| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Australia |
| Established | 1924 |
| Final year | 1926 |
| Final champion | |
| Frank Eyre | |
The Sun-Herald Tournament was a golf tournament held in Australia from 1924 to 1926. It was the first Australian tournament with significant prize money and was run along the lines of the British News of the World Match Play. The first event in 1924 was sponsored by The Sun newspaper in Sydney and was called the Sun Tournament. In 1925 and 1926 the events were co-sponsored by The Herald newspaper in Melbourne. The 1925 event was held in Melbourne and was called the Herald-Sun tournament while 1926 the event returned to Sydney and was called the Sun-Herald Tournament. The 1926 event was combined with the Australian Professional Championship. [1]
Qualification was by a series of 36-hole stroke-play competitions; one for each state. There were a pre-determined number of qualifiers from each event. A total of 16 players qualified for the final stage with the winner determined by a knock-out competition. The final stage lasted four days, with all matches over 36 holes. There were consolation events for players losing in the early rounds.
Total prize money for each event was £500. The winner received £195 and a £5 gold medal. The losing-finalist received £100 with the losing semi-finalist each getting £40. All 16 players reaching the final stage received a minimum of £5.
| Year | Winner | Country | Venue | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Tournament | ||||||
| 1924 | Carnegie Clark |  Australia | Royal Sydney | 37 holes | Walter Clark | [2] |
| Herald-Sun Tournament | ||||||
| 1925 | Tom Howard | Australia | Royal Melbourne | 3 & 2 | Walter Spicer | [3] |
| Sun-Herald Tournament | ||||||
| 1926 | Frank Eyre | Australia | The Australian Golf Club | 6 & 5 | Arthur Le Fevre | [4] |
Four qualifying events were held. 1 place was allocated to South Australia, 7 to Victoria, 7 to New South Wales and 1 to Queensland. One Tasmanian golfer travelled to Victoria to try to qualify.
The final stage was played from 7 to 10 July at Royal Sydney Golf Club. The complete draw was announced on 3 July. [9]
Source: [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
| First round 7 July | Second round 8 July | Semi-finals 9 July | Final 10 July | ||||||||||
| Arthur Le Fevre | |||||||||||||
| Tom Howard | 3&2 | Tom Howard | |||||||||||
| Jock Young | Dan Soutar | 2&1 | |||||||||||
| Dan Soutar | 6&4 | Dan Soutar | |||||||||||
| Walter Spicer | 2 up | Carnegie Clark | 3&2 | ||||||||||
| Arthur Spence | Walter Spicer | ||||||||||||
| Reg Jupp | Carnegie Clark | 10&8 | |||||||||||
| Carnegie Clark | 6&5 | Carnegie Clark | 37h | ||||||||||
| Ted Cates | Walter Clark | ||||||||||||
| Fred Popplewell | 11&10 | Fred Popplewell | 4&3 | ||||||||||
| Rowley Banks | 1 up | Rowley Banks | |||||||||||
| Charlie Campbell | Fred Popplewell | ||||||||||||
| Rufus Stewart | Walter Clark | 8&7 | |||||||||||
| Walter Clark | 3&2 | Walter Clark | 11&10 | ||||||||||
| Barney Keating | 2&1 | Barney Keating | |||||||||||
| Les McManus | |||||||||||||
The final was tied after 36 holes and went to extra holes. At the first extra hole both players were about 10 feet from the hole in two. Walter putted first and finished 9 inches from the hole. Carnegie putted next, just having room to pass Walter's ball. The putt ended on the lip of the hole, directly between Walter's ball and the hole; a "dead stymie". Walter tried to chip over Carnegie's ball but he knocked Carnegie's ball into the hole, giving Carnegie a three and winning the match. [15] [16]
Two qualifying events were held. 8 places were allocated to a qualifying event in Melbourne and 8 to another in Sydney. Professionals from Queensland were included in the Sydney event, while those from South Australia and Tasmania played in Melbourne. [17]
The final stage was played from 6 to 9 July at Royal Melbourne Golf Club. The complete draw was made on 29 June. [20]
| First round 6 July | Second round 7 July | Semi-finals 8 July | Final 9 July | ||||||||||
| Walter Baldwin | 3&2 | ||||||||||||
| Barney Keating | Walter Baldwin | ||||||||||||
| Walter Clark | 1 up | Walter Clark | 4&3 | ||||||||||
| Ernie Wood | Walter Clark | ||||||||||||
| Fred Popplewell | w/o | Walter Spicer | 9&8 | ||||||||||
| Ted Smith | Fred Popplewell | ||||||||||||
| Walter Spicer | 4&3 | Walter Spicer | 3&2 | ||||||||||
| Billy Iles | Walter Spicer | ||||||||||||
| Don Spence | Tom Howard | 3&2 | |||||||||||
| Rowley Banks | 37h | Rowley Banks | 6&5 | ||||||||||
| Dan Soutar | 6&5 | Dan Soutar | |||||||||||
| Steve Holder | Rowley Banks | ||||||||||||
| Will Corry | Tom Howard | 7&6 | |||||||||||
| Tom Howard | 1 up | Tom Howard | 37h | ||||||||||
| Arthur Le Fevre | Frank Eyre | ||||||||||||
| Frank Eyre | 5&4 | ||||||||||||
Four qualifying events were held. 2 place was allocated to South Australia, 6 to Victoria, 6 to New South Wales and 2 to Queensland. Tasmanians could play in the Victorian event.
The final stage was played from 18 to 21 October at the Australian Golf Club. The complete draw was announced on 6 October. [28]
| First round 18 October | Second round 19 October | Semi-finals 20 October | Final 21 October | ||||||||||
| Billy Iles | |||||||||||||
| Ted Smith | 7&6 | Ted Smith | |||||||||||
| Arthur Spence | Arthur Le Fevre | 1 up | |||||||||||
| Arthur Le Fevre | 6&5 | Arthur Le Fevre | 2 up | ||||||||||
| Dick Carr | Dan Soutar | ||||||||||||
| Don Thomson | 11&9 | Don Thomson | |||||||||||
| Dan Soutar | 4&3 | Dan Soutar | 3&2 | ||||||||||
| Vic James | Arthur Le Fevre | ||||||||||||
| Don Spence | 7&5 | Frank Eyre | 6&5 | ||||||||||
| Rowley Banks | Don Spence | ||||||||||||
| Carnegie Clark | 6&5 | Carnegie Clark | 2&1 | ||||||||||
| Fred McDowall | Carnegie Clark | ||||||||||||
| Frank Eyre | 6&5 | Frank Eyre | 3&2 | ||||||||||
| Willie Harvey | Frank Eyre | 5&4 | |||||||||||
| Horace Boorer | 3&2 | Horace Boorer | |||||||||||
| Will Corry | |||||||||||||
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