PUERTO RICO TOURNEYS

Press, Volume C, Issue 29518, 20 May 1961, Page 15

PUERTO RICO TOURNEYS

Americans To Play

(N.Z.P.A .‘Reuter—Copyright) WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS (West Virginia), May 18.

Arnold Palmer and Sam Snead intended to defend their title in the international golf championship and Canada Cup matches in Puerto Rico, on June 1 to June 4, in spite of claims on their services by sponsors of the Memphis open on the same date. United Press International reported today.

On his arrival in White Sulphur Springs today to play in the Sam Snead festival tourney, Palmer said that he had ’’made no pledge at any time to play in Memphis. “I never intended to play there,” he said. ”1 think I owe it to the United States as a member of the defending championship team to play in the international.” The organisers of the Memphis tournament threatened to take action to penalise any players who failed to observe a contract with the Professional Golf Association to play in the Memphis open at the same time as the Canada Cup was held. The main players affected were Palmer, Gary Player (South Africa) and Stan Leonard (Canada).

Scottish Title To Walker (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter— Copyright) GLASGOW. May 19. B. Walker (Britain) won the Scottish professional golf championship at Forres yesterday with a record 72-hole aggregate of 271. Walker, the youngest player ever to win the title, was playing in the championship for the first time. The experienced J. Panton was second. His 273 included a round of 62—the best 18 holes of his career.

District Junior Tourney Results of the Canterbury District Ladies* Golf Associationts. under 21 junior tournament played at Avondale were: A Grade.—Gross: G. Peate, 84; net, G. Fullon, 99. 29—TO. B grade: S. Bissett. lOS, 38—79. C grade: J. Brander. 119, 50— 68. Approach and Putting.—A grade, A. Masson: B grade, S. Wily: C grade. C. McAuliece. Stableford.—B. Saunders. Special awards: M. Hargreaves, R. Clark.