GOLF CHAMPIONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22540, 3 October 1936, Page 18

GOLF CHAMPIONS

THE WALKER CUP UNITED STATES' SUCCESS BRITISH PLAYERS DISAPPOINT DEFEAT IN NINE MATCHES When a youthful team of golfers was selected to represent Great Britain against the I nited States for the "Walker Cup contest it was expected that even if the term failed to lilt the cup it would at l?ast win some matches. A cablegram stated that the United States won nine matches, with three all square. Details of the games are now to hand. Results were as follows, the American plav?rs being mentioned first in each case:— FOURSOMES ,T. Goodman and A. W. Campbell heat 11. Thomson ai d H. J. Bentley, 7 and o. R. Smith aid E. White beat .J. McLean and J. I). A. Langley, 8 and 7. C. Yates and W. Emery and G. B. Peters and J. M. Dykes, all square. G. Voigt and H. Givan and G. A. Hill and C. Ewing, all square. SINGLES ,J. Goodman beat H. Thomson, 3 hnd 2. A. W. Campbell beat J. McLean, 5 and 4. J. Fischer teat C. Ewing, 8 and 7. .R. Smith b?at. G. A. Hill, 11 and 9. "W. Emery beat G. 13. Peters, 1 up. C. Yates beat J. M. Dykes, 8 and 7. G. T. Dnnlap and H. G. Bentley, all square. E. White beat J. D. Langley, G and ;>. Sensational Recovery In the foursomes the British pair. Hill and Ewing, was responsible for one of the most sensational recoveries ever witnessed in international golf. At the end of the morning round Givan and Voigt, with score of <6, were 4 up, and they commenced by winning the first three ho es in the afternoon. The position was unchanged at the sixth, hut from this stage until the end thev won only one hole, while tho British pair won eight, six of which were in the last nine. With a stroke round of 73, Peters and Dykes combined well to establish a lead of one hole in the morning. Their opponents were 2 up at the 27th, but the British pr ir finished well to square the match. McLean and Langley were 1 down after the first 18, but Smith and White played brilliantly in the afternoon when they broke 70 to win comfortably. 'There was nothing between the leading pairs over tho first nine holes, but the United States players i went into lunch 5 up and eventually j won at the 31st, Bentley's play being erratic. Chance for Youth In tho singles, J. Fischer and G. T. Dunlap replaced Voigt and Given in the American team, but the British side was unchanged. Many British supporters would no doubt have been pleased to see such experienced matchplayers as Dr W. Tweddell and T. Torrance included in the visiting team, but youth was given its chance. The British amateur champion, Thomson, was not disgraced, as Goodman played almost unbeatable golf, his morning round of 72 giving him a two-holes lead. McLean had a 73 in the first round ' and was square, but Campbell outplayed him m the afternoon. With one oxception the remaining United States; players had comfortable leads after the morning round, Smith actually being 8 up on Hill. Bentley, who was the only British player to escape defeat, was 1 up "at the 18th and after his indifferent play on the previous day his return to form was pleasing. Although the British team suffered the biggest defeat on record, American critics are of the opinion that the side is the most promising which has yet visited the United States and at present the players are lacking only in experience. The Pine Valley course, on which the matches weie played, is one of the most difficult in America. Its length is 6703 yards with a par of 70.