Australian Victory In Commonwealth Tourney

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27369, 7 June 1954, Page 11

Australian Victory In Commonwealth Tourney

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( Rec. 8 pjtl) LONDON, June & J The bicentenary Commonwealth golf 1 tournament, at the Royal and Ancient ' Club at St Andrews, ended today with , an Australian victory. ~ ; In their final match the Australians : overwhelmed the South Africans by : 5 games to 2 with two halved to* J achieve the splendid record of three 1 wins and one halved match in the < tournament. , 7 Britain disappointed—losing to Canady by 5 games to 3 with one halved—after gaining a 2-0 lead with , one halved In the foursomes. . For Australia Doug. Bachil, who * last week won the British amateur i championship, retained his unbeaten s singles record by beating the former South African open champion. J. R. ’ Boyd. ’ i Final placings in tournament:--

manager, said the Australians were highly 1 gratified at reports that more Commonwealth matches.- might be arranged. He said it would be beneficial to the 1 game throughout the Commonwealth if the matches could be continued permaijr 1 ently, and it was hoped to find a way of 4

holding, in each of the Commonwealth nations in turn, events similar to the rer cent Royal and Ancient tournament. Pleasure at the prospect of a permanent series of Commonwealth rrtatches was also expressed by Denis Richmond, the New Zealand team manager/* He said lasting friendships had been formed and the tour- , nament had done a lot of good for Commonwealth golf. Richmond said: “The New Zealand team played better* than expected, and we were delighted with our showing.” - f Results:— Australia v. South Africa . Foursomes;—D. Bachli and P. Heard beat J. Boyd and D. Hutchinson, 2 and 1; J. Coogan .and. H. Berwick beat E. Dalton and R .Taylor, 2 and 1; R. : Stevens and W. Shepherd beat R. Brews and A. Jackson. 3 and 2. Singles.—Bacbli beat Boyd, 1 up;. Berwick halved with £rews; Heard halved with Dalton;; Coogan lost to Hutchinsdri, 4 and 2; Stevens beat Jackson,: 1 up; Shepherd lost to Taylor, 3 and 2. ■ Britain v. Canada Foursomes.—B. Blair and G- Micklem beat McElroy and N. Weslock, 1 up; J. Wilson and F. Leighton beat P. Farley and B. Fleming, 1 up; I. Caldwell and A. Thirjwell halved with D. Silverberg and D. Doe. Singles.—Micklem lost to McElroy, 2<ind 1; Blair lost to Doe, 2 and 1; Caldwell lost to Farley, 1 down; Wilson lost to Weslock, 4 and 3; Thirl well lost to Silverberg, 1 down; Deighton beat Fleming, 4 and 2.

W. . D. Australia .. 3 1 0 Canada .. .. . 2 0 2 ; - Britain 2 South Africa 2 New Zealand Z 7. i 0 Sloan Morpeth, the Australian te 3