GOLF

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 30 November 1933, Page 10

GOLF

MISS JOYCE WETHERED TRIUMPHS AGAIN

(From Our Own Correspondent)

LONDON, 26th October

Miss Joyce Wclhcred was successful again in the mixed foursome tournament on the Worplrtdon com sc, with Bernard Darwin as her partner. It was her seventh triumph in nine years, and Darwin was her sixth different partner. “Any one can win with her; she drags us all round to victory,” lie said. The opposition in the thirty-six holes final was provided by Mrs Oaron and Andrew McNair, and, 'although they bad been a. splendid combination throughout the event, their game broke down in the acid test. It used to be said of Harry Vardon that he won his match when lie walked on to the first tee: Whoever ltis opponent was lie accepted defeat before a stroke was played. There is no doubt that Miss Wethercd dominates the game in much the same way. Her success is taken as a matter of course, and such is her dynamic influence that opponents rarely display their best or even their proper, form against her. At Worplesdon no one had driven better, or, indeed, shown the same consistency as McNair up to the final. He was unmistakeably the outstanding man nlayer in the event. But when ranged against Miss Wethercd lie started to hook his drives and make other startling mistakes. Although not so liable to err, Mrs Garon. too. lost her steadiness, and the pair surrendered hole after hole until there was no doubt us to the result. Darwin described Miss Wethercd as the best golfer in the world, mid I do not think he spoke simply as a gallant partner. Bobby Jones lias expressed the same view. He lias played with her once or twice at St. Andrews, and lie said that he had never met a goiter whose method of playing all the strokes was so correct. “There is not a weakness in her game,” he declared, and that cannot he said of any other playei I have met.” In placing Miss Wethercd on this pinnacle allowance is. of course, made for the fact that she cannot produce the length of the best male players. On a championship course ol 6,600 yaids or more the long hitting required would ho too much for her. But as a shot player she is unsurpassed, and it is a tribute to the perfection of her style that although she plays little to-day she can return to the game and nlay as well as eve)’ almost without practice.