# Ryder Tournament

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{{Infobox golf tournament
| name           = Ryder Tournament
| image          = 
| location       = [St Albans](/source/St_Albans), England
| establishment  = 1928
| course         = [Verulam Golf Club](/source/Verulam_Golf_Club)
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| tour           =
| format         =
| month_played = July
| final_year     = 1928
| score          = <!--only use for match play-->
| final_champion = [Bill Davies](/source/Bill_Davies_(golfer)) and [Abe Mitchell](/source/Abe_Mitchell)
}}
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The '''Ryder Tournament''' was a professional [golf](/source/golf) tournament played at [Verulam Golf Club](/source/Verulam_Golf_Club) in [St Albans](/source/St_Albans), England and sponsored by [Samuel Ryder](/source/Samuel_Ryder). The event was held just once, in 1928, and had total prize money of £500.

The tournament was played over two days, 11 and 12 July, with 36 holes of [stroke play](/source/stroke_play) each day. The tournament was restricted to the first 24 British professionals in the [1928 Open Championship](/source/1928_Open_Championship). The players had to be resident in Britain. ''The Times'' noted that it was "in the nature of a British Close Championship".<ref name=times12jul1928>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=12 July 1928 |page=6 |title=Golf – Professionals at St Albans}}</ref>

==History==
The field consisted of the 24 professionals scoring 314 or better in the Open. The field was [Alf Bradbeer](/source/Alf_Bradbeer), [Stewart Burns](/source/Stewart_Burns), [Henry Cotton](/source/Henry_Cotton_(golfer)), [Bill Davies](/source/Bill_Davies_(golfer)), [George Duncan](/source/George_Duncan_(golfer)), [Gus Faulkner](/source/Gus_Faulkner), [George Gadd](/source/George_Gadd),  [Willie Holley](/source/Willie_Holley), [Herbert Jolly](/source/Herbert_Jolly), [Arthur Lacey](/source/Arthur_Lacey), [Duncan McCulloch](/source/Duncan_McCulloch), [Abe Mitchell](/source/Abe_Mitchell), [James Ockenden](/source/James_Ockenden), [Ted Ray](/source/Ted_Ray_(golfer)), [Fred Robson](/source/Fred_Robson), [Jack Smith](/source/Jack_Smith_(golfer)), [Fred Taggart](/source/Fred_Taggart), [Bill Twine](/source/Bill_Twine), [Reg Whitcombe](/source/Reg_Whitcombe), [Albert Whiting](/source/Albert_Whiting_(golfer)), [Tom Williamson](/source/Tom_Williamson_(golfer)), [Reg Wilson](/source/Reg_Wilson_(golfer)), [Syd Wingate](/source/Syd_Wingate), [Arthur Young](/source/Arthur_Young_(golfer)).<ref name=times12jul1928/>

[Archie Compston](/source/Archie_Compston) was also eligible to play but was in America at the time. Other than him, all the eligible professionals played in the event. Two other notable players of the period, [Percy Alliss](/source/Percy_Alliss) and [Aubrey Boomer](/source/Aubrey_Boomer), were not resident in Britain so were ineligible.

Bill Davies led after the first day on 142, a stroke ahead of Abe Mitchell and two ahead of George Gadd. Davies was out in 31 in his first round and finished with 69, despite a 4 at the short 17th hole. Mitchell and George Duncan also scored 69s in their afternoon rounds.<ref name="times12jul1928" />

Mitchell and Duncan both had 69s again in their third rounds. Mitchell then led, with Duncan second and Davies third after a 74. In the final round Duncan dropped back after a 77. Davies holed a 5-foot putt on the last hole to finish on 287. A little later, Mitchell also holed a difficult putt on the final green to share the honours. George Gadd and Tom Williamson tied for third place, 4 shots behind, with Duncan fifth.<ref name="times13jul1928">{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=13 July 1928 |page=6 |title=Golf – Professionals at St Albans}}</ref>

The tournament was played in unusually hot weather which had made the ground very hard.

The tournament was originally planned to be an annual event but was not repeated.

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year !! Winner !! Country !! Venue !! Score !! Margin<br />of victory !! Winner's<br />share (£) !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=2|1928 || [Bill Davies](/source/Bill_Davies_(golfer)) || {{ENG}} || rowspan=2|[Verulam Golf Club](/source/Verulam_Golf_Club) || align=center rowspan=2|287 || rowspan=2|Tie || align=center rowspan=2|75 each || rowspan=2|<ref name=gh13jul1928>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gqdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eaUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2416%2C1821937 |title=The Ryder Tournament – Davies and Mitchell tie for first place |newspaper=[The Glasgow Herald](/source/The_Glasgow_Herald) |page=7 |date=13 July 1928}}</ref>
|-
| [Abe Mitchell](/source/Abe_Mitchell) || {{ENG}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Golf tournaments in England
Category:Sport in Hertfordshire

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