James Batley

James Benjamin Batley (1876–1964) was an English professional golfer. His main successes came in foursomes events, winning the 1909 London Professional Foursomes Tournament and the 1914 Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament. He played for England in the 1912 England–Scotland Professional Match.

James Batley
Personal information
Full nameJames Benjamin Batley
Born1876
Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England
Died1964 (aged 87)
England
Sporting nationality England
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT21: 1914

Golf career

In 1909 Batley won the London Professional Foursomes Tournament, playing with William Horne. The 36-hole final against James Bradbeer and George Charles was played at Walton Heath Golf Club on 26 May and resulted in a convincing win for Batley and Horne by a score of 11&10.[1]

He was runner-up in the 1913 Tooting Bec Cup. He had finished joint leader in the southern section qualifying competition for the Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament with Harry Vardon, played at Fulwell Golf Club. Rowland Jones and Ted Ray had similarly been joint leaders at Denham Golf Club, where the remaining half of the section played. A playoff between the four players would determine the winner of the Tooting Bec Cup. The playoff did not take place for nearly a year, being played on 14 April 1914 at Thorpe Hall Golf Club. 18 holes were played and resulted in another tie. Batley and Ray scoring 74, with Jones on 77 and Vardon on 78. There was then a further playoff on 20 April 1914 at Old Fold Manor Golf Club. Again 18 holes were played, Ray winning with a score of 74 to Batley's 76.[2][3][4]

In 1914 he won the Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament in partnership with Len Holland, beating the Scottish pair of C McIntosh and George Smith 5&4 in the final.[5]

Batley was Chairman of the PGA in 1928–29[6] and was a selector for the 1929 Ryder Cup team.

Professional wins

Results in major championships
Tournament 1899
The Open Championship WD
Tournament 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
The Open Championship CUT T50 WD T31 CUT T31
Tournament 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919
The Open Championship ? CUT T27 T21 NT NT NT NT NT
Tournament 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928
The Open Championship T47 T66 WD 57 CUT

Note: Batley only played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

WD = withdrew
? = finish unknown
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. "London professional foursomes". The Glasgow Herald. 27 May 1909. p. 13.
  2. "Professional golfers association – Southern qualifying competition". The Glasgow Herald. 8 May 1913. p. 14.
  3. "Professionals at Thorpe Hall". The Glasgow Herald. 15 April 1914. p. 15.
  4. "Ray wins the 'Tooting Bec' cup". The Glasgow Herald. 21 April 1914. p. 14.
  5. "The £350 tournament – Easy win for Batley and Holland". The Glasgow Herald. 15 May 1914. p. 17.
  6. "The Professional Golfers' Association | the PGA".
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