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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23358, 29 May 1939, Page 10

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BRITISH AMATEUR A. KYLE'S SUCCESS ' AN EXCITING FINAL iWELSHMAN DEFEATED By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received May 28, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, May 27 The final of the British amateur golf championship was played today over 36 holes in windy and cloudy weather, the Yorkshireman Alex. Kyle defeating Lieutenant T. A. Duncan, of the Welsh Guards, 2 'and 1. Kyle had rounds of SO and 71. while Duncan returned cards of *75 and 82. Earlier Results Results of the quarter-finals and semi-finals were as follows: • Quarter-finals:— W. Holt (United States) defeated K. Thom (England), 3 and 2; A. Duncan (Wales) defeated R. Chapman (United States), 5 and 3; A. Kyle (Scotland) defeated J. Bruen '(lreland), 1 up; C. Stowe (England) defeated S. Roberts OVales), 1 up. Semi-finals.—Duncan defeated Stowe, S and 2; Kvlo defeated Holt, 2 and 1. Thom, who is an IS-yenr-old inexperienced player, did well to reach the quarter-finals. Surprise was caused by the elimination of Bruen in the quar-ter-finals by the ultimate winner. was the favourite for the title. Accurate Stroke Play Kyle led the Welsh champion, who is the first Welshman to reach the final, 1 iip at the end of the first nine holes. Homeward both were remark, ably accurate. Kyle had eighty single putts to his credit; Kyle's driving let him down at the 18th and he finished the first round 2 down. A large gallery saw the second jjound. Duncan lost his lead by slicing out of bounds at the first and third holes. The pair were neck and neck until the seventh, where Duncan cut his tee-shot badly, but again squared the match at the eighth after playing two fine woods. Duncan was bunkered at the ninth and finished 1 down.

Fortunes Fluctuate He squared at the 10th, but Kyle recaptured thfe lead at the short thirteenth, almost holing his tee-shot. Ho lost it again at the fourteenth, where a smothered iron shot gave Duncan a chance to square the match. Kyle again went into the lead at the sixteenth, where Duncan took three putts. The latter, at the next hole, cut his second out of bounds, Kyle pulling an exciting game out of the fire by 2 and 1. ' Kyle, who is 32 years of age, has an impressive record in British amateur golf. He won the Carnwath open amateur tournament in 1928-29-30, the Longniddry and Moffat amateur tourneys in 1929, the Border championship in 1929-30,- and the Yorkshire amateur title in 1935-36. He uas a member of the British TSalker Cup team last year, and ho also represented Scotland in the international series. In the Walker Cup contest Kyle won his -match in the singles against F. Haas, 5 and 4.