RYDER CUP GOLF

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22193, 21 August 1935, Page 18

RYDER CUP GOLF

MATCH AGAINST AMERICA BRITISH PLAYERS' RECORDS C. WHITCOMBE AS CAPTAIN The golf contest for the Ryder Cup, between Britain and the United States, will bo played at Ridgewood C.C., New Jersey, on September 28 and 29. The British team shows a happy blend of youth and experience, and is as follows :—P. Allis (Bcaconsficld), R. Burton (Iiooton), J. J. Busson (Pannal), W. J. Cox (Addington), E. W. Jarman (Prenton), A. H. Padgham (Sundridgo Park), A. Perry (Leatherhead), C. A. Whitcombe (Crews Hills), captain, E. R. Whitcombe (Meyrick Park), and R. A. Whitcombe (Parkstone). Percy Alliss and Charles Whitcombe, both nearing forty, may be regarded as comparatively elderly, but they have, by performance, earned their places as much as anybody, and such "veterans will bear comparison with Walter Hagen, the American captain, says an English writer. Whitcombe is an ideal captain, and with a manager to take some of the cares from his shoulders he will be an inspiring leader.

Nothing is likely to ruffle A. H. Padgham, who, before his thircijth birthday, has had a persistent run of prominent places in important events with an occasional victory. A. Perry, Great Britain's open champion, is the other former international, and those who saw him at Muirfield will realise that, although he may have a style all his own, he has as well a fight- 1 ing disposition and a doggedness which bodes ill for his opponent. It. Burton, J. J. Busson, \V. J. Cox, and E. W. Jarman, are newcomers. Burton's northern championship win Inst year was the peak to that time for him of several fine performances, and although he has not won any of the big events this year, Burton is worthy of his place by reason of his consistency. His best recent effort, perhaps, was to tie for second place with Henry Cotton at South port. Busson somewhat walked through the field in last year's £IO4O tournament, and has played sufficiently well since to be regarded as good as ever. •Jarman, one of a golfing family which has included half a dozen professionals, has long tapped at the door, and is never overawed by the importance of the occasion. W. J. Cox, one of the biggest men and longest hitters in the game, has a perpetual smile, and is another who does not aliow himself to get rattled. E. It. Whitcombe was second in the open championship in 1924 and won tho News of World tournament the same year. He was successful in tho Irish open championship in 1928, and runner-up in the French open in 1930. R. A. Whitcombe won the West of England professional championship in 1922, 1931, 1933, and 1934. He tied for fifth place in the British open in 1933.