BRITAIN'S HOPE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 149, 25 May 1934, Page 7

BRITAIN'S HOPE

FOR GOLF TITLE. ON SCOTTISH. YOUTH. A GREAT MATCH. (United Press Association—-By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received May 25, 11.50 a.m. LONDON, May 24. The Prince of Wales, who is captain of the Prestwick Golf Club, visited the links to-day for the British golf championship matches and was enthusiastically cheered by the large crowd of spectators. Interest to-day centred in tlie four Americans left in the last 32, three of whom won their matches.

Tlie Scottish youth, McLean, has become a national hero and the chief British hope for the title. The veteran American, Guilford, took an early lead and was 1 up at tlie turn, but on tlie homeward journey McLean, playing superbly, dominated the match. He took 4 holes in succession and won comfortably, having holed 15 holes in 62 to Guilford’s 66.

Dunlap accounted for Wethered in a poor game. Goodman scraped into the last 16 after being dormy 2. Little won again and Wallace, a Troon artisan, continued his slaying of the famous, beating Fillian. Wethered was 1 up on Dunlap at the 14tli. He lost the next two when his nerve failed and he halved tlie 17th, taking three putts from six yards, and failed in a yard putt at tlie 18th.

McAllum was dormy 2 against Goodman, but he lost the 17th and missed a winning putt at the 18th. Goodman’s luck deserted him in the fifth round against Leslie Garnett, an “unknown” youngster of 23, who often outdrove the American by 60 yards and holed a 20 yard putt for victory. Unmannerly crowd barracking for the local artisan, Wallace, contributed to McLean’s defeat.

Fourth round.—Goodman beat H. G. McCallum, at the 19th; J. Wallace beat Erie Fiddiaji, 3 and 2; S. T. Matthews beat I. Thomas, 2 and 1; Little beat L. 0. Munn, 3 and 2; Dunlap beat Wethered, 1 up. Fifth round. —L. G.. Garnett beat Goodman, 3 and 1; A. Walker beat Matthews, 3 and 2; Dunlap beat Walker, 4 and 3; Francis beat A. G. Pearson, 5 and 3; Wallace beat McLean, 1 up; Little beat G. E. Peters, 4 and 3; T. A. Bourn beat Tweddell, 2 and 1; J. Neal beat A. McClure, score missing. Tlie winners in tlie fifth round constitute the last eight.

QUEENSLAND TITLE,

WON BY FERRIER,

BRISBANE,. May 24. The open golf championship of Queensland was won by James Ferrier, of Sydney, who played wonderful golf! His four rounds were 76, 68, 73, and 69, totalling 286.