Team golf to Americas
• (.V ZP .4 Reuter—Copyright) TURNBERRY, Scotland. The Americas team, representing North and South America, beat England, the 1974 winner of the title, 6-2, on the last day of the international team golf tournament at Turnberry, Scotland, on Saturday. Il also won the tournament, finishing with 26 points, four points ahead of the Rest of the World team, ■which drew. 4-4, with the ’Americas and lost, 3-5, to ■Scotland. Scotland was third with 20 points, Ireland fourth with 18, England and Wales drew for fifth with 17. Billy Casper, leading the Americas had a 100 per cent
■ record going into the final game. But he lost to Maurice . Bembridge, of England, by one hole. ; The South African, Gary - Player, one of the world's best golfers at match play, ’ was reduced to the ranks of . the ordinary on Friday by a 1 former bartender from Wales. David Vaughen, aged 27, ’ who classes Player as his > idol, birdied three of the first five holes and went on to a i,five-and-four victory over the South African as Wales ’ clashed with the Rest of the 'World.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33960, 29 September 1975, Page 3
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185Team golf to Americas Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33960, 29 September 1975, Page 3
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