victory Over Ireland". The Glasgow Herald. 7 September 1931. p. 11.
  5. "Men's Home Internationals". Irish Golf Desk. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  6. "International Match at Hoylake – A Scottish Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 28 April 1902. p. 13.
  7. "Amateur International Match – England wins–exciting finish". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1903. p. 13.
  8. "The Sandwich Meeting – England v Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 30 May 1904. p. 13.
  9. "Prestwich Meeting – The International Match". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1905. p. 13.
  10. "Hoylake Meeting – International Match". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1906. p. 13.
  11. "Amateur Championship Meeting – International Match–Victory of Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1907. p. 12.
  12. "The Sandwich Meeting – International Match – Victory of Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1908. p. 14.
  13. "Amateur International Match – Another Scottish Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 24 May 1909. p. 13.
  14. "International Golf – Amateurs at Hoylake – England win exciting contest". The Glasgow Herald. 30 May 1910. p. 9.
  15. "International Golf at Prestwick – Victory of Scotland". The Glasgow Herald. 29 May 1911. p. 9.
  16. "Amateur Golf – International Match – A Scottish Victory at Westward Ho". The Glasgow Herald. 3 June 1912. p. 9.
  17. "Amateur Golf – International Match at Prestwick – Scotland's Decisive Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1922. p. 5.
  18. "Championship meeting begun". The Times. 7 May 1923. p. 5.
  19. "England Wins – International Golf at St Andrews – Brilliant Tolley". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1924. p. 12.
  20. "Westward Ho! – English Golf Team's Victory – Scotsmen's Stubborn Fight". The Glasgow Herald. 25 May 1925. p. 13.
  21. "England's victory". The Times. 24 May 1926. p. 6.
  22. "International Golf – Drawn Match at Hoylake – An Exciting Finish". The Glasgow Herald. 23 May 1927. p. 11.
  23. "Amateur Golf – England Defeats Scotland – Sweeping Victory at Prestwick". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1928. p. 11.
  24. "Exciting Finish –Golf International Ends in a Draw". The Glasgow Herald. 10 June 1929. p. 13.
  25. "England Wins Again – Defeat of Scottish Golf Team at St Andrews". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1930. p. 11.
  26. "International Golf – Scotland's Splendid Victory". The Glasgow Herald. 10 August 1931. p. 11.
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