England–Ireland Professional Match

England–Ireland Professional Match
Tournament information
Established	1932
Format	Team match play
Month played	July/August
Final year	1933
Final champion
	England

The England–Ireland Professional Match was an annual men's professional golf competition between teams representing England and Ireland. It was played in 1932 and 1933 before the Irish Open. The matches followed the same form as the England–Scotland Professional Match that had been played just before the Open Championship. The match was played on a single day with 12 players in each team who played 6 foursomes and 12 singles matches. England won the first match 16–2 and the second match 13–3 after which the match was discontinued. The teams met again in 1938 as part of the Llandudno International Golf Trophy.

Results

Year	Date	Venue	Winners	Score	Ref
1932	22 August	Cork Golf Club, Irish Free State	England	16–2	[1]
1933	25 July	Malone Golf Club, Northern Ireland	England	13–3	[2]

Appearances

The following are those who played in at least one of the two matches. Bert Hodson played for Wales in the 1937 Triangular Professional Tournament and the 1938 Llandudno International Golf Trophy. Sydney Fairweather played for Scotland in the England–Scotland Professional Match in 1933, 1935, 1936 and in the Llandudno International Golf Trophy in 1938.

England

Percy Alliss 1932
Tom Barber 1932, 1933
John Burton 1933
Archie Compston 1932
Bill Davies 1932, 1933
Syd Easterbrook 1933
Bert Gadd 1933
Arthur Havers 1932, 1933
Bert Hodson 1933
Bob Kenyon 1932
Arthur Lacey 1932, 1933
Alf Padgham 1932, 1933
Alf Perry 1932
Mark Seymour 1932, 1933
Bill Twine 1932
Charlie Ward 1932
Charles Whitcombe 1933
Ernest Whitcombe 1933

Ireland

Denis Cassidy 1933
Sydney Fairweather 1932
John Hamill 1932, 1933
Willie Holley 1932, 1933
Paddy Mahon 1932, 1933
Hugh McNeill 1932
Joe McCartney 1932, 1933
Matt McDermott 1932
John McKenna 1933
Willie Nolan 1932, 1933
Pat O'Connor 1932, 1933
Jack O'Neill 1933
Moses O'Neill 1933
Ernie Patterson 1932, 1933
Charlie Pope 1932
Philip Stevenson 1933
Leo Wallace 1932

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References

"International at Cork". The Glasgow Herald. 23 August 1932. p. 3.
"England beat Ireland". The Glasgow Herald. 26 July 1933. p. 6.

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[r1932-1] "International at Cork". The Glasgow Herald. 23 August 1932. p. 3.

[r1933-2] "England beat Ireland". The Glasgow Herald. 26 July 1933. p. 6.