It was the first important professional tournament in Britain with a planned Sunday finish.

The event marked the first British professional appearance of Jack Nicklaus.

The event planned for May 1963 was cancelled[3] and replaced by the new Gevacolor Tournament with total prize money of £3,500.

[4] In 1964 the Piccadilly World Match Play Championship was started on the West Course at Wentworth.

From 1964 to 1967 this was a 72-hole stroke-play event while in 1968 it was a four-ball better-ball match play tournament.

[11] The winners were Richard Emery and Hugh Jackson who beat Neil Coles and Bryon Hutchinson 2&1 in the final.

[13] In 1973 qualifying was dropped and field increased to 128 with both the semi-finals and final played on the Saturday.