[3] The Northern Counties Professional Golfers' Association was formed as a result of a meeting in Leeds on 9 January 1902.

[7] The weather on 6 June was wintry and the professionals had to play in a blinding hailstorm which also made putting difficult.

Mrs Penrose-Green presented the cup to Vardon and Taylor made a short speech thanking the members of the Leeds club.

From 1911 to 1914 the cup was awarded to the winner of the northern section qualifying competition for the Sphere and Tatler Foursomes Tournament.

From 1920 to 1927 and from 1948 to 1950 the cup was awarded to the winner of the northern section qualifying competition for the Daily Mail Tournament.

From 1930 to 1939 and in 1946, 1947, 1951, 1955 and 1961 the cup was awarded to the winner of the northern section qualifying competition for the News of the World Matchplay.

In 1937 the event was combined with the 72-hole Northern Professional Championship; the Leeds Cup and qualifying for the News of the World Matchplay being based on the first two rounds.

Ties for qualifying places were determined by the third round scores in the Northern Professional Championship.

[77] The Daily Mail Tournament was not held in 1951 and the Leeds Cup was contested, as in 1947, at the same time as the Northern Professional Championship.