RYDER CUP GOLF.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 150, 28 June 1933, Page 7

RYDER CUP GOLF.

BRITISHERS WIN. Fate Decided on Thirty-Sixth Green of Last Match. MITCHELL HERO OF STRUGGLE. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph-Copyright) (Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, June 27. At Soutliport, Great Britain defeated United States in the professional golf contest for the Ryder Cup. Britain lias now Avon this tropliy three times and the Americans twice. In the singles to-day each country won four matches, thus giving the home team victory bv tho one game "\\liich tlicy led by at the end of the foursomes yesterday (when Britain won two of the ! four rubbers and halved one). Results of singles:— Mitchell (Britain) beat Dutra, 9 and ' s - Havers (Britain) beat Diegel, 4 and • 3. Alliss (Britain) beat Runyan, 2 and 1. Eastcrbrook (Britain) beat Shute, 1 ' up. ' Sarazen (U.S.A.) beat Padgham, 6 and , 5. t Craigwood (U.S.A-) beat Davics, 4 and 3. llagen (U.S.A.) beat Laccy, 2 and 1. Horton (U.S.A.) beat C. Whitcombe, . 2 and 1. ' The Prince of Wales flew from Windsor to wateli this afternoon's play. To-day's Ryder Cup victory will be memorable, as it was actually decided oil the thirty-sixth green by the last match, when British and American honours were easy, with 20,000 people hanging on the result. In the Easterbrook-Shute contest both put their drives into the same bunkers, and both took three strokes to reach the green. Easterbrook laid his first putt within a couple of feet. Everything depended on Shute. If he holed his putt the cup went to America; if he took two putts the whole contest would be drawn. Unexpectedly ho over-ran the hole by six feet, and missed liis return. While the Englishman faced the most momentous short putt of his career, he took tho greatest care and holed the ball amidst great cheering. All day the fortunes fluctuated as the matches were decided. Mitchell was the hero of the English side. His first round was an amazing affair. He began patchily but played inspiredly, and won every one of tho last eight holes, while Dutra was demoralised and could not keep out of trouble. The crowd cheered Mitchell's every shot. Lacey, one of Britain's longest hitters and most daring golfers, gave Hagen a great fight. Lacey was lup at the end of the first round. Hagen never l drew square till the thirty-first hole. The Prince of Wales' visit created difficulties, as a great crush of spectators continually clustered round him.- The Prince led them a strenuous race over tho sandhills from one match to anj other. Hagen said: "We had the best possible United States team, but were beaten by really great golf."