NEW GOLF RECORD.
A SOMERSET CHAMPION. LONDON, May 16. - The "Daily Mail's" £IQOO professional f golf tournament was won by the voting Lansdown (Bath) brofessional; Charles A. Wliitcoinbe. .Following on a wonderftil first round of 70 oil Wednesday, which broke-the course record, he, accomplished .n marvellous fourth round in 69. His aagreeate score, was 289 for the fobr rounds;- which is* British chamu.onshircourse- record. The previous best 72----hole record over's championship course was the 291 by .James Braid (Surrey) at Prestwiek (Ayrshire) in 1008.—(A*, and 1 N.Z. Cable.) i ■ .. ( - >»-. ' v t Wlritcomhe won the West of Fngland i professional championship in 192.1. ond' "> finished fifth in the onen championship ( in 1922. His favourite shots are the * driving iron and the half inashie. I
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 116, 17 May 1924, Page 7
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