THRILLING GOLF FINAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20259, 20 May 1929, Page 11

THRILLING GOLF FINAL.

CONTEST AT MOOIiTOWN.

TURNESA BEATS JOLLY.

PRIOR REMARKABLE PLAY.

Australian Press Association—United Service (Received May 19, 11.45 p.m.) LONDON, May 19.

In tho 1000 guineas tournament at Moortown, Leeds, in the final round of match play J. Turnesa (America 1 ) defeated H. C. Jolly (Foxgrove) at the 37th hole.

Jolly for the fourth time was in the final of the 1000 guineas. Jolly was 2 up at the end of tho first round,. 1 up on the 27th hole, and dormy 1. Turnesa squared the match -at the 36th hole, and won the next hole by holing from the edge of tho green for a "birdie" 3. It was a ding-dong hard fight throughout, with golf of a high standard. Although the Englishman holed many fine putts, it was in this department that the American showed his superiority, especially when fighting against Jolly s leads. As an instance, Turnesa played with a niblick and holed a dead stymie. At the Bt.li "hole the ball went down from Byds. At the 37th Turnesa had to sink his ball to avoid defeat. Jolly's most fatal error was missing a one foot putt at the 34th hole, when ho was in the comfortable position of 2 up. Probably this rattled him enough to allow Turnesa to square the match by taking the 35th and 36th holes. < American Methods of Play. The Observer critic says it must be admitted that there is something wrong with British golf, compared with American. He attributes the superiority of the Americans chiefly to their constant endeavour on all occasions to beat par figures, ignoring the opponent altogether, in match play, concentration on putting, approach putting, the adoption of a slow, rhythmic, not hurried, swing, in every type of shot. In the third round yesterday Turnesa beat J. Taylor, 5 up and 4; W. H. Davics beat G. Duncan. 1 up; C. Whitcombe beat L. Diesel (America), 2 up and 1; Jolly beat Compston at the 21st hole. In the semi-final Turnesa beat C. Whitcombe. 2 up, and Jolly beat Davics": 1 up. There, were several unexpected results yesterday. Jolly has steadily been approaching the first flight for several years, but to-day's biggest surprise was the defeat of Duncan by Davies, a young and ambitious player from Prenton, Cheshire. Davies was never overawed by.Duncan's reputation. He took the lead at the seventh hole, and retained it throughout. The most remarkable feature of the match was the last 11 holes, which were halved as follows:—2, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, figures unequalled in the history of British golf. _ Jolly's Stifi Contests.

Jolly had two very stiff battles to reach the final. He twice led-by 2up in the first -eight holes against Compstpn, who only squared at the 17th by getting a " birdie" three. The next three holes were halved with perfect fours. Compston ingloriously lost the 21st hole by taking three strokes from 15yds. away. Diegel did not live up to his reputation of tlje "Demon Putter" against Whitcombe and lost three holes through' visits to .bunkers. Turnesa beat Whitcombe on the greens, where he missed nothing which could be holed.

J. Turnesa has played for America in the Ryder Cup golf matches. Last year at Worcester, Massachusetts, in the singles Duncan beat him, 1 up, and with Farrell he defeated Duncafo and Compston, Bup and 7in the foursomes. In the recent match at Moortown for the Ryder Cup he and Farrell were all square against Compston and C. Whitcombe, arid in the singles Boomer beat Turnesa, 4 up and 3. H. C. Jolly, who is 38, won the Kent professional championship, 1921, 1922, 1924, and won the Moortown 1000 guineas in 1923. He was appointed, professional at Foxgrove, Beckenham, Kent, in 1919. He is a native of Guernsey.

MISS WETHEKED WINS.

FOURTH TIME CHAMPION. MISS COLLETT'S FINE PLAY. United Service. LONDON, May 37. There was a thrilling contest in the final of the women's golf championship at St. Andrews, in which Miss Joyce Wethered defeated Miss Glenna Collett (America 1 ) by 3 up and 1, before a crowd of 10,000 spectators. Miss Collett is the first American woman to reach the final. Miss Wethered was three times champion and then retired from competitive golf four years ago, because she hated the crowds. Her play was impressive throughout the championship. Miss Collett, anticipating defeat, went out to-day care-free and almost with indifference and gave a sensational display. S'ho was surprised to find herself 5 up at the turn. She had a " birdie" at the-fifth hole, and holed an 18ft. putt, two of 20ft. and even one of 60ft., while Miss Wethered was unusually nervous and failed to sink putts of four feet and eight feet-. Miss Collett went out in 34, two under (he men's par and Miss Wethered in 39. Coming home Miss Collett failed to sink putts of three feet at the 12th and 14th hole's, after which she was unnerved. Miss Wethered, regaining confidence, reduced her lead to two and Avas square after lunch at'the 2lst hole. Miss Collett then recovered and repeated her morning's performance and got a " birdie" at the 23rd hole, squaring the score. Miss Wethered played on doggedly, out-putted Miss Collett and was 4 up at the 27th hole. Miss Collett, at the 31st, reduced Uie lead by one. Miss Wethered, playing grimly and silently, became dormy two. Miss Collett failed to hole a short putt at the 35th, and did not wait for Miss Wethered to hole a 2ft. putt, but ran across the green and shook hands with her conqueror.