GOLF CHAMPIONS

Evening Star, Issue 21719, 14 May 1934, Page 5

GOLF CHAMPIONS

THE WALKER GUP AMERICA EASILY BEATS BRITAIN Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 12. After rain ilie Americans’ golf m the singles was brilliant in the Walker Cup games. Goodman. Little, and Dunlap simply smashed their opponents, pitching right np to the flag on the soft greens and putting magnificently. Torrance, the veteran, was sound against Marston, who appeared to be tired. M’Ruvie made a good recovery.

Britain was completely eclipsed by nine matches to two, one being halved. The Americans disproved the belief that they cannot play in had weather by leading hy five matches in the first round. .

Scott fought gallantly against the American open champion, hut he was deprived of three holes in the first round by stymies, after which he was outputted. ■ Crawley gave Ouimet the, lead by mistakenly knocking in the American’s ball at the first hole, after which ho was alwavs behind.

Tolley temperamentally collapsed. The weather improved in the afternoon, hut the British golf steadily became worse until the debacle was complete, although Torrance’s good putting enabled him to win. Results

Goodman heat Scott, 7 and 6. Little beat Tolley, 6 and 5. Torrance beat Marston, 4 and 3,

M'Gvuvie and Westland, all sq'oavo Moreland beat M'Kinlay, 3 and 1. Ouimet beat Crawley, 5 and 4. Dunlap beat M‘Lean, 4 and 3. Fisher beat Fiddian, 5 and 4.

WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT NEW ZEALANDERS QUALIFY LONDON, May 12. At Porthcawl, in the women’s championship, sixty-four scores of 173 and under qualified for match play on Monday. Miss Gourlay, with 152, leads the field. She beat the women’s yecord on the reconstructed course with 74. Miss Fishwick and Mile de ! Gunzhourg returned 1-55, and Mrs Garon and Miss Morgan 158. Others who qualified included Miss Gaisford and Miss Kay 169 and Mrs Jacobsen 172. Mrs Collinson did not quality. Mrs Jacobsen is drawn against Miss Gourlay and Miss Gaisford against Mrs Garon.

ERRATIC BRITISH DISPLAY Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 11. Tlie ‘ Daily Mail’s ’ golfing correspondent, referring to the Tolley and Wetliered match, says: “It was one of the most pathetic displays of erratic golf I have ever seen. Wetliered has never driven so badly. He simply could not keep straight, and never gave' Tolley the ghost of a chance. Bentley and Fiddian .were beaten mainly owing to their own indifferent putting. Scott and MTvinlay had a fine fighting match, but after the eighth hole nothing went right lor the British pair. The tenth was a tragedy. Scott, with two for the hole, knocked the American ball into the hole. This completely unsettled Scott, and a game which Britain might easily have won was lost. M’Lean and MTluvie, after an unlucky start, played magnificently, to save the British team from ignominy. Ouiraet and Dunlop fought hard, hut were outgolfed. All the matches were followed by Huge crowds, controlled for the first time in St. Andrew’s history by professional stewards.