GOLF

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19803, 31 May 1926, Page 8

GOLF

AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. JAMIESON’S FINE PERFORMANCE. (Frees Association—Bj Telegraph—Copyright.) LONDON, May 28. Id the golf amateur championship (sixth round) Jamieson beat Bobby Jones 4 and 3, Sweetser, beat Robert Scott, 2 up, Bimpeon beat Killey 2 up, Brownlow beat Murray 1 up. The semi-finals will be played next week, and the Sweetser versus Brownlow on Monday, and Simpson versus Jamieson on Wednesday.—A. and N.Z. Cable. BRITISH AMATEUR TITLE. WON BY SWEETSER. LONDON, May 28. (Received May 30, at 5.5 p.m.) The great American assault on the British amateur title escaped a devastating defeat only by the merest fraction. Jones’s sensational defeat by Jamieson, the young Scottish bakery manager, who is holder of the Glasgow championship, was followed by the narrowest of escapes of the last of the remaining 25 Americans (Sweetser), who only won at the twenty-first hole. Jamieson played with great confidence throughout and never lost his lead. After winning the first two holes he became dormie four. Then the most intense excitement prevailed. At the fifteenth hole the ball hung on the lip, while amidst breathless excitement Jones fruitlessly en deavoured to save the match with a 12yarder. Jamieson was cheered to the echo. In the semi-final, however, he failed to set the seal on bis success, being beaten by another young Scot. Thus the shadow of the American victory still hovers.'

In the final Sweetser beat Simpson 6 5. Sweetser led throughout with the exception of the sixth in the morning round where he was one down, but he drew all square at the seventh, won the eighth, and turned one up. Simpson was all square on the tenth, but Sweetser won the 12th and 13th and became two up, and Simpson never again overtook him. Sweetter finished in the morning four up and won the first, but in the afternoon Simpson reduced his lead to three at the fifth, but this was the full extent of his effort. Only for the second time in the history of the championship has an American won, the previous being the Australian-born Walter Travis in ISo4.—Reuter. AMERICAN SUPREMACY. DDE TO CLOSE STUDY. LONDON, May 29. (Received May 30, at 11.15 p.m.) The Standard’s golfing expert attributes the superiority of the Americans to the closest study of essentials creating a race of players striving to attain the same results by the same methods and producing made-to-pattern golfers with a better etyle than the Britishers. It was noticeable that Muirfield nd all the Americans swmng their clubs alike. There was little difference between the Walker Cup players and the private competitors. Presumably the style, founded on the old Carnoustie school which the Scottish pioneers took to America, now permeated the professionals and amateurs. Al! putt alike, pushing out the elbows along the line of swing and not moving the wrists. On the other hand the British players are brought up to believe there is no royal road to success and adopt varying attitudes and different swings, resulting in a complet jumble of methods. Their putting is weirder still and any way is good enough so lung as the ball is holed. The Americans’ supremacy is also due to keenness and constant practice.—Sydney Sun Cable.

Andrew Jamieson is 21 years of age. He has an easy, elegant style, with a somewhat flat swing. He is playing in his first amateur championship tourney. He holds the Glasgow championship and records on several local courses. A tremendous crowd was treated to a series of thrills, culminating at the fifteenth hole, where Jamieson lay dormy 4. He put his approach shot on the lip of the Hole, leaving Janes a 12yd putt to -ret to keep the match alive. Amidst a dead silence Jones failed, and held out his hand to his opponent, saying, ‘‘You played well,” after which came a prolonged ovation to the winner. Jamieson was steadiest on the outward journey. He beat Jones at the short game, though he was invariably outdriven. —Sydnev Sun Cable.